February 15, 2006—An article in the Engineering News-Record says many structural engineers are angry about efforts to depict structural steel as less save than structural concrete.
Although New York’s building market has become the battleground, the tempest has spread beyond, fueled in part by articles and advertisements published in the business press. Charges of steel-bashing are flying and steel interests are fighting back. Even structural engineers are incensed over what they say are blatantly false claims by publicist Herbert Margrill that concrete framing is inherently safer than steel.
In a marketing brochure for the Concrete Alliance, of which Magrill is vice president, the claim is made that “Concrete is the best material to use for safety, blast resistance, durability, flexibility.”
Structural engineers say alliance claims are not only without merit, they are out of bounds.
To link to the article, visit the Engineering News-Record Web site.
