Fire

Cold-formed steel's fire-resistant properties offer superior safety for wall and floor construction. Understand more about cold-formed steel framing's fire-resistance ratings and advantages in insurance ratings and premiums.

Cold-Formed Steel Framing 101

Construction Safety Week: 10 Ways Cold-Formed Steel Framing Creates Safer Job Sites

News

Building for Fire: How Cold-Formed Steel Is Changing Noncombustible Construction (May 20)

News

CFS-NHERI and CFS10 Capstone Seismic Research to Take Center Stage in Keynote at 2026 CFSEI Expo

Fire

Home Builders Turn to Steel as Wildfire Threats Intensify

Fire

Fire Changes Everything: Why Cold-Formed Steel Is Reshaping Housing Construction

News

Scottsdale Explains How Steel Framing Lowers Insurance Risk and Premiums

Prefabrication

Update #16: Cold-Formed Steel for Wildfire Recovery, Campus Housing and Martha Stewart Prefab Homes

Fire

Update: Insurance Costs Are Re-Shaping Construction Choices — And the Data Speaks for Itself

Events

Free Webinar: SFIA177 – Fire Resistance and Sound Control in Steel-Framed Construction (May 28)

Fire

New Bushfire Research Confirms Cold-Formed Steel Retains Load-Bearing Strength in Fire

Engineering

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

News

Data and Noncombustible Materials Hold the Key to Safer Construction, Says SFIA’s Don Allen