How does cold-formed steel (CFS) compare to cast-in-place concrete when framing a building? Neither material has the monopoly on benefits. The “best” material depends on the project. For example, the stiffness and heavy weight of concrete…

Steel gives architects and engineers the freedom to achieve their most ambitious visions and provides contractors with a highly engineered, high-quality building material. Steel is used in everything from industrial to iconic structures,…

For the 2018 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 ProgramDaria Forsiuk, 4th-year Student…

Life safety, and specifically fire protection, has been a primary concern of the building codes. Steel is a non-combustible material and consequently does not burn, provide an ignition source or add fuel load that would enable a fire to…

La sécurité des personnes, et plus particulièrement la protection contre les incendies, a été et sera toujours une préoccupation majeure des codes du bâtiment. L’acier est un matériau non combustible et, par conséquent, ne brûle pas, ne…

Resiliency is associated with a building’s robustness, resourcefulness, and recovery. It encompasses safety, security, durability, energy conservation, environmental friendliness. The concept of resiliency can also be applied to individual…

The CSSBI is constantly reviewing and updating our standards to remain current with building codes, research and testing information. We have recently updated our Standard for Steel Roof Deck and Standard for Composite Steel Deck. Click on…

Un système de plancher composite a permis de réduire les délais de construction de trois mois de même que le coût des matériaux d’un édifice de 11 étages comprenant 166 appartements en copropriété situé à Longueuil au Québec. Ce système,…

Steel-intensive resilient buildings can play a major role in ensuring communities are prepared, and resilience is increasingly being considered as an important design requirement by owners and builders. Resilient building design goes…

A population on its way to 1-million makes Edmonton, Alberta, Canada’s 5th largest municipality. It also makes for a lot of waste. Facing reduced landfill and already diverting 60% of its waste, the city wanted to process the remaining…