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The Construction Industry Recycles the Majority of its Steel Scrap
Steel is widely recognized as the most recycled material on the planet. Recycling of steel has long benefited the industry by saving on raw material costs, reducing the environmental footprint of steel production, and providing feedstocks of benefit to the...
California to Build Steel-Framed Tiny Homes for the Homeless
Homelessness has long been a problem in California, with an estimated 170,000 homeless people on the street on any given night. To help alleviate the problem, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a historic Housing and Homelessness Funding...
Steel Framing to Figure into Infrastructure Bill Spending
The United States Senate passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure. The bill now heads to the House of Representatives, before it can be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The bill includes...
BuildSteel Launches Easy-to-Use Cold-Formed Steel Product and Provider Directory
BuildSteel.org, powered by the Steel Framing Industry Association, Falls Church, Virginia, has launched a new Product and Provider Directory that gives users the ability to find all things cold-formed steel (CFS) related quickly. The directory, located...
The State of Steel Framing: A Solid Pipeline of Work
On Wednesday, September 8, 2021, the Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA) presented the webinar, “The State of Steel Framing — And What You Can Do About It,” which featured industry thought leaders’ discussing the cold-formed steel (CFS)...
Cold-Formed Steel Framing Design Considerations Webinar Series (September 21-23)
The National Council of Structural Engineers Associations will host a webinar series from September 21-23, 2021 Title Cold-Formed Steel Framing Design Considerations Webinar Series Sponsored by the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations Schedule North...
How High Can You Construct a Building with Cold-Formed Steel Framing? The Answer May Surprise You
If you wanted to build with cold-formed steel (CFS) framing, how high could you go? While some say 10 stories is the limit for CFS, what could a structural engineer do if he thought “outside the box”? The Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA) decided...
12 Tips to Frame Basement Walls with Metal Studs
Many professionals and DIYers prefer the convenience of cold-formed steel (CFS) to frame basement walls. CFS studs, or metal studs, are lightweight, impervious to termites, can be cut to precise specifications and never twist or warp. Plus, steel studs do not retain...