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The roof adopts an unconventional roofing system.
Steeling the spotlight
Light steel frame building( LSFB) is gradually becoming a trend, with contractors and clients alike opting for its efficient and aesthetic appeal.
Edited by Ntsako Khosa | Photos by SAISC
A joint-winner of the LSFB category at the 2017 Southern African Institute of Steel Construction( SAISC) Steel Awards – the Global Leadership Academy( GLA) School Hall in Jeffrey’ s Bay – hits all the right notes with its exemplary LSFB roof.
This project also illustrates the advantages of the MiTek Ultra-Span( LSF) product in the erection of a large complex roof.
The project entailed the establishment of a world class, green education facility on a tight budget with the main challenge for architect Jacobus Scott to come up with innovative solutions for a multi-use gathering area, which requires a long span roof design. He turned to the MiTek system for the solution and it proved perfect in these circumstances.
It’ s all in the roof
“ The MiTek team designed and installed a cost-effective solution that not only looks impressive, but also effectively solves design and engineering problems that could never have been overcome with a traditional roofing system,” says Uwe Schlűter, general manager of the Ultra-Span division MiTek.
All trusses are designed to span parallel to the traditional supports, essentially producing trusses also serving as purlins. Ultra-Span girders are created at the ends to support short span trusses to comply with the required minimum ceiling height.
This idea is also adopted in the middle section of the roof to act as stability braces for the window panels, which are made with MiTek’ s LSF wall framing product to allow for very specific window sizes, and to provide flat surfaces for the fixing of such windows. These window panels are manufactured in several parts to ease installation.
10 RESIDENTIAL
APRIL 2018