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…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is expecting an above-normal 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November 30. Steel-intensive resilient buildings can play a major role in ensuring…

Steel is the EnviroMetalTM. Producing a ton of steel today in North America requires less than half the energy that was needed to produce a ton of steel 40 years ago, resulting in a 50 percent reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.…

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,…

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…

As an advanced engineered material, steel is the material of choice by engineers and architects because of its strong performance characteristics, durability, reliability, versatility in design and consistency as a product.Life cycle…

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…

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…

Article originally posted on the Daily Commercial News website on October 7, 2020.By all accounts the federal government’s speech from the throne Sept. 23 promises a sharp turn towards driving a greener economy and the Canadian Steel…

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,…