Steel Buildings Are the Ideal Solution for Hydroponic Agriculture

Steel buildings are popular in most agricultural circles, but nowhere are they quite as in demand as they are in hydroponic growing. Hydroponic farming refers to growing plants in a growing medium other than soil. It allows farmers to grow crops even in areas where the soil quality is poor, and uses less space than traditional farming. It does, however, require some sort of structure or building to shelter and set up your hydroponic system. Steel buildings are the perfect solution for hydroponic farmers.
Benefits of Steel Buildings in Hydroponic Farming
All the typical benefits of steel buildings apply to hydroponic farming. Metal buildings are affordable, easy to erect and go up far faster than traditional structures. Because steel buildings are pre-fabricated in a factory and then shipped to you ready to put up, your construction costs are greatly reduced. You can choose to hire a third party contractor to do the erection, or, if you have some construction experience, put it up with your own crew. In addition to lower construction costs, there are a number of other benefits to choosing a steel building or several steel buildings to house your hydroponic crops.
Easily Expandable
Start small and add on to your steel building as your farm grows. If you choose Quonset buildings or another arch-frame style, you can generally build on to your structure very easily. It’s just a matter of removing the end wall, adding steel building wall sections and re-attaching the end wall. That allows you to start your farm small and expand as your capacity grows. While most steel buildings are limited to between 50 feet and 200 feet in width, their length is typically only limited by the amount of land you have on which to build.
Eco-Friendly
Steel buildings are the greener choice. Most consumer-grade metal buildings are made with recycled American steel, making them much more eco-friendly than wooden or concrete buildings, which use non-renewable resources. In addition, metal buildings can be recycled when you’re done with them – or be dismantled and reassembled on another site in the future.
Low Maintenance
You don’t want to spend half of your time maintaining the structure that’s sheltering your crops. With steel buildings, that’s not a worry. Steel requires far less maintenance than many other construction materials. You won’t have to worry about termites and other insects, and your painted finish is nearly always guaranteed to last for 10 to 20 years.
Steel buildings are customizable, affordable and easy to maintain. Because they don’t require interior supports and beams, you’ll have the entire interior floor space in which to grow your crops, and you won’t be spending all your time doing maintenance on the building. What’s not to love?