Iron principles

The concept of this type of building has gained international recognition – although Polish specialists are not so enthusiasticResidential buildings constructed on light-weight steel frames are nothing new in Poland, though very few investments use this technology. An estate of single-family terraced homes in the Warsaw suburb of Białołęka is a pioneering project employing this technology. The modular houses produced by Buma, a Kraków-based company, were received with some enthusiasm in Great Britain, with one of their projects even being nominated as a finalist in the \\\\\\\'Home for 40 metres. That is why steel structures are most frequently used in erecting sports and industrial buildings."Douglas Noble, director of Orco Poland, sums this point up succintly: "The decision to use steel or prefab concrete for the structure of a building must always be considered on a building by building basis. Almost every building is unique in some way. The decision on the type