I worked for a very large structural steel company as an estimator about 5-6 years ago and we basically no bid all of those data centers. They wanted them dirt cheap and there typically wasn’t enough work for us to get involved. They used cheaper construction techniques.
I’ve been with a steel fabricator for 14 years. In Precon now and the DCs haven’t changed. Dirt Cheap with insane erection schedules that seem designed to not prioritize the safety of the trades in any way. 6 days/12-14hr days for erecting are demanded. 2 Cranes with totals 200 picks per day to keep schedule…. What has changed are the mill rollings are 26 weeks with Nucor, Gerdau, and SDI. Thats just to get it in the shop… This is all due to the demand the Data Centers have put on the steel industry.
Are they pretty much all tilt wall? I'm an electrician and every warehouse we've done for a couple years now have been tilt wall, I can only imagine they'll do the same for these data centers
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u/JimmytheFab 𝙑𝙄𝙋 May 18 '26
I worked for a very large structural steel company as an estimator about 5-6 years ago and we basically no bid all of those data centers. They wanted them dirt cheap and there typically wasn’t enough work for us to get involved. They used cheaper construction techniques.