It’s time to showcase your standout steel framing projects and products. The Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA) is now accepting entries for its 2026 Industry Project and Product Awards — honoring innovation and excellence in the use of SFIA-certified cold-formed steel (CFS) products. Now in its fourth year, the awards spotlight top-performing projects and products shaping the future of steel framing.
Deadline: June 26 at 8 pm ET
The deadline for the SFIA 2026 Awards entries is 8:00 pm ET on Friday, June 26, 2026. The competition is open to SFIA members only. SFIA members in any SFIA membership category can participate, but they must be a member to submit a project to the SFIA Awards competition.
SFIA members can download the Contest Rules in PDF format and submit their projects using the official SFIA Awards Submissions Form. Architects, engineers, manufacturers, distributors, contractors and others can enter projects in the competition, so long as the projects feature SFIA-certified CFS products and the entrants themselves are SFIA members.
Download the 2026 SFIA Awards Contest Rules PDF.
“These projects tell the story of what SFIA-certified steel can do in the real world — helping teams deliver resilient, sustainable and code-compliant construction on today’s most demanding builds,” says Don Allen, SFIA executive director.
Entrants may select multiple categories to best reflect their project. For example, a submission can be both sustainable and low-rise. This self-selection helps organize entries for judging, while final category placement remains at the judges’ discretion.
View last year’s SFIA Awards winners.
11 Categories of Awards
The SFIA Industry Project Awards will emphasize the innovative use of CFS framing. The 2026 competition will accept entrants in the following 11 categories:
- Efficient use of cold-formed steel framing
- Conversion from another material to cold-formed steel framing
- Architectural design detail
- Sustainable project
- Interior project
- Panelized project
- Size of the job (quantity of cold-formed steel products used) in a Low Rise (1-3 stories) project
- Size of the job (quantity of cold-formed steel products used) in a Mid Rise (4-7 stories) project
- Size of the job (quantity of cold-formed steel products used) in a Super Mid Rise (8+ stories) project
- Judging panel’s choice
- Innovative Product
One winner and one honorable mention will be awarded for each category, unless suitable submissions are not received. Winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony to be held by SFIA later this year.
SFIA Awards judges give higher marks to entries with high-quality photography focused on details, such as this past award winning project submitted by CEMCO.
The SFIA 2026 Industry Project Awards will focus on CFS manufacturing and construction. The awards program is a complement to the Design Excellence and Creative Detail Awards governed by the Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI).
The 2026 SFIA Awards has 11 categories recognizing outstanding use of cold-formed steel (CFS) framing, such as this past winner submitted by Industrialized Construction Solutions.
Remember, projects must feature the use of CFS framing certified by the SFIA as code compliant. This means they have passed physical tests for mechanical properties, coatings and manufacturing tolerances.
Contact Info
Contact:
Meredith Perez, Awards Program Manager
Steel Framing Industry Association
Steel Framing Industry Association
The Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA) provides its members with exclusive access to technical cold-formed steel (CFS) framing services, including the SFIA Steel Framing Learning Portal. SFIA member services include access to market data, market analysis, technical design guides, architectural services, environmental product declarations, CFS certification, the SFIA Awards and more.
