Steel and concrete buildings

The low weight and ductility of steel give the building very good behavior in earthquakes. With a sound design and proper corrosion protection, its service life is very long.

It is not the cheapest option. In tall buildings and buildings with long spans, though, its cost is often comparable to a reinforced concrete frame, and construction time is much shorter. That is why the method, widely used abroad, is gaining ground in Greece.

We do not combine a steel frame with brick infill walls. Steel is more flexible than concrete, and brick walls can be damaged in a strong earthquake. For the exterior walls we build a drywall system with ETICS external thermal insulation (EIFS), and inside we use drywall partitions, or thick traditional stone walls where local tradition calls for them, always with the connections the design specifies.