Horseshoe Las Vegas to Serve as Key Venue for SFIA 2023 Annual Meeting

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The Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA) Annual Meeting comes to Las Vegas, Nevada, in conjunction with Build23: AWCI’s Convention + Expo. The SFIA Annual Meeting and General Session events will be held principally at Horseshoe Las Vegas Hotel & Casino on Tuesday, March 14 in Palace Rooms 1 & 2, Indigo Tower, Casino Level, Horseshoe Las Vegas. Build23 Expo will be held at Paris Las Vegas, which is a connected facility.

“Attending SFIA’s annual meeting brings opportunities to network and steer the cold-formed steel (CFS) framing industry’s programs,” says Larry Williams, SFIA executive director. “We have exciting activities planned, including a first-look at new research on the sustainability claims of steel, lumber and cross-laminated timber.”

Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas

Meeting Schedule

Build23: AWCI’s Convention + Expo
Paris Las Vegas
3655 South Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109

SFIA Meetings
Horseshoe Las Vegas (formerly Bally’s)
3645 South Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

• 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. (Pacific) SFIA Annual Meeting, Palace Rooms 1 & 2, Indigo Tower, Casino Level, Horseshoe Las Vegas (formerly Bally’s), Horseshoe Map

Larry Williams, SFIA executive director

Larry Williams, SFIA executive director, will chair sessions on the State of the Industry and the SFIA Mission Review, showing how the organization is fulfilling its role to (1) Promote the use of cold-formed steel framing, (2) Advocate the development and acceptance of favorable code provisions and recognition of sustainable steel, (3) Educate members with reliable data and other critical information that is essential to effective business planning and create a positive environment for Innovation.

• 4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Pacific) SFIA General Session, Palace Rooms 1 & 2, Indigo Tower, Casino Level, Horseshoe Las Vegas (formerly Bally’s), Horseshoe Map

Green Building or Green Washing? An Unvarnished Appraisal of Wood and Steel Framing

Nicole Meyer and Jonathan Provo of Sustainable Solutions Corp.

In this provocative session, Nicole Meyer and Jonathan Provo of Sustainable Solutions Corp. will discuss a landscape assessment study (a holistic environmental appraisal) of the alternative approaches to boundary and impact setting by wood and steel construction products. The results provide a simple roadmap through the tangle of rating systems, unwrap the mysteries of green building jargon and identify the types of greenwashing prevalent in the construction industry.

“This is a must-see for SFIA members,” says Williams. “New regulations and incentives have made sustainability open to a lot of interpretation. But, Nicole and Jonathan know exactly what green building is about.”

Propelled by new regulations, building standards, green procurement programs and incentives, the term sustainability is increasingly playing a role in building material and construction design specification decisions. As the definitions of sustainability and “green” can be subject to interpretation and vary based on the requirements of the reporting agency, there is an increasing necessity to better understand the key attributes, data and assumptions employed in making product stewardship claims. Meyer and Provo will provide attendees with a balanced, third-party evaluation of the sustainability credentials of cold-formed steel (CFS) framing, dimensional lumber and cross-laminated timber.

Learn more about the speakers.

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

• 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Pacific) BUILD23, SFIA at Booth 1002

Thursday, March 16, 2023

• 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Pacific) BUILD23, SFIA at Booth 1002

Additional Resources

• SFIA Launches Steel Framing Learning Portal
• Again, Who Says It Is More Sustainable to Build With Wood Than Steel?
• SFIA Releases Industry Environmental Products Declaration for Cold-Formed Steel Framing