Game-changing Contribution of CFS in the Construction Industry

Engineers and architects are particularizing cold-formed steel (CFS) framing to meet project goals and also to increase efficiency, address climate change, and develop resilient buildings.

FREMONT, CA: When it comes to adopting new technologies, the construction industry has traditionally been very slow. The growing use of cold-formed steel and off-site construction processes is modernising the industry. Designers have turned to multiple new trends and technologies in order to minimise change orders, increase efficiency, enhance their return on investment and improve the quality of their projects. Engineering firms and business owners who adopt new technology quickly realise improved outcomes, reduced construction costs, increased job site safety, and higher returns on their investments.

Sustainability

Several individuals actively work to reduce their carbon footprints because they are concerned about climate change. The architectural and engineering community adopts materials that provide ecologically friendly construction solutions to reflect this concern. Cold-formed steel (CFS) framing is accepted in all green building standards given that it is recyclable, durable, uses less overall construction material, and is dimensionally stable.

Steel framing is remade without any loss of quality as it contains a minimum of 25 per cent recycled steel and is perpetually and completely recyclable. The majority of other building materials can only be down-cycled into substandard products. Despite the debris that building sites produce, steel framing reduces site waste since steel can be recycled.