Codes & Standards

A one-stop resource for the codes and standards required for building with cold-formed steel framing.

Engineer

CFSEI Releases Tech Note J200-26: Vibration of Cold-Formed Steel Joist Framed Floors

Codes & Standards

CFSEI Releases Updated Tech Note G500-25: Field Guide – Inspection Checklist for Structural CFS Framing

Events

Free Webinar: SFIA 175 – High Performance Joint Firestopping (Mar. 25)

Engineer

CFSEI Releases Tech Note B011-25 for Engineers New to Cold-Formed Steel Framing Design

Engineering

New SFIA Bulletin Details the Designs and Benefits of Cold-Formed Steel Chase Walls

Engineering

Designers: Update to SFIA’s 2025 Tech Guide for the Latest CFS Load and Span Tables

Codes & Standards

Tech Note Expands Design Options for Brick Veneer on Steel Framing

Engineer

CFSEI Publishes Tech Note F140-25: ‘Welding Cold-Formed Steel’

Fire

SFIA Clarifies Use of Steel Posts Within Cold-Formed Steel Wall Cavities

News

Steel Framing Shows Strength Amid Price Pressures and Uncertainty, Says SFIA’s Don Allen

Fire

Continuity of Fire Resistance in CFS Structures — SFIA Answers 5 Questions

Codes & Standards

CFSEI Publishes Tech Note L400-25: ‘Non-Bearing Cold-formed Steel Lateral Force Resisting Systems’