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Steel Framing Featured in New Jersey Assisted Living Center
Construction is underway on the Residence at Basking Ridge, a 90-apartment assisted living, memory care, temporary stay and respite care community in Basking Ridge, NJ. When completed, the community will feature three levels of cold-formed steel (CFS) framing and a...
592,000 Hotel Rooms in the US Pipeline
The COVID-19 pandemic put many travel plans on hiatus, especially as coronavirus variants spread across the globe. But work on hotel and resort projects certainly didn’t come to a halt during this disruption. “While many of us were stuck at home,” says the...
Steel Framing Used to Construct Energy-Efficient Senior Housing
A new 3-story, 101-suite assisted living and memory care community, Chelsea at Greenburgh, in Greenburgh, N.Y., was constructed on an abandoned retail site and opened to residents in December 2020. The 90,651-square-foot housing community was designed with sustainable...
9 Ways Construction Firms Are Dealing with the Labor Shortage
The construction industry faces a shortage of skilled labor. How big is the labor shortage problem today? It’s big. According to the most recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index, skilled labor shortages are widespread — 92% of contractors have...
Steel Framing Addresses Challenges Detailed in Construction Tech Report
Associated Builders and Contractors released its inaugural Tech Report, a study of the innovative technology and tools that contractors use on jobsites to be safer, more profitable and primed to win more work. ABC’s 2021 Tech Report identifies the top challenges...
Uniting an Industry Then and Now — SFIA’s 10-Year Anniversary
Ten years ago, cold-formed steel (CFS) manufacturers produced metal studs with no overriding governing body certifying them. The Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA) was formed to provide that oversight and give wall contractors the assurance they need that steel...
Steel Framing Helps Schools See the Light
Meadow View Elementary in Sun Prairie, Wis., designed by raSmith, features CFS-framed curtain walls and lots of window openings. Studies show that daylight in schools increase students’ test scores and promote better health and physical development. According to the...
Ken Simonson: Look for Growth and High Input Prices in 2022
Participants in the SFIA Forum webinar, “The State of Steel Framing — And What You Can Do About It,” are positive about the construction economy and the forecast for 2022. Photo courtesy of South Valley Prefab. Ken Simonson, chief economist for the Associated...
3 Tips to Construct Greener Buildings with Steel Framing
Building construction and operations account for nearly 40% of all carbon emissions, making it the largest polluting sector worldwide. Manufacturing building materials, transporting materials to construction sites and the actual construction process account for 11% of...
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