The Product Technical Guide is the most up-to-date metal framing guide available in North America as it meets the requirements of the 2021 International Building Code (IBC), the 2022 California Building Code and the 2020 Florida Building Code.
“The Guide provides users with the most up-to-date set of load and span tables and other technical information for standard cold-formed steel framing products,” says Larry Williams, SFIA executive director. “It will help ensure designs and installations comply with the latest codes and standards.”
The data in the Product Technical Guide is based on the American Iron and Steel Institute’s AISI S100-16/S2-20 “North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members” and meets the requirements of the following building codes:
- The 2021 International Building Code (IBC)
- The 2022 California Building Code
- The 2020 Florida Building Code
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The SFIA Technical Guide for Cold-Formed Steel Framing Products has comparison tables, such as this Non-Structural (S) Stud Section Properties table.
“We’ve updated the properties tables and the comparisons in the new Technical Guide,” says Patrick Ford, SFIA technical director. “It’s the perfect, handy tool for engineers and others designing with cold-formed steel.”
The SFIA Technical Guide for Cold-Formed Steel Framing Products includes diagrams and notes on typical details such as bridging and bracing.
The Product Technical Guide supports the industry standard nomenclature published in the American Iron and Steel Institutes’s (AISI) General Provisions, S200, Section A5.2, which specifies the use of a four-part product designator to identify member depth, style, flange width and material thickness, such as this example:
The Product Technical Guide is available free of charge from SFIA’s Technical Publications page.
Steel Framing Industry Association
The Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA) provides its members with exclusive access to technical cold-formed steel (CFS) framing services, including the SFIA Steel Framing Learning Portal. SFIA member services include access to market data, market analysis, technical design guides, architectural services, environmental product declarations, CFS certification and more.
Editor’s note: This post was originally published in February 2022 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.
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