Central Steel Service Tag
09 Sep The First of Many Weathering Steel Clad Buildings
While weathering steel is used for countless architectural applications today, it has not always been that way. Originally, weathering steel was widely used to construct hopper cars, passenger rail cars and shipping containers. Its strength and corrosion-resistant qualities were ideal for these applications.
11 Aug Project Spotlight: Primate Canopy Trails at the Saint Louis Zoo
The Michael and Qursis Riney Primate Canopy Trails now weave weathering steel with nature in a new and interactive outdoor primate exhibit at the Saint Louis Zoo.
22 Jul Get the Look: Weathering Steel Retaining Wall
In both residential and commercial landscapes, retaining walls can serve several purposes. A retaining wall can prevent soil erosion, assist with drainage issues, improve curb appeal and make a sloped area more functional to name a few. Retaining walls can be built from a range of materials, such as brick, stone, wood and steel. When compared to other material options, weathering steel is an ideal choice for building a retaining wall.
13 Jul Weathering Steel in the Industrial Manufacturing Industry
Since 1981, Central Steel Service, Inc. has distributed specialized, high strength weathering and abrasion resistant steel products for the most demanding industrial manufacturing applications. In fact, Central Steel Service began as a corrosion-resistant steel supplier for industrial equipment manufacturers. Now, several of our industrial equipment manufacturer customers utilize weathering steel, also known as Cor-Ten, as an enhancement to the quality of their end product.
20 Jun Get the Look: COR-TEN Steel Cladding
While metal cladding has been around for decades, it is making a big comeback in architectural design. Many architects say that the biggest driver of metal cladding is its versatility, resiliency and simplicity for custom fabrication.
09 May Weathering Steel in Infrastructure
President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure plan signed in November of 2021 secured more than $1 trillion in federal funding to rebuild the nation’s deteriorating roads and bridges as well as fund new climate resilience and broadband initiatives. As one of the largest infusions of federal investment into infrastructure projects in over a decade, the plan allots $110 billion for highways, roads and bridges. Plus, more recently, the Biden administration issued new guidance requiring that the construction material purchased for these infrastructure projects must be produced domestically.
21 Apr Steel vs. Concrete: Which is More Environmentally Friendly?
Concern over “greener” or more “environmentally-friendly” choices has never been greater, especially in bridge construction. Sustainability revolves around three pillars–social, environmental, and economic. Essentially, a bridge build should consider the environment, but also improve the economy and social situation of the area the bridge is built in:
13 Apr Bridge Owners Look to Steel to Fix our Nation’s Infrastructure
Is the steel industry ready to repair our nation’s bridges? Charles J. Carter, SE, PE, PhD, president of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and executive director of the National Steel Bridge Alliance, says yes.