Dive summary:
- A California company's framing system for homes uses custom-sized lightweight steel attached to posts set into the ground to carry the weight of the structure and eliminate the need for weight-bearing walls and footings to support them.
- Blue Sky Building System framing is bolted together from galvanized steel pieces pre-cut for the specific project and made with 70% recycled materials.
- Blue Sky's David McAdam says framing runs $15 to $33 per square foot, but it offers faster construction and wider design possibilities.
From the article:
"It’s essentially a kit of parts. Not unlike IKEA furniture." That’s how David McAdam describes a lightweight framing system his company, Encino, Calif.–based Blue Sky Building Systems, has been marketing for two years. ...
