Building Better Outcomes with Reinforced Concrete

Economic Advantages:

• Faster start-up since minimal lead time to order materials.
• Earlier occupancy of building due to faster start-up, concurrent scheduling of construction trades, and easy adaptation to on-site changes.
• Construction disbursements reflect in-place progress; no mill order thus up-front costs are minimized.
• Increased floor area per building volume. Concrete framing systems yield the shallowest framing systems thus reduce floor-to-floor heights. In multi-story buildings, this translates into more floors per building.
• Eliminates costs associated with fireproofing, ceiling systems, vibration control, and sound control.

Real Estate Marketing Advantages:

• Numerous framing systems available address wider range of tenant needs: column-free, irregularities in column locations, vibration-free, and increased security.
• Architectural expression is limitless due to rainbow of colors, textures and shapes which can be created.
• No spray-fireproofing to contend with during tenant modifications.
• Maximizes floor area per building site – a plus in areas with building height restrictions.

Operational Advantages:

• Reduced utility expenditures due to concrete’s thermal mass.
• Reduced insurance costs due to superior performance in fire, severe weather, seismic activity and blast.
• Reduced maintenance costs for exposed surfaces – interior and exterior.

For more information, contact the Portland Cement Association

Photos courtesy of the Concrete ReInforcing Steel Institute