The Imagine Design Build Process
From your first idea to an erected building, Universal Steel carries every project through one proven approach: Imagine Design Build. Here is how we take a project from concept to completion.
Our approach, start to finish
Imagine Design Build is how Universal Steel delivers a building from start to finish. It is one coordinated process, not a series of handoffs, so nothing falls through the gaps between design, engineering and delivery.
Imagine is where we start with your vision, site and budget and shape them into a clear concept. Design is where our engineers turn that concept into a building engineered to your loads and local codes. Build is where we engineer your building to your local code and ship it from the closest plant, ready to erect on your site.
The same team carries your project the whole way, keeping it on point, on budget and progressing in the right direction.
From first idea to finished building
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Conceptual Design
We start with your vision, site and budget and turn them into a clear concept: footprint, layout, use and look. You get a design direction you can picture and price before any engineering begins.
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Value Engineering
We optimize the design for cost and performance, putting steel where the loads require it and choosing efficient spans and details. You get the most building for your budget, with no over-specification.
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Structural Integrity
Every building is engineered to the wind, snow and seismic codes and the codes that apply at your site, with engineered structural stamped drawings. You get a structure certified to perform where it stands.
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Estimating & Proposal
We prepare a clear, itemized proposal covering scope, specification and price. You get a transparent quote with no surprises, so you can make the decision with confidence.
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Construction Management
We coordinate your project through fabrication and delivery with a single point of contact. You stay informed at every stage, from order to dispatch.
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Shipping
Your building is fabricated and shipped directly to your site from the closest plant, throughout the US and internationally across the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, South America and Africa. You get fast, coordinated delivery of the complete building package.
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Erecting
With engineered structural stamped drawings and clear instructions, your building is erected on site by your crew or a contractor, with our team on hand to support. You get a finished, code-compliant building ready for use.
Let's imagine, design and build it
Tell us about your project and our team will take it from first idea to an engineered building, shipped from the closest plant.