The light steel system does not only offer engineered durability and savings in the capital costs of the development, it also ensures a much cleaner site environment with no raw materials (sand, stone, bricks etc) on the site. If one evaluates the mere aspect of rubble, then another advantage becomes evident. Especially in areas where the consumption of water is a concern, the implementation of the light steel framing system proves to be a major benefit as it is essentially a dry construction method.

A clean site during Construction Phase - Barbados

 A clean site during Construction Phase - Stellenbosch University Student Housing

Reflecting on the footprint situation of a project that involves over-roofing, the use of light steel framing and boarding as a construction alternative clearly shows that not only does it vastly reduce the impact of material storage and general logistics on the ground, it also reduces the overall time required to complete the project, thus causing less impact on surrounding buildings and its occupants. Furthermore the lesser mass of the composite walls allows for more floors to be constructed which may have been impossible with conventional methods due to the loading on existing foundations.

Whilst the advantages of using the light steel framed method of construction have been clearly illustrated above, this alternative still maintains the aesthetic looks of a building that could have been built using conventional materials.