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The Steel Network, Inc. (TSN) is a manufacturer of light gauge (cold-formed) steel studs and connectors based in the United States, with locations in North Carolina, Texas, and Nevada. We provide solutions for all standard light steel framing applications, including load bearing mid-rise construction systems, curtain wall systems, rigid connectors, vertical deflection connectors, lateral drift connectors, and short wall connectors. Substantial effort has been made by the light steel framing industry to standardize construction practices to ensure the positive connections of light steel framing components. Since TSN first brought Vertical Deflection Connectors to the metal framing market, we have performed extensive field and laboratory testing on all our products. More recently TSN instituted an ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System to ensure our products are of the highest quality building materials for our light steel framing designers and installers.
The competitive advantage TSN offers its customers lies in the cost savings, rapid construction, high quality, and green construction options provided by its core product lines: BackIt®, BridgeClip®, BuckleBridge®, CircleTrak®, DriftClip®, DriftTrack®, GripClip®, JamStud®, MasterClip®, MidWall™, PrimeJoist®, SigmaStud®, StiffClip®, StiffWall®, ThermaFast®, and VertiClip®. We also assist engineers, architects, and panelizers to streamline cold formed steel design and shop drawing production with our SteelSmart® System (SSS) structural design software, and SteelSmart® Framer (SSF) BIM framing plugin for Autodesk® Revit®.
Benefits of Building with Light Steel Framing
Light steel framing, also known as cold-formed steel or CFS is resilient, adaptable, durable, and does not decay or age as quickly as other construction materials like wood, which reduces lifecycle costs of a structure.
Resists High Wind/Seismic Loads
Resists Termites & Pests
Mold Reistant
Lower Costs
Does Not Burn
Corrosion Resistant
Explore Custom Solutions with TSN!
Our state-of-the-art machine shop allows us to precisely cut any shape, enabling us to deliver custom-made cold-formed steel connections tailored to your specifications. From engineering consultation to custom fabrication and load testing, our team is dedicated to transforming your ideas into reality. If you can dream it, we can build it.
Residences at Marriott Oceanfront is a five-story beach front condominium project in Virginia Beach. This project was originally designed to be a wood structure but early on in the construction bidding process, The Steel Network performed a Design Assist for the light steel framing contractor, helping them switch the primary structure from wood to cold-formed steel. This process was instrumental in helping the contractor propose a better solution and win the bid.
Recent News in Light Steel Framing
Free Webinar: SFIA 102 – Cold-Formed Steel and Mid-Rise Construction
Title SFIA 102 – Cold-Formed Steel and Mid-Rise Construction A webinar of the SFIA Forum for CFS industry outreach and Input Date/Time Thursday, February 24, 2022 2:00 to 3:00 pm (EDT) Cost Free [button...
Environmental Product Declaration
The Steel Network, Inc., Durham, North Carolina, The Steel Network's cold-formed metal framing products now carry the SFIA Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for CFS Framing — SCS-EPD-07103, version Jan. 25, 2022. TSN’s products and manufacturing...
How to Engineer Subfloors and Cold-Formed Steel Floor Joists for a Little Peace and Quiet
The occupants of a building want peace and quiet. How can you engineer subfloors and cold-formed steel (CFS) flooring joists to meet that demand? The answer involves designing CFS floors with greater mass. You must also take into account joist spacing, resilient...
‘Dormzilla’ Opens Debate on Student Housing Designs
Photo: Munger Hall at UC Santa Barbara. The exterior windows will primarily face the common areas, not the dorm rooms. Universities throughout the United States face severe student housing shortages. To solve this problem, administrators are scrambling to find...
7 Examples From General Contractors of Wins With Cold-Formed Steel Framing
It may not be the biggest secret in the world, but the “secret sauce” in building construction on many projects today is cold-formed steel (CFS) framing. “The quality is just phenomenal,” says Brandon Bergholz, project manager at Mortenson...
Contractors and Steel Framing Industry Prepare for Increased Workload from IIJA
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provides an estimated $1.2 trillion in funding over ten years for a broad range of infrastructure sectors, including roads, bridges, public transit, renewable energy and green building technology. With significant...
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