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Recent Light Steel Framing News
Steel Framing Reduces Multifamily Construction Costs by 20%, Saves 6 Months
The median monthly asking rent in the U.S. is nearly $2,000, rising 20% since March 2020. Rent increases are making it difficult for many individuals and families to pay their monthly bills. One company is working to make housing more affordable by changing the...
Homebuilder’s Transition to Steel Framing ‘Makes Everyone’s Job Easier’
Anthem Homes always searches for new and affordable ways to build homes. With supply chains squeezed by the global pandemic, the New Zealand homebuilder recently began to explore the use of cold-formed steel (CFS), also known as light-gauge steel, as a solution to...
Steel Framed Bathroom PODs Keep St. Louis Hospital Construction on Schedule
The new $550 million SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital broke ground in August 2017 and opened on schedule and within budget on September 1, 2020. To achieve the project’s aggressive schedule, the construction team used collaborative, innovative and lean...
5 Need-to-Knows about Building Codes and Cold-Formed Steel
North America is witnessing an explosion of building demands being placed on architects, engineers and contractors (and everyone else). There’s a lot going on. This article has 5 must-know ideas that can help professionals keep up with the dynamics the framing...
CFS Prefab 101: Engage the Contractor/Manufacturer Early in the Project
Dan Wies of Wies Offsite says projects with short-span, cold-formed steel (CFS) floor systems can be panelized to save time. But that involves working closely with your engineer early on in the project. Read more, in his latest “CFS Prefab 101” column. The built...
SFIA Launches Steel Framing Learning Portal SFIA Launches Steel Framing Learning Portal
After the success of the SFIA Forum Webinar series, the Steel Framing Industry Association has launched the Steel Framing Learning Portal, an education platform offering cold-formed steel (CFS) framing educational resources 24/7/365. The site launched on Friday...
BuildSteel: Load-Bearing Steel Framing Speeds Hotel Construction, Saves 3-Months
Photo Credits: The Steel Network The Element by Weston is a 7-story hotel located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Steel Network (TSN), a member of the SFIA, supplied load-bearing cold-formed steel (CFS) framing for the construction of the 131-room hotel. By using CFS,...
STRUCTURE MAGAZINE: Off-site Construction
STRUCTURE MAGAZINE Feb, 2023 By Nabil A. Rahman, Ph.D., P.E., Andrew Newland P.E. and Kirsten Zeydel, S.E. In Construction Issues CFS Load-Bearing Prefabricated Panels Off-site construction is the future of the building industry. It aims to speed up on-site...
Free Live Webinar: Sustainability of Cold-Formed Steel – LEED v.4 (March 29)
Title SFIA 103: Sustainability of cold-formed steel – LEED v.4 Date/Time Wednesday, March 29, 2023 11:00am to Noon (EDT) Cost Free Learning Credits This course is registered with AIA CES and participants will earn 1 “Learning Unit” in the “Health, Safety, Welfare”...
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