Title
SFIA 122: CFS Framing – Construction, Codes and Collapse Consideration
Date/Time
On-Demand
Cost
Free
Continuing Education
This course is registered with AIA CES and participants will earn 1 HSW LU. 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).
Take the Course
To access the course, a free SFIA Steel Framing Learning Portal account must be setup. If you already have an account, simply login to start the course.
Course Description
Discover the power of cold-formed steel (CFS) framing in Mid-rise construction!
Dive into a dynamic presentation that not only highlights its prowess in non-load bearing interior partitions but also showcases its immense capacities for commercial, institutional, and multi-residential projects.
Stay informed with essential code references and fire-rated assemblies. Plus, gain insights into common pitfalls and structural capacity loss associated with members being cut, drilled through or damaged in the field, as well as exposed to extreme temperatures.
Don’t miss out on this comprehensive webinar!
Learning Objectives
- Understand what CFS framing is and is not capable of.
- Note what are typical hybrid uses of CFS framing
- See where CFS and fire requirements (also relative to some other assemblies) is dealt with in the body of the code
- Find out what types of hazards and damage are critical to CFS framing
Presenter
Patrick Ford, Technical Director of the Steel Framing Industry Association
Pat Ford, P.E. is Technical Director of the Steel Framing Industry Association, overseeing the SFIA’s code compliance certification programs and all technical resources, including the SFIA code reports and Technical Product Catalog.
Pat also manages the cold-formed steel (CFS) design team at raSmith, now one of the largest CFS engineering groups in the United States, providing services to architects, builders, and general contractors throughout the United States.
About the SFIA Steel Framing Learning Portal
The Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA) Steel Framing Learning Portal is an education platform offering cold-formed steel (CFS) framing educational resources 24/7/365. The portal offers live webinars and on-demand CFS framing courses. Many of the educational resources are registered with AIA CES and participants can earn HSW LU for the successful completion of select webinars and courses. To get started, a free registration is required.
