The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) presented three Design Excellence Awards during the recent 2016 CFSEI/MASFA (Mid-Atlantic Steel Framing Alliance) Expo at the Historic Inns of Annapolis in Annapolis, Md.
The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) has named Nabil Rahman, Ph.D., P.E., as the recipient of the 2016 CFSEI John P. Matsen Award for Distinguished Service. CFSEI’s Distinguished Service Award was renamed this year to honor John P. Matsen, P.E., founder and principal of Matsen Ford Design Associates in Waukesha, Wis., who passed away in June 2015.
The Cold-formed Steel Research Consortium will host the 7th International Conference on Coupled Instabilities in Metal Structures (CIMS) on Nov. 7-8, 2016 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Baltimore, Md.
The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) has published a new Technical Note, “Antiterrorism Design Requirements for Cold-Formed Steel Framing” (Tech Note S100-16). While cold-formed steel can be used throughout the building as exterior and/or interior walls, floor and roof systems, this Technical Note focuses on blast protection of building envelopes, specifically exterior walls.
Radius Track Corp. received the Excellence in Construction Award from CISCA, the Ceiling and Interior Systems Contractor Association. The award, presented at CISCA’s annual convention, recognizes the company for excellence in designing and fabricating curved cold-formed steel framing for the Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance, Calif.
At the 2016 INTEX Expo, CEMCO announced that it has joined the Steel Framing Industry Association. This announcement also included the appointment CEMCO’s President Tom Porter as Secretary of SFIA for the next two years.
The Steel Framing Industry Association announced that Simpson Strong-Tie has successfully completed the requirements to earn the SFIA’s Manufacturing Compliance Certification for Cold-Formed Steel Connectors.
The Cold-formed Steel Engineers Institute will host a webinar on “Seismic Engineering of Cold-formed Steel Framed Buildings and the CFS-NEES Effort” on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 3:00 p.m. EST.
