Steel Framing Industry Association Releases 2015 Technical Guide For Cold-Formed Steel Framing Products

Falls Church, VA - The Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA) has released the 2015 edition “Technical Guide for Cold-Formed Steel Framing Products,” a comprehensive technical guide for designing with cold‐formed steel framing members.

The 2015 edition includes a number of important updates, including compliance with the 2015 International Building Code and the AISI S100-12, which is the current version of the American Iron & Steel Institute Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Members. The Technical Guide is also compiled per the minimum requirements of the 2013 California Building Code and the 2014 Florida Building Code.

The SFIA Technical Guide also provides limiting height tables for composite wall assemblies that meet the requirements of ICC AC86-12 needed to ensure that design of these walls meet current code requirements. The Guide was also streamlined by removing some tables for multiple span conditions where the data was rarely applicable.

Patrick W. Ford, technical director for the SFIA, said, “Changes in codes and standards is an evolving process. The SFIA Guide helps us fulfill our mission to provide design and construction professionals with all the information they need to accomplish code compliant structural analysis. Supporting the largest group of cold-formed steel manufacturers, the SFIA Technical Catalog has the most current and comprehensive set of data in the industry.”

A copy of the 97-page publication is available for download on the SFIA site at no charge. Printed copies can be ordered via e-mail or from the SFIA online Bookstore.

About The Steel Framing Industry Association

The Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA) represents steel mills, coil coaters, processors, roll-formers, fabricators, engineers, material distributors and framing contractors. SFIA promotes cold-formed steel framing, advocates pro-industry codes and standards, conducts seminars and supports competitiveness through innovation. SFIA also provides statistical and trend data regarding steel usage and nonresidential construction. For more information, visit www.cfsteel.org.