Cold-formed steel (CFS) plays a key role in safety on many construction job sites. That’s because through efficient pre-construction planning, prefabrication and ordering of steel studs in precut lengths, CFS-framed assemblies can be erected quickly with less labor,...
The increasing rate of urbanization is a boon for the self-storage market. The market size across the globe, valued at over $51 billion in 2021, is expected to reach $83 billion by 2027. As new projects expand the marketplace, investors have been focusing on the...
Families in the city of Hickory, North Carolina, are celebrating the speedy completion of new affordable homes in their community. The homes were built quickly using pre-engineered floor, wall and roof systems fabricated from steel by Steel Framing Industry...
The construction of an innovative cold-formed steel (CFS) framed apartment building is about to begin in the city of Tacoma, Washington. To expedite the timeline, the 11-story DMG Court will be fabricated as fully finished modular units using lightweight steel...
Image is a screen shot from Studio Lotus video (watch full video) The village of Matial lies between Bhimtal and Mukteshwar, at a lofty 6,700 feet in the Kumaon range of the Himalayas in Uttarakhandm, a state in Northern India. Here in this unassuming village lies...
The Opus Group was faced with a challenge to build a high-rise student living project at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign within a short timeframe. The real estate development company sought to meet the community’s increasing need for upscale student...
Image Credits: 705serramonte.comThe COVID-19 pandemic created many lingering challenges for contractors and developers. Labor shortages, increasing material costs and supply chain interruptions are just some of the problems creating havoc for construction project...
Kevin Dempsey, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute, raised an important question recently in The Wall Street Journal (subscription required). Who says it is more sustainable to build with wood than steel? he asks. “Harvesting wood, which is...
Half of all properties in the lower 48 states face some degree of wildfire risk, according to the First Street Foundation, a nonprofit research group in New York. This number will rise to 56 percent by 2052. In some rural states, including Wyoming and Montana, more...