STEEL FRAME BUILDINGS

Hýsi supplies steel frame buildings in all sizes and configurations, custom-designed for each individual client.
Steel frame buildings are an excellent choice when large column-free spaces are required, and are equally well suited for a wide range of commercial and industrial applications — including storage facilities, warehouses, sports halls, aircraft hangars, airfields, shopping centers and agricultural buildings of all kinds. Steel frame buildings are a good choice when it comes to construction speed and quality.

Hýsi provides a complete solution from foundation to closed structure, including full design services if desired, the steel structural frame, all sandwich panels for roof, exterior walls and partitions, all flashings, fasteners and screws, and all interior, exterior and industrial doors and windows. Hýsi works with skilled and reliable designers and suppliers who have extensive experience and knowledge in this field and sell only quality products that meet all requirements.

KEY ADVANTAGES

  • Particularly suitable for large spaces
  • A solution suitable for many types of buildings
  • Cost-effective housing
  • Short construction time
  • Complete solution available
  • Building design according to the buyer’s needs

Eimskip’s cold storage, Hafnarfjörður

CONSIDERATIONS FOR STEEL FRAME CONSTRUCTION

There is a lot to think through when it comes to the design, material selection and detailing of steel frame buildings. Hýsi’s team works with clients to develop all the key aspects, so the architect can move forward efficiently to complete the building in a practical and cost-effective way. If required, Hýsi can manage the full design process in collaboration with the client and its partners.

Key areas to address include:

Design

Architectural drawings, structural engineering, electrical drawings, mechanical drawings and fire safety design.

Structural Frame

Painting, galvanizing and fire protection.

Purlins

Z-purlins, sigma-purlins and high deck.

Exterior Cladding

PIR or rock wool sandwich panels. Considerations include insulation value, fire protection, acoustics, appearance, color and coating thickness. Trapezoidal cladding with a bonded vapor barrier on the interior face to prevent condensation (uninsulated structures). Translucent panels to bring natural light into the building.

Partition Walls

Fire resistance requirements: EI60, EI90 and EI120.

Flashings

Flashing colors, profiles and cladding colors.

Design

PVC doors and windows, aluminum doors and windows, industrial door configurations.

IMAGES FROM SELECTED PROJECTS

Grímstaðir, Hvolsvöllur

Grímstaðir, Hvolsvöllur

Gaddstaðir 42, Hella

Krókur, Hella

Office

Hýsi-Verkheimar ehf
Smiðjuvegur 5
200 Kópavogur
Iceland
Phone: 497 2700
Email: hysi(at)hysi.is

Opening Hours

Monday to Thursday: 08:30 – 16:00
Friday: 08:30 – 15:00
Summer closure:
Last two weeks before the August bank holiday
Christmas closure: Between Christmas and New Year