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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
3 Design Trends Being Shaped by Social Distancing
Image Credits: Metreau Apartments, Green Bay, WI; this multi-family structure features cold-formed steel (CFS) framing, which supports a variety of balcony options and inset terraces. COVID-19 has brought changes to everything, and single-family homes, apartments, and...
3 Reasons Why Cold-Formed Steel is Ideal for Urban Infill Projects
Across the globe, people are migrating to cities to live and work. The United Nations says 3.9 billion people — 54 percent of the world — live in metropolitan areas. By 2050, 66 percent of all people will be city dwellers, which means an extra...
Urban Infill Project Saves 1.7 Million with Steel Framing
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A Quality Hotel Built for Less
Jerry Baxter, an owner of the Holiday Inn Express in Hearne, Texas, attests to the benefits of cold-form steel framing. He’s saved money in the hotel’s construction, insurance costs and ongoing maintenance needs. “After building our first hotel...
Steel Helps Fulfill Hospital Demands for Advanced Construction Technologies
Prefabrication and modular construction are among the most cited advanced construction technologies being used for hospital design and construction, show the findings from the 2020 Hospital Construction Survey conducted by Health Facilities Management,...
Family Handyman Provides the Basics of Framing with Steel Studs
Photo Credit: The Family Handyman The do-it-yourself experts of Family Handyman say you will like cold-formed steel (CFS) framing. Steel studs are perfectly straight and won’t shrink or split. They’re light, easy to store and resist fire, insects...
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