The Steel Framing Industry Association, an accredited ANSI Standards Development Organization as of July 2, is now responsible for the development of a portion of the standards related to cold-formed steel framing previously maintained by the AISI.

The SFIA Standards Committee invites individuals interested in participating in the code development process to submit an expression of interest via survey by Nov. 29.

Free Webinar on Standards Development

Join the SFIA’s Jay Larson and Meredith Perez on Nov. 26 at 2 p.m. for a live webinar. Attend “Inside Standards Development: An Introduction to the SFIA Standards Committee & Canvass Group Process” on Nov. 26 and participate in the webinar’s Q&A session.

CFS Standards Maintained by the SFIA

The SFIA will maintain the following standards:

• AISI S202 (Code of Standard Practice for Cold-Formed Steel Structural Framing)
• AISI S220 (North American Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Nonstructural Framing)
• AISI S230 (Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Framing – Prescriptive Method for One- and Two-Family Dwellings)
• AISI S240 (North American Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Structural Framing)
• AISI S250 (North American Standard for Thermal Transmittance of Building Envelopes with Cold-Formed Steel Framing)
• AISI S400 (North American Standard for Seismic Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Systems)
• AISI S9XX, a suite of 11 test standards for cold-formed steel framing

Participants: Reply by Nov. 29

The SFIA is seeking participation for each standard in each of the following interest categories:

• Producer: An individual employed by or otherwise representing an organization that produces or supplies CFS framing or CFS framing accessories.
• User: An individual employed by or otherwise representing an organization that purchases, uses or specifies CFS framing or CFS framing accessories. This category includes design engineers, architects, representatives of government agencies that purchase or specify CFS framing, owners, builders, fabricators, installers or distributors.
• General Interest: Neither a producer nor a user. This category includes educators, researchers, representatives of regulatory agencies, software developers, technical or professional societies, and manufacturers of related products.

To signal your interest, complete the survey by Nov. 29.

For more information, contact Perez at Meredith@steelframing.org. Attend the free Nov. 26 “Standards Development” webinar to learn about the SFIA Standards Committee and Canvass Group process.