Denver-based startup
Prescient, a software and structural system manufacturing company, has received a U.S. patent on its innovative light-gauge steel-panel structural system and cold-rolled steel elements.
The system does not use a bearing-wall type of engineering, concrete or hot-rolled steel. The framing system can be used in buildings up to 12 stories and is faster, greener and cheaper than wood, concrete or other framing options.
"The patent is an important step forward for the company and the industry as a whole," says John Vanker, Prescient CEO. "We are seeing the demand for our technology grow every day, and we expect that growth to continue as more companies in the building industry factor in the amount of time and money that can be saved by using Prescient’s innovative system."
The Prescient system provides as much as 35 percent savings over other structural engineering methods and assemblies. As a panelized system, it can be erected in a fraction of the time other engineering assemblies on any type of foundation, including parking garages and retail and commercial podiums.
The first building to open built with the technology is the B Street LoHi apartment building, a 60,000-square-foot, five-story structure that had the paneling installed in just six weeks. The six-story University Station also is using the system.
Contact Confluence Denver Development News Editor Margaret Jackson with tips and leads for future stories at margaret@confluence-denver.com.
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