The NAHB Research Center, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD, and the Steel Framing Alliance have worked cooperatively to introduce cold-formed steel framing into the residential construction market and to provide builders and homeowners with a cost-effective alternative construction material. There is one barrier in the progress...
Builders who have combined insulating concrete forms and cold-formed steel framing in homes complain of a lack of information on making the connections. This publication is intended to alleviate these problems by providing construction details and schedules for the connection of cold-formed steel frame walls, floor decks, and roofs to...
Cold-formed steel has been widely used in commercial buildings, especially in non-load bearing partitions and curtain wall applications. This report investigates regulatory requirements, available test data, and typical practices relating to acoustics and fire protection of cold-formed steel framing. This document starts by providing an overview of fire and acoustic...
The use of cold-formed steel in the structural system of residential construction has taken hold in some site building markets but it potentially offers far more value to the manufactured home industry. This report documents a prototype home, consisting of a structural frame made entirely of cold-formed steel components that...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 13--URA HAS PLAN FOR E. LIBERTY HOUSING: The city's Urban Redevelopment Authority has submitted a proposal to buy the 332-unit Liberty Park Apartments in East Liberty. Liberty Park is a low-income housing complex ...
Articles 2002-09-13
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