PRESS RELEASES

• June 17, 2019 - CFSEI to Host Webinar on "Cold-Formed Steel Classroom: Design Topics Not in a Standard" on June 27, 2019
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• May 7, 2019 - CFSEI Announces Program for 2019 Expo - Event will be held in Chicago, Illinois
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• April 29, 2019 - AISI Releases Cold-Formed Steel Shear Wall Design Guide, 2019 Edition
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• March 25, 2019 - CFSEI to Host Webinar on Coordinating Cold-Formed Steel Framing
  with Metal Buildings on April 18, 2019 More ...

• March 12, 2019 - CFSEI Accepting Entries for 2019 Awards Program Though April 15
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• March 6, 2019 - 2019 CFSEI Expo to be Held June 4-6 in Chicago, Illinois
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• January 28, 2019 - CFSEI to Host on AISI D113-19, Cold-Formed Steel Shear Wall Design Guide New design guide will be published soon  More ...
  

• January 9, 2019 - AISI Publishes Supplement No. 1 to S100-16, North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members, 2016 Edition More ...
  

• October 30, 2018 - AISI Publishes New Cold-Formed Steel Research Report on Load Bearing Clip Angle Design More ...

• October 9, 2018 - AISI Published Two New Cold-Formed Steel Research Reports
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• October 4, 2018 - AISI to Co-Sponsor the Wei-Wen Yu International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures 2018 More ...

• October 2, 2018 - CFSEI to Host Webinar on Cold-Formed Steel Framing Design with the AISI Direct Strength Method on October 11, 2018 More ...

• September 11, 2018 - AISI Announces Council Approves Formation of New Subcommittee on Composite Member Design and Seeks Experts to Participate
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• August 6, 2018 - CFSEI Announces 2018 Executive Committee Members.
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• July 24, 2018 - CFSEI to Host Webinar on Construction-Grade Thumbtacks on August 23, 2018
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• July 10, 2018 - CFSEI Names Recipient of the 2018 CFSEI John P. Matsen Award
  for Distinguished Service
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• July 10, 2018 - CFSEI Announces 2018 Design Excellence and Innovative Detail Award Winners
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• July 3, 2018 - AISI Published New Report on LRFD and Resistance Factors for Cold-Formed Steel Compression Members
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• June 25, 2018 - CFSEI to Host Webinar on Understanding the Fundamental Behavior of Cold-Formed Steel Members on June 28, 2018
  CFSEI launches new "AISI S100 Lecture" webinar series
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• June 13, 2018 - AISI Publishes Cold-Formed Steel Design Manual 2017 Edition
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• June 5, 2018 - AISI Standards Council Small Project Fellowship Program Announces Winning Research Proposals for 2018
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• May 16, 2018 - AISI Updates Fourteen S900-Series Test Standards
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• May 8, 2018 - AISI Publishes New Test Standard
  AISI S919 completes the suite of 2017 Edition Standards
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• May 3, 2018 - AISI Updates Cold-Formed Steel Framing Design Standard
  New Version of AISI S201 Supersedes 2012 Edition
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• April 9, 2018 - CFSEI Announces Program for 2018 Expo 
  Event will be held May 15-16 in San Diego, CA
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• March 26, 2018 - CFSEI To Host Webinar on Apparent Sound Transmission Class Ratings and Cold-Formed Steel on April 26, 2018
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• February 27, 2018 - CFSEI Publishes New Technical Note on the Attachment of Cold-Formed Steel Framing to Precast, Post-tensioned and Hollow-Core Concrete
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• February 20, 2018 - CFSEI Launches Video Series to Answer Frequently Asked Questions about Cold-Formed Steel Framing
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• February 13, 2018 - CFSEI Accepting Entries for 2018 Awards Program Through March 30
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• February 7, 2018 - CFSEI Expo to be Held May 15-16 in San Diego, California
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• January 3, 2018 - CFSEI Announces 2017-2018 Executive Committee Members
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• October 24-26, 2017 - AISI and CFSEI to Co-Sponsor 25th Short Cource on Cold-Formed Steel Structures
  Biennial course to be held October 24-26, 2017 in St. Louis, MO
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• April 13, 2017 - CFSEI to Host Expo on May 22-23 in Fort Worth, Texas
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• March 23, 2017 - Steel Framing Alliance Updated "A Guide to Fire
  and Acoustic Data for Cold-Formed Steel Floor, Wall and Roof Assemblies"
  2017 update includes 35 new assemblies
  New category recognizes innovation cold-formed steel framing details
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• February 15, 2017 - CFSEI Accepting Entries for 2017 Program Through March 30
  New category recognizes innovation cold-formed steel framing details
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• February 13, 2017 - AISI Publishes Three New Cold-Formed Steel Framing Research Reports More ...

• January 4, 2017 - AISI Publishes Two New S900-Series Test Standards
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• December 21, 2016 - CFSEI to Host Webinar on Lessons Learned from Cold-Formed Steel Framed Mid-Rise Projects on February 23, 2017
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• December 6, 2016 - AISI Publishes New Report on Direct Strength Prediction of Cold-Formed Steel Beam-Columns
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• December 2, 2016 - AISI and MBMA to Host Webinar on Significant Changes to AISI S100, Cold-Formed Steel Design Specification
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• November 17, 2016 - AISI Publishes Supplement No. 1 to S400-15 North American Standard for Seismic Design of CFS Structural Systems
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• November 15, 2016 - CFSEI to Host Webinar on Structural Versus Nonstructural Member Design on December 8, 2016
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• November 9, 2016 - NEHRP and ATC Release New Seismic Design Technical
  Brief Based on AISI Standard
  Document is co-authored by AISI standards committee members
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• July 27, 2016
  Steel Industry Teams Up for Material Transparency
  North American steel associations show sustainability of building products with EPDs
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• May 26, 2016
  CFSEI To Host Webinar on Building Information Modeling and Cold-Formed Steel on June 2, 2016
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• May 12, 2016
  AISI Publishes New Report on Resistance of Arc Spot Welds Loaded in Shear and Tension for Building Design and Construction
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• April 26, 2016
  Steel Industry Releases First Environmental Product Declarations for Steel Joists and Roof/Floor Deck
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• January 12, 2016
  AISI Publishes S240-15, North American Standard for Cold-Formed
  Steel Structural Framing
  This first edition integrates several AISI standards into one document
  for easier reference
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• December 8, 2015
  AISI Publishes Three S900-Series Standards
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• November 30, 2015
  AISI Publishes S230-15, Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Framing - Prescriptive Method for One-and Two-Family Dwellings, 2015 Edition
  New edition supersedes AISI S230-07 with Supplements 2 and 3 (Reaffirmed 2012)
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• October 13, 2015
  Steel Deck Institute Publishes New Edition of the Diaphragm Design Manual
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• October 1, 2015
  Steel Framing Alliance to Host Two-Day Stud University Session
  at 2015 METALCON International
  Must-Attend Educational Workshop for Architects, Builders, Contractors, Engineers, Building Inspectors and Building Trades Instructors
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• September 23, 2015
  SMDI Announces Launch of New Website Dedicated to Using Steel for Building Construction
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• June 9, 2015
  AISI Announces Public Review and Comment Period for Cold-Formed Steel Design and Test Standards
  Includes New Standards AISI S240, S400, S915 and S916 and Revised Edition Standards AISI S220, S230, S310 and S914
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• June 4, 2015
  AISI to Co-Sponsor 24th Short Course on Cold-Formed Steel Structures
  Biennial course to be held October 27-29, 2015 in St. Louis, MO
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• June 3, 2015
  CFSEI to Host Webinar on Framing Connection Design on June 25, 2015
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• June 1, 2015
  Steel Framing Alliance Updates "Thermal Design and Code Compliance for Cold-Formed Steel Walls" Design Guide
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• May 5, 2015
  2015 International Student Competition on Cold-Formed Steel Design Kicks Off
  AISI and CFSEI CO-sponsor the annual competition, now in its fifth year  More ...

• May 1, 2015
  All Steel Framing Sessions Being Offered at 2015 CFSEI Expo are Eligible for FBPE Continuing Course Hours
  Florida Engineers to Benefit from 15 Technical Sessions  More ...

• April 22, 2015
  Technical Sessions Revealed for 2015 CFSEI Expo
  CFSEI Expo to be held May 18-19, 2015 at Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, FL  More ...

• April 20, 2015
  AISI Report Introduces New Design Methods for Load-Bearing Clip Angles More ...

• April 2, 2015
  CFSEI to Host Webinar on  "Mid-Rise Cold-Formed Steel Construction And Design - A Case Study" on April 9, 2015  More ...

• March 19, 2015
  CFSEI Expo to be Held May 18-19 in Orlando More ...

• March 13, 2015
  CFSEI Updates Technical Note on Design Methodology for Hole Reinforcement of Cold-Formed Steel Bending Members More ...

• March 12, 2015
  CFSEI Publishes New Technical Note on Design for Splicing of Cold-Formed Steel Wall Studs More ...

• March 4, 2015
  CFSEI Accepting Entries for 2015 Design and Distinguished Service Awards
  Awards program expanded; Entries due by 5 pm EDT on April 1, 2015  More ...

• January 26, 2015
  CFSEI to Host Webinar on Changes to S100 and Cold-Formed Steel Framing Standards on February 12, 2015
  This is the fifth webiner in the "Back to Basics" series  More ...

• January 12, 2015
  Winners Named in Fourth Annual International Student Competition on Cold-Formed Steel Design More ...

• November 13, 2014
  CFSEI to Host Webinar on Using New Edition of AISI Brick Veneer Cold-Formed Steel Framing Design Guide on December 4, 2014
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• October 8, 2014
  CFSEI to Host Webinar that Reviews Brace Design Provisions and Torsion Considerations
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• September 8, 2014
  CFSEI Publishes New Technical Note on Welded Box-Beam Flexure Design
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• September 4, 2014
  AISI Publishes 2013 Edition of Cold-Formed Steel Design Manual
  New Edition Supplements AISI S100-12; Updated 2008 Edition
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• August 25, 2014
  CFSEI Announces Resigned Website
  Website includes access to free downloadable AISI Cold-Formed Steel Standards
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• August 14, 2014
  AISI Publishes Fourteen S900-Series Test Standards
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• August 13, 2014
  AISI Publishes New Standard for the Design of Profiled Steel Diaphragm Panels
  S310-13 intended for use in the U.S., Canada and Mexico
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• August 12, 2014
  AISI Cold-Formed Steel Standards are Offered Free of Charge for Downloading
  Standards are available at new location, www.aisistandards.org
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• July 23, 2014
  Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute to Host Webinar that Reviews Built-up Member Design Provisions on August 14, 2014 More ...

• June 2, 2014
  CFSEI to Host Webinar on “Cold-Formed Steel Strap-Braced Walls: AISI S213 to AISI S400” on June 12, 2014
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• May 7, 2014
  Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) Annouces Keynote Speakers for Expo 2014
  Expo to be Held May 19-20, 2014 at Peabody Hotel in Memphis
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• April 15, 2014
  CFSEI Expo 2014 Includes Mill Tour of Nucor Steel Arkansas
  Expo to be held May 19-20 in Memphis; Mill tour to take place on May 21
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• April 7, 2014
  CFSEI to Host Webinar on Composite Floor Systems Using Cold-Formed Steel on April 24, 2014
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• March 27, 2014
  AISI is Re-accredited by ANSI as an American National Standards Developer
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• February 11, 2014
  CFSEI Accepting Entries for 2014 Design and Distinguished Service Awards
  New Category Added for Residential Design and Construction
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• February 27, 2014
  CFSEI 2014 Expo to be Held May 19-20 in Memphis
  New Cold-Formed Steel Design Forum added to program
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• January 29, 2014
  CFSEI to Host Webinar on Blast Design of Cold-Formed Steel Framing on February 27, 2014
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• December 30, 2013
  Winners Named in Third Annual International Student Competition on Cold-Formed Steel Design
  More international entries submitted in 2013 competition
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• November 6, 2013
  CFSEI to Host Webinar on Specifying Cold-Formed Steel on December 5, 2013
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• October 23, 2013
  STEEL FRAMING ALLIANCE UPDATES “A GUIDE TO FIRE AND ACOUSTIC DATA FOR COLD-FORMED STEEL FLOOR, WALL AND ROOF ASSEMBLIES”
  2013 update includes an additional 105 assemblies
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• October 22, 2013
  CFSEI CANADA TO HOST SEMINAR ON DESIGNING WITH COLD-FORMED STEEL USING THE NORTH AMERICAN SPECIFICATION, S136-12
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• October 9, 2013
  NEW STEEL FRAME LISTINGS TO BE INCLUDED IN U.L. FIRE RESISTANCE DIRECTORY AFTER SUCCESSFUL FULL-SCALE FIRE TESTS
  Same fire protection thickness now acceptable for restrained and unrestrained conditions
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• October 8, 2013
  CFSEI PUBLISHES FOUR TECHNICAL NOTES
  Two new documents and two revision documents now available for purchase
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• March 20, 2013
  AISI TO DEVELOP NEW UNIFIED COLD-FORMED STEEL SEISMIC DESIGN STANDARDAISI seeks new committee members to assist in the process
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• September 18, 2012
  STEEL FRAMING ALLIANCE TO HOST “STUD UNIVERSITY FOR THE MASSES” SESSION AND DEMONSTRATION AT 2012 METALCON INTERNATIONAL
  Architects, Builders, Contractors, Engineers, Building Inspectors and
  Building Trades Instructors Will Benefit
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• November 16, 2011
  AISI Publishes Code of Standard Practice for Cold-Formed Steel Structural Framing, 2011 Edition Edition
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• November 2, 2011
  AISI to Provide Technical Assistance on National Science Foundation Project to Advance Sustainable Residential Construction Research will produce new non-proprietary framing systems using cold-formed steel.
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• May 23-24, 2011
  Mid-Atlantic Steel Framing Alliance and National CFSEI Annual Conference
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• December 2, 2010
  AISI to Participate in Cold-Formed Steel Seismic Design Research
  Two NSF Grant Projects to Move Building Design Methods to Next Level.
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• June 10, 2009
  AISI Publishes Cold-Formed Steel Design Manual
  New Manual Supplements 2007 Edition of the North American Specification
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