16-18 MARCH 2027 | IFEMA MADRID

Differences between steel construction: shipping containers, metal modules, compact parking systems, steel-frames, etc

Thu 26 Mar | 12:20 - 13:00

ENG-ESP

Steel framing, shipping container, prefabricated metal modules, and steel-frame construction are steel-based and dry-building methods, but they differ significantly in origin, structure, design, and applications. The main differences between them are that Shipping Containers are standardized ISO units originally designed for the transport of goods (in corten steel), while Prefabricated Metal Modules (Modular) are units built expressly in the factory to be inhabited or used as offices or as parking and the Steel-Frame (or Steel Framing) is a construction system based on the creation of a skeleton or load-bearing structure of Lightweight galvanized steel profiles (lightweight). Let’s find out what we can achieve with them…

Speakers
Rafael Urquiza Sánchez

Rafael Urquiza Sánchez

CEO

System Arquitectura

Ignacio Viñas

Ignacio Viñas

Director de producto

WÖHR Autoparksysteme GmbH

Juan Antonio Santa-Cruz García

Juan Antonio Santa-Cruz García

Director

SANTA-CRUZ arquitectura

Moderator
Valentina Voltolin

Valentina Voltolin

Architect

Valentina Voltolin Architetto / Polimi