Articles by Steve Farkas

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Why the Explosion in the Growth of Data Centers in the U.S. is a Boon for Steel Framing Manufacturers in 2026

Despite a sluggish construction market, the rapid expansion of AI-driven data centers is creating major opportunities for steel framing manufacturers because of steel’s safety, strength, and sustainability advantages.
Steve Farkas
Steve Farkas
March 11, 2026
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Despite a sluggish construction market, the rapid expansion of AI-driven data centers is creating major opportunities for steel framing manufacturers because of steel’s safety, strength, and sustainability advantages.
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The State of Steel

Steve Farkas
Steve Farkas Tom Porter
December 23, 2008
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Over the past year, domestic steel stud manufacturers experienced one of the most volatile, unsuspecting and outright damaging markets in recent history. The ups and downs of 2008 have tried and tested each of the nation’s steel framing manufacturers, and shaken the building products industry to its core. So, how did we cope with it and what are we going to do as manufacturers in order to survive?
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