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Fast, Scalable, Economical: The Benefits of Building with an Innovative Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) Framing System

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Extreme weather events of all sorts are becoming increasingly frequent and ferocious. Wood stick-framed structures struggle to withstand them. As climate behavior shifts and worsens, building damage and destruction increase, building codes evolve, and insurance premiums skyrocket or simply become unavailable for certain building types in some locations. Architects must now utilize stronger, more resilient, noncombustible building approaches to address this situation. In addition, mounting pressures related to labor shortages, rising material costs, stringent building codes, and environmental volatility are pushing architects, developers, and engineers to reimagine their approaches to structural design and material selection. This course explores how an innovative, scalable, and economical cold-formed steel column and composite beam framing system can and does address these issues to create faster and deliver stronger, more cost-effective, and sustainable projects. This well-proven, code compliant system reduces dependencies on multiple trades and minimizes the number of handoffs, positively impacting schedule compression, which then translates directly into earlier openings, faster revenue generation, and reduced labor costs. The system is applicable to a range of housing, hotel, and commercial midrise projects in all climates. The course begins by exploring the limitations of traditional wood and metal framing systems. It then describes this prefabricated cold-formed steel (CFS) column and beam framing system and its details, erection methodology, advantages, environmental and sustainability benefits, accreditations, and certifications. It concludes with some representative examples of real-life projects.

Upon completion of this course, the Learner should be able to:

  • Discuss the benefits of utilizing an innovative prefabricated CFS column and composite beam framing system in reducing construction time and costs, compressing the schedule, and maintaining a safe and environmentally friendly building profile.
  • Summarize the system’s various sustainability attributes, such as its use of recycled content, recyclability at the end of its useful life, high durability and resiliency, lean manufacturing processes with low emissions, local production that minimizes carbon footprint, and resistance to moisture, pests, and mold, supporting a clean and healthy environment that enhances occupant well-being.
  • Review the advantages of leveraging a pre-engineered, precision-made, innovative prefabricated CFS column and composite beam framing system for a wide range of projects in a variety of climatic contexts, which ensures buildings can withstand extreme weather events and meet building code requirements for safety and energy conservation.
  • Analyze the benefits of CFS framing combined with the simplicity of column and composite beam construction, creating more resilient and durable buildings and providing sustainability, efficiency, and aesthetic advantages for project teams.
  • Recognize how such systems facilitate the construction of buildings on difficult or otherwise unbuildable sites with the use of a code compliant noncombustible, high-strength, efficient steel framing system, with minimal disruption to the surrounding community and a high rate of waste diversion in an environmentally friendly and highly efficient process.

Approximately 1 hour. Delivered online, at your own pace.

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This course is registered with: 30 Industry Association(s)

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