What are the advantages of adopting steel buildings in Southeast Asian markets

1. Economy and industrial suitability of steel buildings
2.Advantages of Climate Adaptability of Steel Buildings
3.Steel workshop Policy and Industry Synergy Advantage

Core Advantages of Adopting Steel building in Southeast Asia

1. Economy and industrial suitability of steel buildings

   The construction cost of steel workshop is 20%-30% lower than traditional concrete building, and the construction period is shortened by more than 50% (only 30 days for 1500m2 project), which is especially suitable for Southeast Asian countries with rapid industrialisation.

Southeast Asia has low land cost, high proportion of low-rise industrial steel buildings, and the light weight of steel workshop(30-35kg of steel per square metre29) reduces the cost of foundation treatment.

2.Advantages of Climate Adaptability of Steel Buildings

Steel Workshop can Anti-seismic performance of more than 8 intensity standard, wind resistance is 40% higher than that of traditional steel buildings, and can effectively cope with frequent earthquakes and typhoons in Southeast Asia.

The use of galvanised steel workshop and anti-corrosion coating technology, corrosion-resistant life of up to 30-50 years.

3.Steel workshop Policy and Industry Synergy Advantage

Steel workshop In line with Southeast Asian countries' green building policy guidance, 100% recyclable features reduce carbon emissions by 60% compared to concrete buildings.

Southeast Asia's industrial Steel buildings market will exceed $8 billion by 2023, with the cost advantage of Chinese companies (30% lower labour costs) driving supply chain shifts and surging demand from electronics and new energy sectors.

Precautions for building a steel  workshop 

Climate Adaptive Design for Steel Buildings

Enhanced roof design for wind exposure resistance is required (25% more connection nodes are recommended), and sloped roofs with slopes >15° are used to reduce water ponding.

Hot and humid environments require the use of aluminium-zinc plated steel sheets (2-3 times more corrosion resistant than ordinary galvanised sheets).

Logistics and construction management

Container transport requires patented crating technology (10 containers per day) and cargo fixing with rail welded baffles + oil wire rope traction system.

It is recommended to configure a localised installation team (8-10 people/1500m24), with video guidance to reduce the installation error rate by 30%.

Compliance and localisation

CE certification and ISO9001 system certification are required410 , note the differences in local certification such as SNI Indonesia, TISI Thailand, etc.

It is recommended to work with local contractors to take advantage of their access to land resources (industrial land costs in Southeast Asia are 40-60% lower than in China).

Recommended Steel building Products

Mainly promote 20-50m span standardised factory steel workshop (accounting for 65% of Southeast Asia's demand11), with supporting overhead crane systems to meet manufacturing demand.

Develop modular office steel building products (e.g. 40ft folding room) to meet the demand of rapidly expanding industrial parks.

Star Er is a technology-based construction enterprise committed to promoting scientific and technological innovation to lead future life. We have been specializing in steel building for more than 10 years.

Our products cover all types of steel structure buildings, including various prefabricated metal building warehouse, Steel workshop, steel structure garages, steel structure poultry houses, steel structure prefabricated houses, etc.