The Coil — Sheet Steel Blog

When Nader Ghassemlou, owner of ObjeKt Design Studio, purchased some Signal Hill property in Long Beach, California, he decided to design his own home. The area has spectacular ocean views, so Ghassemlou designed a tall, narrow steel and…

Article first appeared on the BuildSteel.org website. 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…

The Steel Recycling Institute has launched a new website! This website houses much of the sustainability-related information for the steel industry whether it concerns construction products, automotive and even packaging. You can easily…

Happy National Aboriginal History Month for June and Happy Canada 150 on July 1st! The CSSBI is proud to be Canadian and we wish everyone a safe and happy weekend to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday!

Our current President, Warren Fournier (right) of Canam Group Inc. awarded the 2017 CSSBI Award of Recognition at the CSSBI Annual Meeting banquet held on June 4th, 2017 in Vancouver, BC to Mr. Jamie Robertson (left) of Agway Metals Inc.…

For the 2017 CSSBI Annual Photo Contest, all photos were submitted for adjudication by our panel of judges. Catherine Kilcoyne, Instructor at Conestoga College in the Architectural Technology ProgramNatalie Gartska, 4th-year Student…

Resiliency of a structure is associated with robustness, resourcefulness, and recovery. Essentially, resilient buildings will operate for a long time, even after a catastrophic event. In this infographic, learn how cold-formed steel…

Steel is a high-performance material with high capacity and, Ali said, is also sustainable and helps maintain resilient construction in an era of severe weather events. Steel in building construction is durable, with a long life span,…

LIVONIA, MI., May 17, 2017 -- The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), honored the Volvo Car Corporation body structure team with its Automotive Excellence Award for…

Construction is increasingly “going green,” and building owners, architects, engineers, and contractors are looking for ways to construct buildings with low environmental impact. Many are turning to the most recycled material on the planet…