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EcoSteel Featured in Northbay Biz Magazine
Another alternative to wood is steel, though its use in residential construction in the North Bay is not yet widespread. Wellington Cellars in Glen Ellen, which produces small-lot, handcrafted wines, used steel for its new building. “We’re seeing more steel construction,” says Joss Hudson, president and founder of EcoSteel, which is based in Laguna Niguel, Calif. and has an office in Santa Rosa. According to Hudson, the use of steel in construction is a slow process because it requires specialized knowledge. Local steel unions and the American Institute of Steel Construction provide training, and as more workers acquire the necessary skills, the use of steel as a construction material for houses is likely to increase.
EcoSteel is a Type 1 construction material, so it has high resistance to fire, up to a point. It will buckle in the ultra-high, sustained temperatures like those the Tubbs Fire produced; however, it’s not combustible, so it doesn’t provide the fuel that allows fire to travel. Among its other advantages, it doesn’t sustain water damage or rot like wood, and it doesn’t attract termites. In addition, much of the steel for construction is recycled, and EcoSteel uses an insulated panel system for walls and roofs, so it’s energy-efficient.
EcoSteel Featured in Dwell
EcoSteel’s Tin Box project was featured in “6 Weather-Ready Prefab Homes in Florida” by By Kate Reggev –
“Featuring a steel frame and prefabricated exterior panels by EcoSteel, this home designed by a professor of architecture in Miami consumes just one-seventh of the energy needed to fabricate and erect a conventional concrete block home in the area. Issues of durability and sustainability were considered, given Miami’s harsh climate, and solar panels and a green roof were also incorporated.”
WHY CHOOSE STEEL – Featured in gbdmagazine.com
The experts at EcoSteel show
how their steel building systems
are a smart alternative to
materials like wood.
By Laura Rote
When clients turn to California based EcoSteel, it’s because they want something extraordinary. The company’s modern, prefabricated steel building systems are not only designed with architects to look beautiful—they stand up to nearly any condition imaginable and save owners time, money, and energy.
Working with EcoSteel starts early, as the team makes a 3D model of the entire building system and works with the building owner and architects to identify needs and challenges early on. Using superior BIM technology, EcoSteel designs to meet or exceed local building codes while resisting earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and wildfires. They then produce a prefabricated kit of parts that quickly and efficiently assembles onsite…
EcoSteel Cannabis / Marijuana Green House Facility
EcoSteel offers exemplary steel buildings designed specifically to be government-approved indoor crop facilities. Whether you are growing marijuana for medical or recreational purposes, our buildings create a weather and fire resistant cultivation atmosphere that makes them effective prefabricated steel marijuana greenhouses. Their atmosphere accommodates ventilation systems, lighting components, irrigation systems and de-humidification systems.
When it comes to buying marijuana, consumers today have more options than ever before. Whether you’re looking for premium flower, edibles, or concentrates, the availability of products has expanded significantly, catering to both medicinal and recreational users. Many dispensaries offer online shopping experiences, allowing you to browse their selections at your convenience. Websites like https://www.highthere.me/ provide valuable resources for finding local dispensaries, learning about different strains, and understanding their effects. This access to information empowers consumers to make informed decisions about their purchases.
- Fulfill all federal regulations for indoor marijuana growth & security
- Excellent weather resistance for long term durability & security
- Temperature control to protect your crop & equipment
- Superior Energy Efficiency
- Fast & Easy Construction
Due to their adaptable design and limitless features, our buildings are an excellent expansion solution to processing facilities, shops, nurseries and dispensaries. The grow facilities in prefabricated steel marijuana greenhouses have an almost limitless interior span. This means that you can create a climate controlled year-round growing space with no set maximum width – accommodating large crops, water storage, processing facilities, pre-transport storage and offices. Unlike wood which gets exponentially more expensive with greater spans, modern steel construction allows for extremely cavernous spaces with no interior support beams to obstruct the working area while maintaining a reasonable cost per square foot.
EcoSteel pre-engineered buildings come pre-cut and pre-drilled so field work in minimized. This speeds up the erection process exponentially. Cost is an amazing benefit. This is extremely important because capital in the industry often comes in the form of cash. Steel buildings lend themselves quite nicely to the specialized equipment necessary to cultivate a seasonal crop year-round.
Marijuana cultivation requires a high degree of humidity. The ability of steel to withstand the corrosion of high humidity environments over wood construction has made prefabricated steel marijuana greenhouses extremely attractive to new growers. Our steel comes pre-galvanized which means it’s naturally able to withstand high humid interior climates without warping and rotting the way wood construction most certainly will.
Our prefabricated greenhouses are customized to your requirements and provide excellent and measurable ROI. These buildings are not only cost efficient but also offer great value for long-term performance. EcoSteel buildings are easily detailed to accommodate the load requirements necessary to support this equipment. Unlike traditional buildings which need to be customized based on the foundation of the structure, steel buildings are easily replicated – which means that detailing and options can be mass produced with the only variable being the foundation. Without natural light, warehouse grow rooms depend on intelligent grow lights which need to replicate the parts of the sunlight spectrum that the marijuana plants need at each stage of growth.
