{"id":19291,"date":"2016-11-14T00:20:12","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T05:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=19291"},"modified":"2016-10-27T16:24:09","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T20:24:09","slug":"exploring-technological-advances-with-cold-formed-steel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/exploring-technological-advances-with-cold-formed-steel\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring technological advances with cold-formed steel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Designed by Ennead Architects, this new building on Stanford University\u2019s campus (Palo Alto, California) is defined by a convex ceiling. It is finished with acoustical plaster to create a seamless surface and control reverberation, and is suspended from a cold-formed steel framework.<\/span>
Photo \u00a9 Tim Griffith<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During the medieval period, complex Gothic structures were built from drawings that communicated a designer\u2019s overall vision without detailing specific means of construction. Master craftsmen translated designs into buildable structures using simple tools available at the time. Now, in some respects, the construction industry has come full circle.<\/p>\n

Complex concepts envisioned by contemporary designers are being translated into buildable structures by a new generation of master builders. The differences, however, are today\u2019s building materials can be considerably lighter weight than stone masonry of yore, and the craftsman\u2019s tool kit includes building information modeling (BIM) capabilities.<\/p>\n

Recent advances in cold-formed steel (CFS) framing illustrate this transition. Thanks to the efforts of American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), Cold-formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI), and other industry organizations, there are well-established engineering and fabrication guidelines for orthogonal CFS structures. However, using CFS for complex curved or faceted surfaces still relies on master crafters\u2014now called subject matter experts (SME)\u2014with specialized skills and knowledge.<\/p>\n

Find out more by downloading<\/a> the new, free e-book, Steel Framing<\/em>, from The Construction Specifier<\/em>. It includes the 2015 winner of the magazine\u2019s article-of-the-year award, \u201cCold-formed Steel Framing Gets Complicated,\u201d written by Chuck Mears, FAIA, Ryan Rademacher, AIA, Sheri Carter, AIA, and Michael Chusid, RA, FCSI, CCS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are well-established engineering and fabrication guidelines for orthogonal cold-formed steel (CFS) structures. However, using CFS for complex curved or faceted surfaces still relies on subject matter experts (SMEs) with specialized skills and knowledge. 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