Building Types

Compare and contrast the variety of steel building options available today to empower you to make an informed decision that best suits your needs.

Quonset Hut

Quonset huts are prefabricated, arched metal structures made of galvanized steel, featuring a semicircular cross-section.

Cold formed steel refers to steel products formed at room temperature through a process of bending or shaping sheets of steel.

I-Beam buildings, also known as rigid frame buildings, are structures constructed using steel I-Beams as the main structural component.

	Quonset Hut	Cold Formed Steel	I-Beam

Building Structure	Corrugated Galvalume Plus Steel	Cold Formed Steel	Hot Formed Straight or Tapered Framed
Product Feature	Low price, quick construction.	Cost-effective and easy to construct.	Optimize spans and internal space.
Price	$13 – $27/SF	$15 – $29/SF	$18 – $36/SF
Span	10′- 100′	20′ – 80′	20′ – 350′
Ceiling Loads	Not Supported	Not Supported	Yes Supported
Wall Loads	Not Supported	Not Supported	Yes Supported
Ease of Construction	Yes	Yes	No

	Quonset Hut	Cold Formed Steel	I-Beam

Building Structure	Corrugated Galvalume Plus Steel	Cold Formed Steel	Hot Formed Straight or Tapered Framed
Product Feature	Low price, quick construction.	Cost-effective and easy to construct.	Optimize spans and internal space.
Price	$13 – $27/M	$15 – $29/M	$18 – $36/M
Span	3.05 – 30.5	6.10 – 24.4	6.10 – 106.7
Ceiling Loads	Not Supported	Not Supported	Yes Supported
Wall Loads	Not Supported	Not Supported	Yes Supported
Ease of Construction	Yes	Yes	No