Research and practice: Resource-efficient steel and steel composite constructions in office buildings
The resource efficiency of load-bearing construction in buildings can be increased by means of a suitable selection of structural systems, distances between beams and columns as well as materials and construction elements. This article explains some of the requirements for primary load-bearing systems in office buildings, as well as criteria for the assessment of their ecological and economic performance. Furthermore, it highlights selected results of extensive parameter studies that have been carried out in the scope of the German AIF-FOSTA research project P881 'Sustainable office buildings in steel composite construction'. The focus of the article is both floor systems and entire structural systems that are comprised of floor slabs, beams and columns.
