Last month, I urged specialty contractors to watch out for conflicts between project specifications and building code requirements, especially where the 2018 edition of the International Building Code has been adopted.
The disruptions created by the coronavirus will certainly create ripples through the economy and construction industry for months to come. The SFIA expects that many have questions about what these impacts could be so it is adding a special session to this year's agenda called, “Feedback and Forecast 2020.”
The Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA) released the industry’s most up-to-date Guide Specifications, “054000 – Load Bearing Cold-Formed Metal Framing” and “092216 – Non-Load-Bearing CFS Framing.”
The Steel Framing Industry Association has been busy preparing for its annual meeting as well as putting out their quarterly report. With both out of the way, W&C has the recap.
ClarkDietrich recently announced that its FastClip Slide clips and Extended FastClip Slide clips have achieved the Steel Framing Industry Association’s certification for manufacturing compliance.
The Steel Framing Industry Association has released a new detailed analysis of the impact in the construction industry of the recent reduction of structural values for Southern Yellow Pine.