Title
Thermal Bridges: Small Details with a Large Impact on Cold-Formed Steel
Date/Time
On-Demand
Cost
Free
Continuing Education
This course is not officially registered with any third-parties but may be eligible to be reported as a self-directed course if that option is available under the continuing education parameters of your program.
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
Most everyone in the construction industry is familiar with the International Building Code, but that is just one of the ICC codes and other governing documents that impact the design and construction of a cold-formed steel (CFS) building.
Energy codes and standards such as ASHRAE 90.1 and the ICC’s International Energy Conservation Code have been having an increasing impact on CFS over the past decade or more, mostly in how much and where insulation is placed with a given floor, roof, or wall assembly.
Learning Objectives
Thermal bridges are the new frontier of energy conservation for building envelopes, requiring a jump from focusing on your assembly exclusively to how it interacts with other assemblies of the same and different materials.
The CFS industry will need to deliver solutions for building intersections as well as the traditional studs, joist, rafters, and trusses.
Presenter
Jay Crandell, P.E.
Jay Crandell has over 30 years of experience in construction, engineering, and innovative building technology research for private and public sector clients. He has conducted benchmark studies of major natural disasters and conducted research to address significant structural, energy, and building science challenges.
His work has helped to propel many innovative technologies into the International Codes and consensus standards.
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.
