Take a walk through your building before it’s even built

Summit Steel Buildings is using virtual reality engineering tech so commercial clients get an advanced preview by visualizing and interacting with their custom-designed structure.

By Darren Sperling

Commercial and industrial structures don't necessarily require the style and sophistication of a downtown art gallery or high-profile corporate headquarters, but aesthetics and design still matter. Modern use buildings must be custom suited to your operation’s needs and complement other existing structures and environment. And once you have established the need for a new or replacement building, planning and design are the next necessary steps.

What would be better than walking through a floorplan that caters to your needs and be able to see it in all its 360-degree beauty and visualize how it fits into your operational plans?

Summit Steel Buildings’ proprietary virtual reality engineering system specially allows prospective buyers to do that very thing! Wearing special Oculus glasses, clients can explore a number of variations of their future structure; a preliminary view of the building and experience how their vision will come to life once completed.

The strength is engineering designed for the needs of any business

Clients have traditionally received drawings of their building designs and were left with a vague impression of scale and how the space could be used. Technology has changed that. Before the shovels hit the ground, the Summit Steel Buildings team can provide a guided 3D tour of the new structure through virtual reality. Why is that important? Because our structures are designed specifically for each project, clients gain a better sense of their operational space and what a smart investment will do for increasing their production and storage.

Everything Summit Steel Buildings designs for our clients is specific to their unique project need. Not only does the building function ideally, but it can also be designed to look however they want it. While warehouses and agricultural buildings don’t necessarily need to appear modern or elegant, they should always be impressive and look amazing. 

Our pre-engineered metal structures are custom designed in a variety of styles to include garages, loading and storage areas, mezzanines and office and meeting spaces with enough space to accommodate processing and manufacturing or any other purpose. Imagine all the working space you get without any structural beams in the way. Pre-engineering with steel framing means open spaces with clear spans up to 300 feet.

Any commercial use you need can be incorporated into building design. And because our factories produce every panel and component needed, we ensure all materials are made from the strongest and most durable steel – precisely engineered to last a lifetime. The combination of large-scale manufacturing capability and choice of design and materials means clients get everything they need at an affordable cost rather than by using other materials that require long-term maintenance.

Our pre-engineered metal buildings are long-lasting so that you don’t need to worry about the poles rotting when exposed to moisture or bearing the weather conditions like snow, wind, ice, etc. They're also customizable, giving you any desired finish and a huge selection of features. From sliding doors to insulation to windows to skylights, panels, trusses, and accessories, any size and shape, each facility is designed to your exact needs. With unlimited interior re-configuration options and high-performance paints and coatings, your steel building will maintain its look and feel for years to come.

Summit Steel Buildings’ engineering teams use our design software to plan and render interactive illustrations (via building information modeling – or BIM – and other architectural platforms) before creating the virtual reality model.

Be it a 1,500 square-foot equipment shed or a 50,000 square-foot cattle barn or manufacturing centre, you can rely on our best steel building solutions, which are not only durable but also cost effective for your business. And no matter the need – storage for equipment, product or raw material buildings, work or utility sheds or livestock shelters – we can provide you with the best steel building solution. We even build horse riding arenas!

Protect your valuable vehicles, inventory, equipment and materials from the elements to extend their life and get more use out of a valuable investment… Imagine being able to organize, clean and maintain your assets in a heated, comfortable environment with all the proper access to electrical, plumbing and draining to make the job even easier.

Technology is changing everything – let us put it to work for your operation

Innovative new technology has affected all industries. In agriculture, for instance, drones are being used for seeding and crop surveillance, more food is being grown via indoor or vertical agriculture and more automated and guided navigation systems are used with farm vehicles. This shows that even traditional agricultural operations are now able to do more with less by using technology to get much more yield out of every acre of arable land. Most other commercial and industrial businesses are being likewise transformed with modern advances.

Just as clients want to grow and become more successful by using the latest gear, Summit Steel Buildings is using engineering and design tech (e.g., BIM, 3D modelling and virtual reality) to make our structures even more durable and resistant to extreme weather and seismic conditions. Our engineering visualization service is an ideal way for clients to get more value out of their construction project. Having the ability to show senior stakeholders the new structure and get them to experience it first-hand is the best way to gain support for the new project.

We’d love to work with you and provide you with a demonstration of our VR design technology. Your custom-designed steel building awaits!

Contact us when you’re ready to get started at 877-417-8335 and receive your free quote and preliminary drawings.