Mall of Africa Façade and Parapet Walls and the new Outpatient Day Clinic for Mbabane Hospital in Swaziland Joint Winners of Light Steel Frame Category
Nothing emphasises more the coming of age of light steel frame building ( LSFB ) in South Africa than the record number of LSFB project entries for Steel Awards 2016 . From this great batch of entries there were two stand-out projects that caught the judges ’ imagination ; both exemplifying excellence in the use of LSFB . LSFB constitutes a third of the number of all the entries for Steel Awards 2016 . Some 50 % of the LSFB entries were for Commercial / Office and Community infrastructure buildings , with residential and industrial projects making up the rest .
Because of the exceptional standard , the judges had difficulty in choosing so opted for Joint Category Winners in the Saint-Gobain Light Steel Frame category . They are Mall of Africa Façade and Parapet Walls in Midrand and the new Outpatient Day Clinic for Mbabane Hospital in Swaziland .
Mall of Africa , LSF Façade & Parapet Walls - Joint Winner Of The Light Steel Frame Category This is one of the largest single phase building projects in the southern hemisphere and the building programme required the building envelope to be closed within a few months . The required installation dates were met on time and contributed significantly to keeping the project on track .
The structural framing consists of 0.8mm LSF , 90mm x 38mm cold-formed lip-channel profiles , assembled into wall panels on site , with typical 600mm x 600mm CTC grids . Frames placed slab to ceiling , column to column .
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