Title
Webinar on the Roles and Responsibilities for Success with Cold-Formed Steel Framing
Sponsor
Sponsored by the Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI)
Date/Time
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
1:00 – 2:30 pm ET (1+ hour of lecture, followed by discussion and questions – 1.5 hours total)
Audience/Continuing Education
This webinar is for engineers, architects, building officials and contractors.
Cost
- Individual Registration (1 Participant Only)
- $50.00 (member)
- $75.00 (non-member)
- Site Registration (More than 1 Participant)
- $125.00 (member)
- $200.00 (non-member)
- Student Members
- Free
Webinar Details
For a project to be successful, it takes more than good number crunching by an engineer. The engineer is only one part of a much larger team working together to design and construct the project. Sometimes, the lines of responsibility can be unclear, leading to delays, arguments and stress.
Who is responsible for what? How is the burden of responsibility determined in cold-formed steel (CFS) design and construction practice?
This webinar will introduce and share recent updates to the SFIA AISI Code of Standard Practice. Jeff will discuss the contents of the COSP as it applies to a typical CFS project and answer participant questions as an expert in both CFS design and CFS project management.
Learning Objectives
- Introduce the SFIA AISI Code of Standard Practice and describe how it was developed and is maintained
- Describe the roles of various individual/entities in a CFS framing project
- Identify new items/changes in 2026 Edition
- Give examples of items in COSP and how they can be used in actual projects
Webinar Materials
On the day before the webinar, participants will have access to electronic versions of the following:
- Presenter’s notes
- Evaluation form
- Attendance form
Presenter
Jeff Klaiman, P.E., ADTEK Engineers, Inc.
Jeff Klaiman, P.E.
ADTEK Engineers, Inc.
Jeff has almost 35 years of experience in the construction industry. He is Principal in Charge of structural engineering at ADTEK Engineers, Inc., where he oversees the design and coordination of all cold-formed steel design documents. He manages in-house staff in five offices for general structural and cold-formed steel framing design, develops project schedules, and coordinates quality control reviews with project managers on his teams.
His expertise includes building maintenance and engineering, on-site engineering for a concrete contractor, and manager of technical services and Versa-Truss product manager for Dale/Incor (a former national manufacturer of cold-formed steel framing products and systems). He participated on the American Iron and Steel Institute’s Committee on Specifications for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members and the Committee on Framing Standards for over 20 years. Jeff is a member of ASTM International, is past chairman of the Standard Practices Subcommittee of the AISI Committee on Framing Standards, current chairman of the SFIA Technical Committee, a member of the SFIA Standards Committee, and former president of the Mid-Atlantic Steel Framing Alliance (MASFA). He has been a member of CFSEI for more than 25 years, served as a past president, and currently the CFSEI’s Managing Director.
Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute
The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) comprises hundreds of structural engineers and other design professionals. Together, they are finding a better way to produce safe and efficient cold-formed steel (CFS) designs for commercial and residential structures. CFSEI members develop industry standards and design methods. CFSEI issues technical bulletins, organizes seminars and provides online training so that engineers and design professionals can improve their knowledge and skills. CFSEI is part of the Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA) family. For more information, visit www.cfsei.org.