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BEHLEN Steel Buildings BEHLEN Rigid Frame Steel Buildings

The perfect solution for any level of complexity. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment, combined with highly skilled workmanship and innovative processes, allows us to deliver the perfect solution for even the most demanding heavy industrial projects.

BEHLEN Rigid Frame buildings are attractive, versatile and durable. Our buildings excel at energy efficiency, condensation control and noise reduction. The construction process is engineered to save time and money, and to create virtually no waste so that the building is both cost effective and environmentally sustainable.

BEHLEN Rigid Frame Competitive Advantages

BEHLEN’s Quality Assurance: Building with Confidence

At BEHLEN, our robust quality management system ensures exceptionally few field issues resulting in a smoother project execution and greater peace of mind for the builder.

Speed of Manufacturing

Our robotic welding equipment and Advance Steel software makes us more efficient throughout the design and manufacturing process.

Speed of Construction

Our pre-welded clip system and fully bolted connections result in a better fit and reduced erection cost time.

Structural Capability and Design Load

With crane capacities over 100 tons and primary frame depths reaching 10’ (3 m), we are uniquely equipped to deliver truly massive and expansive building solutions for your project.

Large Buildings, Clear Spans and Heights

We provide wide-open interior spaces stretching up to 300’ (91 m) and impressive clear heights exceeding 100 feet. This means you get the ultimate flexibility for your operations, eliminating the need for internal columns that can restrict layouts and workflow.

BIM Modeling

Our highly experienced engineering department is able to utilize advanced 3D BIM (Building Information Modeling) to develop and visualize the most complex structures.

Alkyd Base Primer

We use an Alkyd base primer (oil-based) for a bright interior appearance, which offers better coverage and corrosion resistance compared to water-based primers. Special coatings like epoxy and galvanizing are available.

Two-Sided Web Welds

We’re able to provide two-sided web welds (seal welding) for heavy industrial buildings. This unique offering is an ideal solution when specialty coatings are needed or hot dip galvanizing.

Pre-painted Characteristics

Our pre-painted Perspectra Plus Series ^TM is a cost-effective system designed to provide outstanding weathering performance and corrosion resistance. The system provides:

Outstanding 40 year film integrity
Superior weather ability
Excellent resistance to chalking, fading and scratching
Exceptional colour and gloss retention
Outstanding colour consistency
Proven durability

Rigid Frame Steel Building: Structural Components

BEHLEN Steel Buildings LP: BEHLEN Rigid Frame Steel Buildings

Roof System Insullation Details – THERMALGUARD ®

Standing Seam Roof Clip
Seam Roof
Insulation
Liner
Purlin
Thermal Hat Clip
Hat Bar

BEHLEN RIGID FRAME buildings can incorporate the use of Thermalguard® or Vapourguard 32® insulation systems to reduce construction waste and optimize thermal performance. Both systems are quickly installed, have almost no construction waste, and provide significant energy savings during the life of the building.

The insulation systems employ a sealed steel liner that acts as a vapor barrier while giving the interior an attractive finish and can be customized to your energy efficiency needs. R40 insulation value is possible at a lower cost than other building methods.

BEHLEN insulation systems can also be designed to optimize the performance of H.V.A.C. systems to reduce your energy bill.

Framing Options

Clear Span: For maximum uninterrupted interior space.
Multi Span: For unlimited width with strategically placed columns.
Mono Slope: This structural system has significant flexibility for many different types of applications.
Leat-To: Supported on one side by either a clear span or multi span framing system.

Secondary Framing

Roof Purlin
Wall Grit

Primary Framing

Primary Framing consists of all the structural elements which transfer loads to the foundations.

BEHLEN RIGID FRAME buildings are available in a variety of shapes and can be customized to meet your requirements.

• Clear Span: For maximum uninterrupted interior space.
• Multi Span: For unlimited building width with strategically placed columns.
• Lean-to: Supported on one side by either a clear span or multi span framing system.
• Mono Slope: This structural system has significant flexibility for many different types of applications.

Secondary framing

Secondary framing consists of the elements which support the roof and wall sheeting and which transfer loads to the primary framing. Secondary framing is referred to as purlins on the roof and girts on the walls.

Both of these are protected from corrosion with G-90 standard and provide a bright interior finish that will last the building’s lifetime.

Standing Seam Roof
AWR Roof System

BEHLEN’s RIGID FRAME roof life expectancy is 2 to 3 times longer than a conventional flat roof. The roof system is easy to install and offers attractive and economical solution.

SSR24 Standing Seam Roof System

Fabricated from Galvalume® Plus or pre-painted materials, BEHLEN SSR24 is a maintenance free, energy efficient, economical to install and built to last.

The low slope design to ¼:12 allows for the efficient removal of water, snow and ice.

AWR 36 Roof System

Behlen Industries | AWR Roof System: Most suitable for commercial steel buildings, the AWR profile is a through fastened system that offers a modern, multi-ridged face that is ideal for low slope roofs.

This profile has become a standard within the industry and is used for both roofs and wall cladding. It is available in a variety of colors or plain finishes and offers a proven economical, weather-worthy design to ½:12.

Wall System Insulation Details – Vapourguard32

Exterior View

Building Wall Grit
Wall Flashing
System Base Channel
System Subgrit

Interior View

Exterior Sheeting
Vapourguard 32 Panel
Semi Rigid Insulation
Foundation

Working with BEHLEN RIGID FRAME steel buildings, architects, engineers and contractors are able to select from a wide range of cladding designs in 16 different colours, along with matching trim.

Our pre-painted Perspectra Series™ Paint System offers:

• Diverse real-world durability including extreme climate conditions
• Superior flexibility and corrosion resistance
• Extensive colour options with enduring aesthetic appeal

Perspectra Series™ coated products were developed specifically to withstand the diverse and often extreme climactic variations found in North America.

The long-term environmental factors such as high UV exposure, high time-of-wetness, acid rain, chemical fallout, de-icing salts and coastal spray simply are not found in combination, or to the same degree of intensity, in either Europe, Australia or Asia. Perspectra Series™ products are built to be “Best in Class” for a broad range of industrial, commercial, recreational and institutional building applications.

BEHLEN is proud to offer the RIGID FRAME steel building system, a rigid frame system which allows for wide-open interior spaces up to 250’, without the obstructions created by columns.

These buildings are suitable to meet your needs of any size. These buildings work well for aircraft hangers, recreational facilities, factories, car dealerships and more.