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Pre-engineered buildings are designed by manufacturers to be fabricated using standardized structural elements like I-beams. They are assembled on-site from these prefabricated components. Key advantages are that they can be lighter than conventional steel buildings, with potential cost savings. The architect and engineer are responsible for ensuring the building meets code requirements, while the manufacturer only designs the pre-engineered elements they are contractually obligated to provide.

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Pre-engineered buildings are designed by manufacturers to be fabricated using standardized structural elements like I-beams. They are assembled on-site from these prefabricated components. Key advantages are that they can be lighter than conventional steel buildings, with potential cost savings. The architect and engineer are responsible for ensuring the building meets code requirements, while the manufacturer only designs the pre-engineered elements they are contractually obligated to provide.

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A pre-engineered metal building under construction

In structural engineering, a pre-engineered


building (PEB) is designed by a PEB
supplier or PEB manufacturer, to be
fabricated using best suited inventory of
raw materials available from all sources
and manufacturing methods that can
efficiently satisfy a wide range of
structural and aesthetic design
requirements. Within some geographic
industry sectors these buildings are also
called pre-engineered metal buildings
(PEMB) or, as is becoming increasingly
common due to the reduced amount of
pre-engineering involved in custom
computer-aided designs, simply
engineered metal buildings (EMB).
During the 1960s, standardized
engineering designs for buildings were
first marketed as PEBs.[1] Historically, the
primary framing structure of a pre-
engineered building is an assembly of I-
shaped members, often referred to as I-
beams. In pre-engineered buildings, the I
beams used are usually formed by welding
together steel plates to form the I section.
The I beams are then field-assembled (e.g.
bolted connections) to form the entire
frame of the pre-engineered building.
Some manufacturers taper the framing
members (varying in web depth) according
to the local loading effects. Larger plate
dimensions are used in areas of higher
load effects.

Other forms of primary framing can


include trusses, mill sections rather than
three-plate welded, castellated beams, etc.
The choice of economic form can vary
depending on factors such as local
capabilities (e.g. manufacturing,
transportation, construction) and
variations in material vs. labour costs.

Typically, primary frames are 2D type


frames (i.e. may be analyzed using two-
dimensional techniques). Advances in
computer-aided design technology,
materials and manufacturing capabilities
have assisted a growth in alternate forms
of pre-engineered building such as the
tension fabric building and more
sophisticated analysis (e.g. three-
dimensional) as is required by some
building codes.[2]

Cold formed Z- and C-shaped members


may be used as secondary structural
elements to fasten and support the
external cladding.

Roll-formed profiled steel sheet, wood,


tensioned fabric, precast concrete,
masonry block, glass curtainwall or other
materials may be used for the external
cladding of the building.

In order to accurately design a pre-


engineered building, engineers consider
the clear span between bearing points, bay
spacing, roof slope, live loads, dead loads,
collateral loads, wind uplift, deflection
criteria, internal crane system and
maximum practical size and weight of
fabricated members. Historically, pre-
engineered building manufacturers have
developed pre-calculated tables for
different structural elements in order to
allow designers to select the most
efficient I beams size for their projects.
However, the table selection procedures
are becoming rare with the evolution in
computer-aided custom designs.

While pre-engineered buildings can be


adapted to suit a wide variety of structural
applications, the greatest economy will be
realized when utilising standard details. An
efficiently designed pre-engineered
building can be lighter than the
conventional steel buildings by up to 30%.
Lighter weight equates to less steel and a
potential price savings in structural
framework.

Project professionals and


manufacturer-designed
buildings
The project architect, sometimes called
the Architect of Record, is typically
responsible for aspects such as aesthetic,
dimensional, occupant comfort and fire
safety. When a pre-engineered building is
selected for a project, the architect
accepts conditions inherent in the
manufacturer's product offerings for
aspects such as materials, colours,
structural form, dimensional modularity,
etc. Despite the existence of the
manufacturer's standard assembly details,
the architect remains responsible to
ensure that the manufacturer's product
and assembly is consistent with the
building code requirements (e.g. continuity
of air/vapour retarders, insulation, rain
screen; size and location of exits; fire rated
assemblies) and occupant/owner
expectations.

Many jurisdictions recognize the


distinction between the project engineer,
sometimes called the Engineer of Record,
and the manufacturer's employee or
subcontract engineer, sometimes called a
specialty engineer. The principal
differences between these two entities on
a project are the limits of commercial
obligation, professional responsibility and
liability.

The structural Engineer of Record is


responsible to specify the design
parameters for the project (e.g. materials,
loads, design standards, service limits)
and to ensure that the element and
assembly designs by others are consistent
in the global context of the finished
building.

The specialty engineer is responsible to


design only those elements which the
manufacturer is commercially obligated to
supply (e.g. by contract) and to
communicate the assembly procedures,
design assumptions and responses, to the
extent that the design relies on or affects
work by others, to the Engineer of Record
– usually described in the manufacturer's
erection drawings and assembly manuals.
The manufacturer produces an engineered
product but does not typically provide
engineering services to the project.

In the context described, the Architect and


Engineer of Record are the designers of
the building and bear ultimate
responsibility for the performance of the
completed work. A buyer should be aware
of the project professional distinctions
when developing the project plan.

These prefabricated structures are widely


used in the residential as well as industrial
sector for its unmatched characteristics.

References
1. Newman, Alexander (2004). Metal
Building Systems (2nd ed.). New York:
McGraw-Hill Education. p. 3.
ISBN 9780070463790.
2. National Building Code of Canada 2005
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