Role of steel to reduce carbon emission in buildings

The need for sustainability in the design, construction, and operation of buildings is a reality in today’s world. When you add embodied carbon—the energy and emissions from materials and construction—that number accounts for around 50% of the total carbon emissions.

Necessary measures and alternatives need to be looked into reducing carbon emission in the construction industry. This means not only focusing on technological change but also paying a closer look at the materials that we use in the process of construction.

It is important to limit carbon-intensive materials. For products with high carbon footprints like aluminum, plastics, and foam insulation, thoughtful use is essential. For instance, while aluminum may complement the aesthetics of your project, it is still important to use it judiciously because of its significant carbon footprint. Steel is a brilliant material to reduce carbon emissions.

Steel’s role is at the core of the transition to net-zero energy buildings.

Here are four reasons why steel has its place in the transition toward net-zero:

• Energy Efficiency – steel’s role in energy efficiency is its ability to harness and transfer renewable energy. Examples include the steel mountings of roof solar panels, roof-integrated solar heat collectors, and geothermal energy piles.
• Thermal mass – steel can quickly store/release heat when needed. For example, phase change materials (PCMs) can be used in floors, walls, or ceilings to capture and store thermal energy, enabling a constant room temperature with less energy demand.
• Airtightness - steel sandwich panels and windows contribute to maintaining a building’s airtightness, thereby reducing heat losses and contributing to energy savings.
• Sustainability – steel’s ability to be pre-fabricated in specific dimensions or modules in a factory means that components are made available on-site when needed. The ability for steel to be designed for deconstruction and alternative use implies that the potential to create new future steel is less of a necessity. Being non-organic, steel’s ability to be recycled again and again without loss of quality means there will in the future be less demand for virgin raw materials.           

Established in 1992, Gulf Steel is a leading Steel Manufacturer in UAE. Known for their grade A quality steel, Gulf Steel is known to provide CARES-approved steel. Led by a strong management team, Gulf Steel is one of the most reputable steel producers in UAE.

Gulf Steel: your ultimate choice for reinforcing bars

 

Reinforcement steel bars are used for reinforcement of concrete structures, manufacture of anchor bolts, etc. Reinforcing bars or rebars can be either smooth or deformed. They are produced by hot rolling process with subsequent superficial hardening by heat treatment.

Rebar is necessary to compensate for the fact that whilst concrete is strong in compression, it is relatively weak in tension. By casting rebar into concrete, it is able to carry tensile loads and so increase overall strength.

To increase the tensile strength of concrete, a reinforcing bar — rebar — is used. The compressive strength of concrete is tremendous. Incredible force is required to crush concrete. However, concrete has relatively weak tensile strength. Far less force is required to crack concrete by bending or twisting it than is required to crush concrete.

The purpose of rebar is to correct this imbalance. Have you ever noticed the way rebar is constructed? Builders strategically frame the steel rods in such a way that keeps concrete and mortar in check. How exactly is rebar manufactured through and how is it distributed? There are many companies that specialize in rebar manufacturing and for good reason, this is one product that is always in high demand.

Steel (carbon or alloy) is melted down to liquid form, which requires an extreme amount of heat to achieve.  Once melted, the liquid steel is pulled through small round openings to give the rebar its shape.

There are many different types of rebars and are used for various applications accordingly. Some of the most frequent ones are stainless steel rebar, European rebar, carbon steel rebar, galvanized rebar, and epoxy-coated rebar.

Gulf Steel is a Reinforcement Steel Bar supplier in Abu Dhabi. The production facilities located at Musaffah, Abu Dhabi manufactures Reinforcement Steel Bars/Cold-Ribbed Bars in Coils and Cut-to-Length sizes. Led by a strong management team, the company has focused on technological excellence geared towards the production of high quality steel products.

For all of your rebar questions, wants, and needs – contact our team at Gulf Steel. We are leaders in steel reinforcement bars.