The final two live webinars of the Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) Expo will be held on November 5 and November 12. The November 5 webinar, "Load Bearing Cold-Formed - 10 Stories and Beyond" will be conducted by Cody Dailey,…

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…

The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) will launch the first-ever CSFEI Virtual Expo on September 3, 2020 which will include four live webinars and four on-demand webinars conducted by nationally known experts for a total of 12…

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…

The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) will host a webinar on Mid-Rise Construction Using Lightweight Steel Framing on Thursday, August 13, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT. The webinar is designed for architects, engineers,…

Some building materials make it hard to achieve certain architectural goals. Here’s how cold-formed steel opens up more design possibilities. Great architecture can serve to make a statement, reflect contemporary preferences, or create…

England intends to reduce the maximum height allowance of wood-framed buildings from six to three or four stories, according to The Construction Specifier. By making the change, officials in the United Kingdom hope to avoid another…

(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…