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Material-saving lightweight construction systems for buildings were a recurring theme in the first half of the 20th century and still are today for reasons of sustainability. The construction system developed by NV POLYNORM in Holland after the Second World War fits well into this category of construction systems. With NV Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij POLYNORM, mechanical engineer Alexander Horowitz developed and industrialized a comprehensive construction system for residential buildings and warehouses. The versatile processing and use of steel sheet is characteristic of the system. Due to the little material thickness of the sheets, a surprisingly high material efficiency and a low total weight are achieved. Another important feature of the construction system is that it can be raised by means of dry construction method, which allows easy and fast assembly and complete disassembly of the buildings. The present work focuses on the hall construction of POLYNORM with a structure entirely made of folded steel sheets and the corresponding façade cladding.

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