Title
SFIA 159: An Overview of Interior and Exterior Non-Load Bearing Cold-Formed Steel Framing
Recorded September 24, 2025
Cost
Free
AIA Continuing Education
This course is registered with AIA CES and participants will earn 1 “Learning Unit” in the “Health, Safety, Welfare” category. Credit(s) earned on completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members.
This course also qualifies for 1.0 PDH under the Florida Board of Professional Engineers (FBPE).
Description
The design of exterior non-load bearing cold-formed steel (CFS), often referred to as curtain wall framing, is frequently delegated by the structural engineer of record to a specialty engineer.
Interior non-load bearing framing may or may not be delegated and may or may not need to be delegated. When designs are delegated, the specialty engineer relies on the architectural and structural contract drawings to produce buildable CFS erection drawings.
This presentation will address the basics of non-load bearing framing details and design and discuss how architects and structural engineers of record can set specialty engineers up for success.
Learning objectives
- Understand the difference between structural and non-structural framing
- Learn about common exterior details
- Learn when it is and is not appropriate for interior framing to be part of a delegated design submittal
- Recognize common issues for specialty engineers included in architectural and structural contract drawings
About the Presenter
Andrew Newland, P.E., ADTEK Engineers, Inc.
Andrew Newland, PE – ADTEK Engineers
Andrew has more than 15 years of experience in both cold-formed steel manufacturing and design. He is a Principal at ADTEK Engineers, Inc. and the specialty structural team leader for the Charlottesville, VA, Fairfax, VA, Frederick, MD and Bay City, MI offices, which specialize in the design of load bearing and non-load bearing cold-formed steel framing in low & mid-rise construction.
Andrew is a member of the ASCE-SEI Committee on Cold-Formed Steel. He is a former member of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Committee on Specifications. He is a past chairman of the CFSEI Executive Committee. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering and an M.S. degree in Civil Engineering.
