The PDTI® NPS® Column is EN1090-1 CE marked. It offers high load-bearing capacities while maintaining compact cross-sections.
It is suitable for maximum space utilisation and also for construction in seismic areas. It offers integrated fire resistance without the need for additional work on site.
The PDTI® NPS® Column is suitable for multi-storey buildings such as hospitals, hotels, shopping centres, residential buildings as well as infrastructure. It can be supplied with circular, square ore rectangular section.
After the placement, it is filled with concrete on site. It can be supplied in a multi-storey version, also with a different cross-section for each inter-storey. By installing a three-storey PDTI® NPS® column, the vertical element for the upper two storeys is already in place - a considerable time saver.
PDTI® NPS® steel columns perform well in both frame and wall buildings. Beam support flanges are easily adaptable even in cases of height differences and non-perpendicular beams.
PDTI® columns’ parametric objects for Revit and Tekla are a tool to speed up design and make the engineer's job easier.
DOWNLOAD OBJECT FOR REVITFor each specific project, the environmental impact of the NPS® solution can be calculated in terms of CO2 equivalent and numerous other indicators, based on the official Environmental Product Declaration (EPD). This allows the planner and investor to compare the environmental impact of alternative structural solutions and make an objective choice.
The NPS® beam-pillar solution reduces CO2 emissions and energy used by more than 20% compared to steel or concrete solutions. These data are proven by the comparative LCA carried out by the University of Genoa on two actual buildings. The environmental impacts per kg of beam are confirmed by the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD).
DOWNLOAD THE EPD OF THE PDTI® NPS® COLUMNUntil now, the focus has been on reducing the emissions produced during the use of the building.
However, it is estimated that more than half of the total carbon emissions from all the new global constructions between 2020 and 2050 will be due to embodied carbon and therefore emissions related to materials and building construction/renovation (source BuildingLife Roadmap).
It is therefore necessary to focus not only on the operational emissions of buildings and to start considering both operational and embodied carbon in an integrated way.
NPS® beams represent an economic, fast and at the same time sustainable structural solution.
The use of NPS® beams can contribute to credits for building sustainability certification.
An external body supported Tecnostrutture in conducting a mapping on the contribution of NPS® products for obtaining credits for building sustainability certifications.
These specific mappings are available for LEED and DGNB certification.
DOWNLOAD LEED MAPPINGPDTI® NPS® Columns take advantage of the structural efficiency of combining steel and concrete. This results in compact sections with less use of raw materials and optimization of living space.
PDTI® NPS® columns are made from recycled steel, accounting for 16% of the total weight, as confirmed by the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) issued by a third party.
The declaration is based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) per kg of pillar.
Tecnostrutture adopts a logistics strategy that respects the environment. We prefer green fuel road transport or the intermodal solution with longer stretches by rail.
As shown by the analysis of the product life cycle (LCA), transport to the construction site affects 2-3% of the total life cycle. Therefore, in addition to offering solutions that have little impact on logistics, Tecnostrutture’s commitment focuses above all in the raw material supply and end-of-life management phases, those that weigh most heavily on the environmental impact of the entire product life cycle.
NPS® pillars are designed to be assembled directly from the transport vehicle. If storage is the option, they can be stacked horizontally up to 4 levels and 3 meters high, resting on wooden planks.
For long-term storage, steel structures must be covered.
Each NPS® column is marked with an identification tag that shows the code as shown in the drawing.
For technical storage requirements, please refer to Tecnostrutture’s product assembly and installation booklet.
The internal route through the site and the material storage area are agreed with the site manager.
NPS® columns can be lifted and handled with normal lifting equipment, such as cranes or crane trucks. The weight of each structural element is indicated in the manufacturing drawings.
For technical handling instructions, please refer to Tecnostrutture’s product assembly and installation booklet.