Steel vs Concrete House. Which Is Better? 

@@exia4171 Hi! sir, Mahal po talaga yung steel compare to concrete. But we design our structures base on some categories: Safety Economical aesthetic (Beauty of the structure)

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I'm considering Light Steel Framing for our forthcoming house in Bohol because the walls can be insulated, whereas concrete has a huge thermal mass to dissipate through the night. I'm also going to build Australian style, with a 4m wide verandah all the way around, and a roof thickness of 450mm, stuffed full of rockwool insulation and topped with solar panels. Underneath, to help with the sloping lot, there will be a concrete 'box' beneath the main living rooms - something that avoids those rooms being in direct contact with the hot earth below. I'm hoping to minimise the need for aircon. What do you think of that? Is there any other way you would consider building such a structure? Obviously timber is out in the Philippines because of the termites, and CHB are next to useless, particularly if made on site. But I would be interested in knowing what you think.

​@thechriswhewell Hi I do like the concrete as the main frame rather than steel to the fact earthquake and typhoon plus steel has the corrosion aspects as well. Definitely roof truss needs to be steel. I do like Rockwool insulation. When it comes to the walls AAC blocks seems to be a trend. For me hollow blocks seems be quite good as they add 30 or 40mm plaster inside and out with concrete in fill giving good insulation. The big problem is windows and ranchsider single glass and low quality. Bohol is loverly location but limited suppliers . Compared to Australian electric standards Philippines is way behind and for me I prefer RCD with earth ground and I hate the fact that no switch to power outlet. Definitely include surge protection. With solar I would still have aircons during the day free. Good luck with your build

Steel structure used for High rise buildings , will be more expensive than RC structure, but for non-high rise buildings( warehouses, supermarkets mall) steel structure is save

I think Willis Tower formerly Sears Tower in Chicago is a steel building ang so was the World Trade Center in NYC destroyed on 9/11.

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