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Steel Framing Helps Stunt Fire in Iowa Building
A fire that broke out at the “Steel Cow” building in Waukon, Iowa, was stunted by the presence of cold-formed steel (CFS) framing in the structure. The April 6, 2021 fire was called in quickly and firefighters arrived promptly, which helped slow down the blaze, but...
Lumber Costs Create Sticker Shock, Calls for Alternatives
According to National Association of Home Builders’s online newsletter Eye on Housing, the latest estimates show the rising softwood lumber prices over the last 12 months add $35,872 to the price of an average new single-family home, and $12,966 to the market value of...
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 its...
‘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 33,000-square-foot hospital,...
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 ideal...
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 walls....
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...
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