High-rise residential
8 to 15 storeys — US Type I replaced by Type II non-combustible construction.
Pinnacle Steel Build
Pinnacle Steel Build
World-leading cold formed steel construction — design, supply and install, with a lifetime warranty on the structure.
20MSq ft annual output
6Continents in operation
50US states served
LifetimeStructural warranty
The Guarantees
Three commitments, in writing.
Construction service offered for the USA and Canada only.
We beat timber framing cost
Guaranteed to match and beat wood-framed cost in your market — the taller the structure, the bigger the saving.
50% time saving, lifetime warranty
Pre-panelised framing accelerates the schedule by at least half, and every structure we design, supply and install carries a lifetime warranty.
Free plan conversion
We convert your timber-engineered plans to steel at no cost, so comparing the two systems costs you nothing.
About
About Pinnacle Steel.
Pinnacle Steel is a division of the Pinnacle light gauge steel group, with operations across six continents. It specialises in custom prefab cold formed steel design, supply and install, and is the world's largest custom prefab CFS producer at 20 million sq ft annual output. Every structure it designs, supplies and installs carries a lifetime warranty, and Pinnacle guarantees the best price by matching and beating the equivalent timber structure cost.
What It Replaces
Non-combustible, at every height.
Pinnacle Steel, lifetime warranty — at every storey count.
Mid-rise residential
3 to 7 storeys — US Type II non-combustible construction.
Low-rise residential
1 to 3 storeys — non-combustible construction.
The Benefits
Benefits of Pinnacle steel framing structure.
20% cost saving
- Matches and beats wood-framed cost across all 50 states — on mid- to high-rise, hard framing cost saving runs 20–50% against wood and concrete.
- CFS structures are 20% or more lighter than wood, so the saving starts at the foundation.
- Studs and joists come pre-punched for electrical, plumbing and HVAC, minimising drop ceilings, soffits and secondary framing.
- HSS hot-rolled columns and beams are replaced by CFS built-up composite members — over 50% cost and time saving.
50% time saving
- Pre-panelised CFS framing accelerates the schedule by at least 50% against wood framing, often 75%.
- Against cast-in-situ concrete, over 75% of the structure schedule is saved.
- Panels are fabricated parallel to site work — and because the work is off site, weather stops driving the programme.
Lifetime quality
- A recent UK study puts properly enclosed CFS structure life at 1,000 years.
- Green building structure, with two automatic LEED points.
- No termites or insects, for the life of the structure.
- All structural components factory-produced by automation to ±0.3 mm precision.
100% non-combustible
- Wood-framed Type V low-rise construction replaced with 100% non-combustible Type II steel.
- Type III/V mid-rise multifamily requiring 2-hour fire rating replaced by Type II steel needing only 1 hour on exterior bearing walls.
- Type I concrete high-rise replaced by Type II Pinnacle Steel — 2-hour rating by code for exterior bearing walls up to 120 ft.
Lower MEP / HVAC cost
- Electrical service holes are pre-designed and punched to speed up wiring.
- Plumbing penetrations, horizontal and vertical, come ready for installation.
- HVAC ducts can run perpendicular to floor joists as well as parallel — no drop ceilings or soffits, better ceiling heights.
Lower insurance & maintenance
- Construction insurance runs about one-fifth of wood framing.
- Structural operations and maintenance about one-tenth of wood framing.
- A CFS building holds a much higher property terminal value for its owner.
Projects
Cold formed steel construction projects.
Framed, supplied and installed by Pinnacle Steel across the US and Canada.
Why Pinnacle
Why Pinnacle steel framing.
Digital 3D BIM platform
Project design and engineering on a digital 3D BIM platform — the virtual model is linked directly to CNC fabrication.
Digital robotic production
Robotic production technology ensures Pinnacle's quality, efficiency and on-time manufacturing.
Unlimited capacity
North American projects are supplied simultaneously by local, regional and overseas facilities — unlimited capacity within limited project schedules.
The machines behind it.
Every platform runs the same PinnacleCAD workflow — choose by gauge, thickness and output.
0120 storiesX100i
Heavy gauge structural — low-rise to 20-story hi-rise construction
20–11 gaGauge
1.0–3.0 mmThickness
UnlimitedProfiles
02FlagshipX80i
Mid-rise, PEB and high-volume panel factories
24–12 gaGauge
0.6–2.5 mmThickness
2,100 m/hProfiles
03X50i
Mixed order books needing gauge flexibility at mid-band investment
24–14 gaGauge
0.6–2.0 mmThickness
<10 minProfiles
04X30i
Residential frame plants, kit-home and panelized housing manufacturers
25–16 gaGauge
0.6–1.6 mmThickness
30Profiles
05X20
Compact panel shops, fit-out contractors and profile producers
25–16 gaGauge
0.6–1.6 mmThickness
4 floorsProfiles
06EntryX1
Dedicated single-profile production for interior systems, studs and track
18–14 gaGauge
0.6–2.0 mmThickness
9Profiles
Cold formed steel construction, answered.
Common questions.
What is cold formed steel construction?
Building with galvanised steel profiles shaped at room temperature into framing systems — walls, floors, trusses — manufactured to machine precision, assembled on jigs and erected three to four times faster than concrete or masonry.
What can be built with the Pinnacle Steel Build system?
Villas and housing programs, mid-rise residential, hotels, commercial buildings, mezzanines and industrial structures — see the applications pages for the full range with project references.
Why choose a vertically integrated partner?
One accountable chain: the company that designs your building also engineered the machine that frames it. No coordination gaps between designer, machine vendor and builder.
