The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute is accepting entries through Feb. 18, 2022 for its annual awards program, which acknowledges outstanding achievement in creative design, technical innovation and best practices in the use of cold-formed steel and recognizes individuals who have volunteered significant time and talent to the cold-formed steel industry. The 2022 CFSEI awards will be presented in three categories: Projects/Design Excellence, Creative Detail and the John P. Matsen Award for Distinguished Service. Winners will be announced at the 2022 CFSEI Expo, which will be held May 17-18, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. The rules of eligibility and entry instructions for … Read more
CFSEI Announces 2021-2022 Executive Committee Members
The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute has announced the members of its 2021-2022 executive committee. The committee is responsible for developing and maintaining the technology transfer activities related to cold-formed steel design through seminars, webinars and the publication of Technical Notes. Committee members serve for three years. The 2021-2022 CFSEI executive committee includes: Chair: Daniel Stadig, P.E., The Leffler Group, Colo. Vice chair: Patrick M. Hainault, P.E., raSmith, Wis. Immediate past chair (non-voting): Andrew Newland, P.E., ADTEK Engineers, Inc., Va. Committee members: Dana Hennis, P.E., S.E., Lochsa Engineering, Idaho Jeffrey Kreinke, P.E., Excel Engineering, Inc., Wis. Kara Peterman, Ph.D., University of … Read more
CFSEI Accepting Entries for 2021 Awards Program through Feb. 19, 2021
The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute is accepting entries through Feb. 19, 2021 for its annual awards program, which acknowledges outstanding achievement in creative design, technical innovation and best practices in the use of cold-formed steel. The awards program also recognizes individuals who have volunteered significant time and talent to the cold-formed steel industry. The 2021 CFSEI awards will be presented in three categories: Projects/Design Excellence, Creative Detail and the John P. Matsen Award for Distinguished Service. Winners will be announced at the Virtual 2021 CFSEI Expo, which will be held May 18-20, 2021. The 2021 CFSEI Awards Program seeks entries … Read more
CFSEI Publishes Series of Beginner Technical Notes
The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute has developed a series of beginner Technical Notes for students and young engineers that provide fundamental information relating to cold-formed steel design. The series, which was authored by several cold-formed steel framing experts across the country, covers topics relating to steel production, framing fabrication and design principles. The beginner Technical Notes are free of charge to CFSEI members and are available for purchase to nonmembers at https://www.cfsei.org/technical-notes. The beginner Technical Notes series includes: “Tech Note B001-20: How Cold-Formed Steel Framing is Produced” “Tech Note B002-20: How Cold-Formed Steel is Used in Building Construction” “Tech Note … Read more
CFSEI Announces Winners of 2020 Design Excellence and Creative Detail Awards
The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute has announced the winners of its 2020 CFSEI Design Excellence and Creative Detail awards. The awards are usually presented during the annual CFSEI Expo, but this year’s event, originally scheduled for May 19-20 in Tampa, Florida, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CFSEI Design Excellence Awards recognize projects that exemplify excellence in the structural design of new or renovated structures utilizing cold-formed steel products. Entries are judged on design creativity, technical innovation and overall project excellence in cold-formed steel utilization. The 2020 CFSEI Design Excellence Award winners are: Category: Residential/Hospitality First Place—raSmith—Hub State Street—West … Read more