COMMITTEES
There are four dedicated committees in the Association, which operate in the areas of its activity and in accordance with strategic objectives.
REGULATORY AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
Strategic objective
Promotion of steel constructions through improving the national system of rating and standardization
Areas of activity of the Committee
Harmonization and updating of Eurocodes and international and European standards related to steel construction
Development of national standards related to steel construction
Preparation of regulatory documents by classes of buildings jointly with the Steel Structures Fire Protection Committee
Introduction of BIM modeling into the regulatory field
Head of the Committee: Volodymyr Adrianov, Deputy General Director, V.N. Shimanovsky Ukrainian Institute of Steel Construction
LOAD-BEARING STRUCTURES COMMITTEE
Strategic objective To increase the share of load-bearing metal structures in the construction of buildings and structures
Areas of activity of the Committee
Promotion of advantages of solutions with the use of steel
Regulatory support, improvement of the quality of use in the product market
Development and harmonization of management standards for the design, manufacture and installation of load-bearing structures
Development of information materials, workshops on design, manufacture and installation of load-bearing structures
Release of catalogs, publications and albums of standard solutions
Head of the Committee: Anton Zakharchenko, Director of Bureau 36
STEEL STRUCTURES FIRE PROTECTION COMMITTEE
Strategic objective
Reduction of the cost of fire protection of steel structures in Ukraine
Areas of activity of the Committee
Revision of fire resistance parameters of building structures
Regulation: correction of DBNs by classes of buildings
Deregulation
Development and harmonization of standards (DSTU "Fire protection of building structures, materials and products"), amendments to DSTU B V 2.6-211
Introduction of critical temperature calculation into the design practice
Creation of a general education base in this area: preparation of publications and analytical reviews of fire protective materials
Holding seminars and round tables on fire protection of steel structures throughout Ukraine
Head of the Committee: Kostiantyn Kalafat, Director of Kovlar Group, Head of the Passive Fire Protection Committee of the UUFTS, members of technical committees for standardization TC 25, TC 304, TC 168 at the Ministry of Regional Development of Ukraine, Section for Technical Regulation at the Ministry of Regional Development of Ukraine and the Public Council at the State Emergency Services of Ukraine.
ROOFING, FACADE AND LGSF COMMITTEE
Strategic objective
To increase the share of metal roofing and facade structures made in the construction of buildings and structures
Areas of activity of the Committee
Promotion of the advantages of steel roofing and facade solutions in the target environment
Regulatory support (adoption of a law in accordance with the new Technical Regulation), improvement of the quality of products used in the market
Development and harmonization of standards. DSTU 8802: 2018 Production of thin sheet metal with a protective and decorative coating for construction was adopted. Plan: DSTU "DSTU B BV2.6-XXX "Wall panels of steel thin-walled cold-formed elements" General specifications
Development of standard solutions for fire protection of building made of with LGSF (up to the 2nd fire resistance degree) with the use of plate materials (joint project with the Steel Structures Fire Protection Committee)
Development of information materials on LGSF for the purpose of the creation of accessible and simple tools for LGSF designers: album of assortment of LGSF profiles (Z, C, U L, Ω, Σ, etc.) available in the Ukrainian market; album of standard connections for LGSF and recommendations for installation based on European practice
Holding workshops on LGSF designing according to Eurocode 3
Release of catalogs, publications and albums of standard solutions
Release of publications on composite reinforced concrete floors
Head of the Committee: Denys Rysukhin, Director of Metipol