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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 to find out....
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...
Steel Framed Structure Will Withstand Hurricanes, Tornadoes
A former Florida fire chief is building his 6,000-square-foot retirement home utilizing corrosion-resistant, galvanized structural steel and sprayed-on concrete to create a structure that can withstand up to 250 mph from either tornadoes or Category 5 hurricanes and...
A Sustainable Home for $177k? It’s Doable with Cold-Formed Steel
A shortage of affordable houses in Ireland is leading housing experts, politicians and commentators there to search for solutions. However, Fergus Merriman of Merriman Solutions, a chartered building surveyor (a general contractor in Ireland) and a member of...
NAHB Survey: Builders Willing to Learn about Alternatives to Wood Framing
Beginning in mid-2020, lumber prices have seen record increases and, despite recent declines, remain at historic highs. As the construction industry bounces back from the pandemic, home builders report having good results with cold-formed steel (CFS) framing, which is...
Award-Winning SOS Children’s Villages Project Pulls Off Intriguing Geometry with Steel
Photo courtesy of raSmith The new SOS Children’s Villages Roosevelt Square community center located in Chicago, Illinois is an 11,000-square-foot space completed in October 2020. This single-story building was constructed with a heavy timber post and beam...
SFIA Reports Big Jump in Q2 Steel Stud Volume
The cold-formed steel (CFS) framing production output continued to grow in the second quarter 2021, reaching full recovery in output levels after a rocky 2020. According to the latest Quarterly Market Data Report for Q2 2021, released by the Steel Framing Industry...
One Architecture Firm’s Post-Pandemic Future Includes Steel Framing
As the construction industry bounces back from the pandemic, building developers are hoping to get projects done on time. With lumber still at premium levels, architecture firm DSGNworks is looking to cold-formed steel (CFS) to save time, money and labor shortages for...
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