L’un des plus grands défis auxquels le monde est confronté aujourd’hui est de savoir comment aborder et minimiser le changement climatique résultant des émissions de carbone et de gaz à effet de serre. Les bâtiments construits selon des…

One of the biggest challenges the world faces today is how to address and minimize climate change resulting from carbon and greenhouse gas emissions. Buildings constructed using conventional methods have and continue to consume…

See the full story on La Pièce. Five years ago, Azélie, her partner and son moved to their triplex in Limoilou. At that time, they would never have imagined that they would still be renovating it five years later! During the lockdown last…

MODERN MARVEL A large, ultra-modern home is being custom-built outside of Toronto, and it features not wood studs, but cold-formed steel (CFS) framing. Located in Mississauga, Ontario, the residence on Doulton Drive will have “a completely…

This 82,000sf - 6 story apartment building is located in the suburbs of Winnipeg, Manitoba and was constructed in 2019 by Light-weight Building Systems Inc. Substantial completion was achieved on December 31st, 2019. Light-weight Building…

Pier 27 is a multi-phase, large-scale condo development on Queens Quay, in Toronto’s central waterfront. As one of the last undeveloped lakefront parcels in the downtown core, Pier 27 is an important component in the revitalization of the…

Steel has long been integrated into building construction and recognized as a significant material in traditional and modern building design. Steligence® is a research initiative delivering a range of fact based sustainability and cost…

Steel blends old and new structures, while providing speed and cost-savings - Brandon Municipal Airport, Manitoba THE BRANDON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT NEEDED A MAJOR UPGRADE. FIRST CONSTRUCTED IN THE 1970S, THE BUILDING WAS OUT-OF-DATE AND SMALL.…

For many years, Dofasco (now ArcelorMittal Dofasco) has been publishing Steel Design magazine twice a year to highlight the amazing projects created using steel products manufactured from the steel made in their steel mill in Hamilton,…

(Case study provided by the Steel Framing Industry Association) Why build an apartment building with cold-formed steel framing?The answer initially for developer Gabriel Kirchberger was that the steel system, being non-combustible, could…