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GMS 2025: San Diego

A Legacy of Partnership: FL Crane & Sons and GMS Build the Future Together

For decades, FL Crane & Sons has relied on GMS as a trusted partner, forging a relationship built on service, reliability, and shared commitment to excellence across the South.

October 30, 2025

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For decades, FL Crane & Sons has relied on GMS as a trusted partner, forging a relationship built on service, reliability, and shared commitment to excellence across the South.

A picture of the San Diego Gym as done by Case

Case Engineering Designs Innovative Mezzanine Structure for New Anytime Fitness in San Diego Adaptive Reuse Project

Case Engineering partnered with Trileaf Corporation to deliver structural design solutions for converting a former Chase Bank into a new Anytime Fitness in San Diego, featuring a 2,400-square-foot mezzanine that expands the gym’s workout space.

October 27, 2025

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Case Engineering partnered with Trileaf to deliver structural design solutions for converting a former Chase Bank into a new Anytime Fitness in San Diego, featuring a 2,400-square-foot mezzanine that expands the gym’s workout space.

How Data and Noncombustible Materials Can Drive a Safer, Sustainable Future

After devastating fires in California, industry leaders and the Steel Framing Industry Association are pushing for data-driven strategies to highlight the benefits of noncombustible steel framing and strengthen the case for resilient construction.

Don Allen, P.E., LEED A.P. is an internationally known expert in cold-formed steel design

Don Allen P.E., S.E., LEED A.P.

October 23, 2025

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After losing his home in the Pacific Palisades fires, Steven Crosby is rebuilding with steel—and joining industry leaders to push for data-driven, fire-resilient construction.

Steel Framing

Can This Steel System Build the First Structures on Mars?

Innovative steel framing system could enable off-world habitats.

Tanja Kern

October 22, 2025

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California-based Gilayo—creator versatile modular steel framing systems—is exploring how its patented design could one day build sustainable habitats on Mars.

A robot being used to install a framing system

Robotic Walls of the Future: ABB and Cosmic Transform Disaster Recovery

ABB Robotics and Cosmic Buildings are transforming wildfire recovery with mobile microfactories that cut build times by 70 percent and costs by 30 percent.

Tanja Kern

October 8, 2025

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ABB Robotics and Cosmic Buildings are transforming wildfire recovery with mobile microfactories that cut build times by 70 percent and costs by 30 percent.

Fire testing a Cold-Formed Steel Building

Controlled Burn: Inside the CFS10 Burn Tests

Mark Johnson is editor of BuildSteel.org, the voice of the steel framing industry and powered by the Steel Framing Industry Association

Mark L. Johnson

October 1, 2025

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Controlled burns of the 10-story CFS10 structure shed new light on the fire performance and resilience of tall cold-formed steel (CFS)-framed buildings.

Jill Bloom and Cameron Dawson at an expo

Economic Outlook

GMS Expo: Dawson Outlines 2025 Construction Challenges

NewEdge Wealth CIO Cameron Dawson outlines key trends shaping financing, labor, housing and policy.

Jill Bloom

Tanja Kern

September 11, 2025

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At GMS Expo 2025 in San Diego, NewEdge Wealth CIO Cameron Dawson spotlighted banking stability, labor shortages, housing pressures, and political risks impacting construction.

Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) Terminal 4 South Concourse

Modernizing LAX

Designed to Soar: The Mid-Century Ceiling System Transforming LA

The Nevell Group and Performance Contracting Inc. collaborated on a technically complex ceiling project at Los Angeles International Airport, blending cutting-edge fabrication, global sourcing, and design innovation.

John Wyatt

July 1, 2025

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Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) Terminal 4 South Concourse expansion represents more than just a facelift—it’s a convergence of global engineering, creative architecture, and construction excellence.