Cold-formed steel portal frames have emerged as a versatile and efficient structural system in modern construction. Their design exploits thin-walled steel sections, which are cold-formed to yield ...

Recently, a major fire raced through the AvalonBay at Edgewater apartment community in New Jersey, destroying several hundred units and displacing the residents of the luxury development in the middle ...

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published three new cold-formed steel framing research reports: 1) “RP15-3: Advancing Seismic Simulation of Cold-Formed Steel Framed Buildings,” 2) ...

In regions where wood-frame construction has long defined residential development, PT Development Group of Florida LLC is advancing a different standard. As a full-cycle developer with international ...

Nexa opens up access from all design software to FRAMECAD roll-forming equipment and delivers customers complete end-to-end visibility and control of their operations With Nexa's centralized platform, ...

Silverline Structures is leading the way in reshaping the personal workspace sector through its innovative use of cold formed metal building technology. This cutting-edge approach offers a compelling ...

Cold Formed Steel (CFS), also known as light gauge steel (LGS), construction is a practical, code approved solution to many of the limitations that builders face today when using traditional ...

This steel system could change the way prefab buildings are built. Julian Bowron, designer of the Metaloq steel framing system, used a term I had not heard since 2015: "tolerance accumulation." It's ...

A team of engineers is testing a six-story, lightweight steel-frame building on the world’s largest outdoor seismic shake table this month at the University of California, San Diego. The goal is to ...