The Steel Framing Industry Association publishes case studies to provide builders and architects with real-world examples of how cold-formed steel has been essential to the success of a building project.

Tall Order.  Developer chooses cold-formed steel to optimize bottom line and gain 50 percent more rentable units versus a wood frame design.






Smart Home. Architect uses cold-formed steel to achieve exceptional quality in demanding details for award winning luxury home.

   Profit Center. Pre-finished load-bearing cold-formed steel exterior panels saves time and money.

    Luxury for Less.  Cold-formed steel saves $250,000 in building a modern mid-rise building.

 Modern Erector Set.  Design and production technology enables untrained laborers to build a pole barn in less time and at a lower cost than traditional materials.

 

Money in the Bank Credit Union’s switch from wood to noncombustible cold-formed steel trusses saves $40,000. Pre-fabricated components cut weeks off delivery times, and the precision of cold-formed steel makes installation at the DATCU Headquarters simple and quick.

Chart Industries Factory Office Cold-formed steel framing proves to be the perfect wall system for manufacturing plant expansion, giving the architect the freedom needed for a light, open design and saving the owner $2.50 per sq. ft. versus masonry construction.

MODERN MARVEL

Sheridan College Student Residence: The Trafalgar campus of Sheridan College's new student residence features load-bearing cold-formed steel installed on concrete foundations poured before winter began.

WINTER NO MATCH FOR STEEL

Colborne Street: Cold-formed steel cuts weeks off the construction schedule at 255 Colborne Street, Brentford, Ontario.

COLD-FORM CASH FLOW STORY

 

Victory Hall: The University of North Texas’s Victory Hall used load-bearing cold-formed steel framing to shave 25% off the construction times.

 STEEL FRAMING HELPS DELIVER DORM ON TIME

City Green: City Green shows how the light weight and strength of CFS provided architectural freedom, enabled the builder to use less material, and shortened the time of construction.

ARCHITECTURAL FREEDOM, LESS MATERIAL, GREATER SPEED

Convent Hill: "Convent Hill” describes how the strength and sustainability of CFS were combined to enable the architect to achieve design and “green” project objectives.

STRENGTH TAKES SUSTAINABLE BUILDING TO A NEW LEVEL

Holiday Inn Express: Hearne Hospitality finds construction savings, lower insurance premiums and less maintenance from cold-formed steel systems versus wood.

A QUALITY HOTEL BUILT FOR LESS

Exempla St Joseph's Hospital: Panelized cold-formed steel system dramatically cuts construction times and sets a new standard in hospital construction.

BUILT QUICKLY, BUILT SAFELY, BUILT TO LAST

Courthouse Square, Condo Building Two : Hybrid cold-formed/structural steel system provides architect with creative freedom.

STRENGTH AND CREATIVE FREEDOM IN HYBRID STEEL STRUCTURE

Woodstock Baptist Church: Strength, ductility, and light weight of cold-formed steel essential in controlling costs and meeting engineering requirements in unique church cupola.

STRUCTURALLY SOUND, RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE CURVED WALLS