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Steel Building Guides
Four guides from the engineers who design and fabricate steel buildings in Hermosillo, Sonora: what a building costs by size, which codes apply on each side of the border, how the build runs, and how to get industrial space in northern Mexico.
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Steel building cost per square foot, by sizeStructure-only budget ranges for ten footprints from 30×40 to 300×500 ft, updated September 2026, what they leave out, and a landed-cost checklist.Read the guide- Industrial steel buildings in Mexico: codes, wind design and erectionWhich code governs a building erected in Mexico and one shipped to a US site, how wind and hurricane loads are set, and how erection is run.
- Steel warehouse construction: how the build worksLoads and engineering, shop drawings, fabrication, anchor bolts, erection and handover, with typical timelines by size.
- Industrial warehouses in Mexico for nearshoringWhere to build in Sonora, leasing vs build-to-suit vs owning, permits, and what changed in 2026.
Reference
Specs and answers on the product pages
- Kit, pre-engineered or custom steel building?When a kit saves money, when it costs you more, and how steel compares with other metal buildings.
- Kit size matrix, 30×40 to 100×200 ftEight standard footprints with frame type, eave options, planning steel weight and flatbed count.
- Steel building delivery to the US SouthwestPickup at the plant, delivery at the Nogales border or DDP, the customs documents, and Baja California.
- Design basis of every kitIBC edition, AISC 360-22 and 341-22, site loads per ASCE 7, and what your engineer of record receives to stamp.
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