IAS AC472
AS/NZS 5131 CC3
EN 1090 EXC3 · CE
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Solution · Offices & BPO
Open floor plates for offices and BPO hubs
Steel-framed office buildings, IT-BPM hubs and headquarters with 12 to 15 metre column-free floors, generous service zones and Zone 4 seismic performance.
- 12–15 m
- Column-free spans
- Zone 4
- Seismic frames
- Fast
- Floor-by-floor erection
Floors tenants want to lease
IT-BPM locators and corporate tenants look for large, regular floor plates with few columns and room for services. Composite steel floors span 12 to 15 metres, and cellular beams let ducts and cables pass through the structure instead of below it – keeping storey heights down.
Lighter steel frames also reduce foundation cost on soft ground, which is common in coastal and reclaimed areas of Philippine cities.
Applications
Office buildings
01
IT-BPM hubs
Contact centres and shared services.
02
Corporate headquarters
Owner-occupied buildings.
03
Speculative offices
Lease-ready floor plates.
04
Mixed-use podiums
Retail below, offices above.
05
Vertical extensions
New floors on existing buildings.
06
Campus buildings
Training and support centres.
Codes & compliance
Designed for Philippine approval
The codes our engineers work to on Philippine projects – and the approvals your project team will obtain with our documents.
Philippines
- NSCP 2015 Vol. 1National Structural Code of the Philippines – loads, wind (Sec. 207), seismic (Sec. 208) and steel design
- AISC 360 / AISC 341Structural steel design and seismic provisions, as referenced by NSCP Chapter 5
- AISI S100Cold-formed steel members – purlins, girts and eave struts
- AWS D1.1Structural welding – procedures, welders and inspection
- ISO 12944Corrosion protection by paint systems, by corrosivity category C2–C5
- PD 1096 · RA 9514National Building Code and Fire Code of the Philippines (Revised IRR 2019)
- Engineer of record
- Plans and calculations signed and sealed by a Philippine-licensed civil or structural engineer for the building permit
- Fire safety
- Fire Safety Evaluation Clearance (FSEC) from the BFP before the permit; fire-resistance ratings per type of construction
Summary for orientation only – the project specification, the adopted code edition and the authority having jurisdiction govern.
Delivery terms · Incoterms® 2020
Delivered on the terms you need
World Steel quotes ex-factory, free on board or delivered to your port or site. Export packing, documents and shipment from Ho Chi Minh City are part of our service.
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Frequently asked questions
How is fire protection handled?
Members receive the rating required for the occupancy, usually with intumescent coatings applied in our plant.
Can you work with our architect's grid?
Yes. We optimise the steel within your architectural grid and coordinate with your engineer of record.
Ready to price your building?
Send the layout, the site location and your target date. We reply with a frame concept, steel tonnage and a CIF or DDP price.