钢结构工程厂房与目前普遍使用的混凝土厂房相比：一是可干式施工，节约用水，施工占地少，钢结构施工的噪音小；二是由于钢架减轻，基础施工取土量少，对土地这一宝贵资源破坏小；三是大量减少混凝土的使用和砖瓦的使用，减少了城市周边的开山挖石，有利于环境保护；四是建筑使用寿命到期，结构拆除产生的固体垃圾少，废钢资源回收价格高。从目前来看，钢结构厂房是对城市环境影响小的一种结构之一，在西方已被广泛采用，所以被有关称为绿色建筑。
Compared with the commonly used concrete plant, the steel structural engineering plant can be constructed in a dry manner, saving water, occupying less land and making less noise during steel structure construction; Secondly, due to the reduction of steel frames and the small amount of soil taken for foundation construction, there is little damage to the precious resource of land; The third is to significantly reduce the use of concrete and bricks and tiles, reducing the excavation of mountains and stones around the city, which is beneficial for environmental protection; The fourth is that the service life of the building has expired, the solid waste generated from structural demolition is low, and the recycling price of scrap steel resources is high. At present, steel structure factory buildings are one of the structures with minimal impact on the urban environment and have been widely adopted in the West, hence they are referred to as green buildings.
我国为发展钢结构厂房也制定了一系列技术规范及配套政策和组织：
China has also formulated a series of technical specifications, supporting policies and organizations for the development of steel structure factories:
1．1996年建设部编制了《1996－2010年建筑技术政策》提出研制解决钢结构的防腐技术、防水、防火涂料技术，以满足建筑用钢的发展需要；
In 1996, the Ministry of Construction formulated the "Building Technology Policy 1996-2010", proposing the development of anti-corrosion, waterproof, and fireproof coating technologies for steel structures to meet the development needs of building steel;
2．1998年10月，建设部发出《关于建筑业进行推广应用10项新技术通知》，通知中推广第8项新技术为钢结构技术。主要内容为：高层钢结构技术、空间钢结构技术、钢－混凝土组合结构技术、高强度螺栓连接和焊接技术、钢结构的防护技术；
In October 1998, the Ministry of Construction issued a notice on the promotion and application of 10 new technologies in the construction industry, in which the eighth new technology promoted was steel structure technology. The main content is: high-rise steel structure technology, spatial steel structure technology, steel-concrete composite structure technology, high-strength bolt connection and welding technology, and steel structure protection technology;
3．1999年5月成立了建设部、国家冶金工业局建筑用钢技术协调组，并相继成立“钢筋混凝土”和“钢结构”两个专家组；
In May 1999, the Ministry of Construction and the State Metallurgical Industry Bureau established a technical coordination group for building steel, and successively established two expert groups: "Reinforced Concrete" and "Steel Structure";
4．2000年5月，建设部、国家冶金工业局建筑用钢协调组在北京召开了全国建筑钢结构技术发展研讨会，建设部和国家冶金工业局组成了全国钢结构专家组，讨论了国家建筑钢结构产业“十五”计划和2010年发展规划纲要及建筑钢结构工程技术政策。专家们提出将建筑钢结构归纳为高层重型钢结构、空间大跨度钢结构、轻型钢结构、钢－混组合结构、住宅钢结构5大类
4. In May 2000, the Ministry of Construction and the Coordination Group for Construction Steel of the State Bureau of Metallurgical Industry held a national symposium on the technical development of building steel structures in Beijing. Experts propose to classify building steel structures into five categories: high-rise heavy steel structures, spatial large-span steel structures, light steel structures, steel-concrete composite structures, and residential steel structures