Light Gauge Steel Framing (LGSF) Prefab Building Technology
Ideal alternative construction technology for:
• Hotels and resorts • Rooftop extensions
• Farmhouse or mountain retreat • Pods and cabins
• Commercial buildings • Portable structures Smarter way to build
• Hospitals, schools & colleges • Warehouses
www.duroconprefab.com 83008-10025 Delivering Simplicity
About LGSF
Light Gauge Steel Framing (LGSF)
LGSF is a construction technology using cold-formed steel produced
by highly advanced and precise machinery. This method is highly
efficient and can be adopted to practically any building type. It is also
environmentally sustainable and produces a strong, high performing
structure
LGSF Delivers:
• A viable alternative to traditional construction
• Fast and predictable outcomes
• Energy efficient and environmentally friendly
LGSF Design
⮚ LGSF Typical profiles: 89mAm/150mm (Thk 0.7 to 2.0mm)
⮚ Possible configurations: 100% LGSF or HR/LGSF Hybrid
Wall Cladding Materials Floor Options
• Fiber Cement Board / Planks • Floor joists and decking sheet with concrete
• Cement Particle Board (Bison) • Fiber cement board (18 or 24mm)
• Knuf Aquapanel
• Aluminium Composite Panel (ACP)
• Many other cladding options are available
Roof Options Insulation
Pitched: • Rockwool or Glasswool
• Fiber Cement Board & galvalume sheet or Shingles
• PUF Sandwiched panel
Flat Roof:
• Decking with concrete
Faster Construction – upto 50% savings
in time
Advantages Long building life – uses galvanized steel
Environmentally friendly
Dry Construction, does not use water
Better thermal performance by using
insulating material
LGSF Suitable
Building Types
Office / Commercial buildings
G+3 buildings can be
constructed using 100%
Light Gauge Frames, Residential
additional floors can be
constructed using a hybrid Modular / Pods
HR/CR construction
Industrial - Other
Comparison with conventional construction
LGSF Fully Integrated Construction Process
Case 1: Rooftop Project
Project Area: 1,200 sft
LGSF Quantity: 2.8MT (2.4kg/sft)
Wall composition:
• Outer: 8mm Fiber Cement Board + 10mm FCB Planks
• Inner: 8mm FCB + 12.5mm Gypboard
• Insulation: 100mm / 64kg/m3 Rockwool
Roof: 50mm PUF Sandwiched panel
• Minimal civil work (screed concrete)
3D Framing Design
Chajja/Sunshade
X-Bracing
50mm PUF Panel Roof
1st layer 8mm Cement Board
Primer Applied on FCB
ACP Cladding
Moisture Barrier Membrane
Finished Structure
Case 2: Prefabricated Structure - Portable
Prefab size: 36ft x 11ft x 11ft
Structural: Primary: Hot-rolled / Wall & Roof: LGSF
Wall composition:
• Outer: 10mm Bison Board + Vinyl cladding
• Inner: 6mm FCB + 12.5mm Gypboard
• Insulation: 50mm Rockwool
Roof: 50mm PUF Sandwiched panel
Light Gauge Steel Frames
Bison Board Sheeting
Interior Finishes
Finished Structure
Photos for Reference
Possibilities are endless!
Resorts and Retreats Hotels & restaurants
2nd Homes / Farmhouses Terrace Additions
Affordable Housing G+4 Model Homes for Builders
Retirement Homes & villas Hybrid Commercial Buildings
Typical Buildup
G+1 Structures
G+2 Structures
G+4 Housing
Rooftop Extensions
HR/CR Hybrid for High Rise Buildings
Pods and cabins
From Model to Reality
Simplicity
Modular / Prefab
CFS Codes and Standards
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
• Low-rise Buildings System Manual (MBMA) - Metal Building
Manufacturers Association Inc.
• Manual for Steel Construction, Allowable Stress Design (AISC) - American
Institute of Steel Construction Inc., USA
• Cold Formed Steel Design Manual (AISI) - American Iron and Steel
Institute, USA
• IS 800:2007. IS 875
INDIAN CODES AND STANDARDS USED
• IS 875: Part 1 to 5 - Loads on Structure
• IS 800:2007 - Design of Steel Structures
• IS 801:1975 & AS/NZS 4600:2005 - Design of Cold Formed Steel
• IS 456:2000 - Design of Concrete
• IS 1893:2002 - Earthquake Resistant Design
STEEL USED
• 0.75mm to 1.50 mm thick coil
• 350 MPa - 550 MPa structure grade confirming to ASTMA 1003
• Galvanized steel 275 GSM
• Primary suppliers - TATA/JSW
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