In this video, provided by the Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA), Harry Jones II, SE, principal at DCI Engineers, tells the story of how a mid-rise cold formed steel (CFS) building performed during research tests that subjected it to fire and simulated earthquakes using the world’s ...
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Prefabricated steel framing is quickly becoming the preferred building method among the world’s leading owner/developers and construction firms. Prefabrication of cold formed steel (CFS) framing, often used in modular construction, involves the precise offsite production of CFS parts, which are then transported to the ...
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Light steel frame building (LSFB), also known as cold-formed steel framing, is increasingly becoming the preferred building method in the Southern African Development Community, says Southern African Light Steel Frame Building Association (Safsa) director John Barnard . “LSFB allows for a neat, organised and clean ...
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Cold-formed steel framing is allowing South Africa to build more quickly and for less to address the nation’s housing shortage. Here’s how. The Zulus of South Africa have a proverb about the importance of getting the job done. Ungexoshe mpalambili, which means, “You can’t chase two ...
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Builders can meet market needs, meet safety requirements, and build cost-effective and environmentally sensitive mid-rise buildings with these five tips. The state of the global economy has changed the construction market for the next several years. Growing demand for mid-rise buildings, including apartments, condominiums, senior ...
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Cold-formed steel framing presents designers and contractors with some significant advantages For the average person, cold-formed steel framing (CFSF) is hardly anything to get excited about. As with most structural products, the thought process of the everyday man is sort of "out of sight, out ...
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When some building owners consider structural systems for their construction projects, they overlook cold-formed steel (CFS) framing. Why? There are many common misconceptions about the effectiveness of CFS as a structural material. However, a range of successful projects have proven these myths false. CFS framing ...
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Cold-formed steel (CFS) framing is rapidly becoming the material of choice for student dormitories, assisted living facilities, hotels, multi-family homes and other mid-rise buildings across the country. Because CFS framing is lightweight, extremely strong, noncombustible and relatively easy to install, it has dominated the market ...
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Cold-formed steel framing has a proven track record of providing sustainable benefits for low and mid-rise buildings. Choosing the right material to frame your next commercial project can significantly reduce costs while maintaining, or even improving, work quality and output. Cold-formed steel (CFS) framing has ...
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