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Navy Looks to the Future with Steel Framing
The use of portable steel roll-forming machines to fabricate mobile structures is an emerging technology gaining traction within the U.S. Navy. Cold-Formed Steel Mobile Factory The Naval Construction Force has developed the Cold-Formed Steel Mobile Factory (CFSMF) at...
Cold-Formed Steel Enhances Smart Building Construction
Thanks to the evolution of steel framing technology, it’s now possible to build structures using innovative construction techniques to work smarter, faster and safer, while minimizing construction costs and reducing the environmental impact of a building over...
‘Miles’ of Steel Framing Used to Expand Illinois Hospital
The Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado, Ill., recently completed a new $34 million project to expand and modernize the existing healthcare facility. The project, completed by Doster Construction, added 55,000 square feet of space to the existing...
Panels to Pods: Prefabricated Steel Building Components Expected to Grow
A growing number of specialty contractors are creating innovative prefabricated building components to help building professionals work smarter, faster, and safer – and cold-formed steel (CFS) framing is at the center of these innovations. CFS framing is the...
Steel Selected Over Concrete to Rebuild Homes After Hurricane Michael
In 2018, hurricane Michael became the first Category 5 storm on record to impact the Florida Panhandle. The catastrophic storm wiped out thousands of homes across its path, smashing buildings to splinters, tearing off roofs and sending trees careening through...
CFS Outperforms Wood and Concrete in UC San Diego Seismic and Fire Tests
In this video, provided by the Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA), Harry Jones II, SE, principal at DCI Engineers, tells the story of how a mid-rise cold formed steel (CFS) building performed during research tests that subjected it to fire and simulated...
2021 CFSEI Virtual Expo
The CFSEI Virtual Expo is designed for architects, builders/contractors, and engineers, with an educational program geared toward both skilled cold-formed steel (CFS) framing professionals as well as newcomers. The Expo will provide opportunities for education in...
Steel Capacity Increases as Lumber Shortage Continues
In the midst of rising steel prices, and concerns in some corners about steel product lead times, steel production and product availability appear to be in good shape. Shipments up in January Steel shipments got off to a good start in 2021 — rising 5.3% in...
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