In a move that reinforces ClarkDietrich’s commitment to sustainability, former building code compliance and real estate manager Adam Shoemaker has been named as the company’s new corporate sustainability manager.
The program provides a streamlined mechanism for AISI’s standards development committees (the Committee on Specifications and the Committee on Framing Standards), industry stakeholders, academics and students to collaborate on relatively short-term, highly focused and mutually beneficial projects.
After two years, the Expo returns to an in-person format that will include several educational sessions; announcements of the CFSEI Design Excellence and Creative Detail Award winners and the John P. Matsen Distinguished Service Award winner; and an exposition featuring state-of-the-art innovations, technologies and principles in cold-formed steel framing.
The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute will host a webinar on “Resilience Amidst Uncertain Times: Preparing the Cold-Formed Steel Industry” on Thursday, February 24, 2022 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST.
Simpson Strong-Tie has expanded its lineup of rigid connector angles with the addition of the RCA-C, an ideal solution for attaching cold-formed steel stud framing to concrete supports.
The American Iron and Steel Institute has published AISI D114-21, “Cold-Formed Steel Clip Angle Design Guide, 2021 Edition,” a new publication that provides practical guidance on the design of cold-formed steel clip angles based on research performed at the University of North Texas.
