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What You Need to Know on Steel Framing and Roll Forming Building with SteelProductsSoftwareSteel FrameTrusses

What You Need to Know on Steel Framing and Roll Forming

In today’s construction landscape, steel framing and cold-formed steel have become the go-to solutions for building stronger, faster, and more efficiently. With the help of advanced roll forming technology, cold-formed steel components, ranging from studs and tracks to fully engineered cold-formed steel trusses, can be manufactured with precision and speed.…
June 3, 2025
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Steel Framing: A Powerful Response to Thermodynamic Challenges Building with SteelProductsScottsdale MachinesSteel Frame

Steel Framing: A Powerful Response to Thermodynamic Challenges

Modern construction increasingly demands materials that perform under pressure, whether from environmental extremes, economic uncertainty, or accelerated project timelines. In this context, cold-formed steel (CFS) has emerged as a front-runner for strength, speed, and sustainability. The use of CFS in the structural framing of buildings offers significant advantages, including durability,…
May 29, 2025
Steel Homes
Steel Homes: An Affordable Solution to the Housing Crisis Building with SteelResidential ProjectsSteel Frame

Steel Homes: An Affordable Solution to the Housing Crisis

In this article we address the rising construction costs, labor shortages, and environmental factors, alongside insurance and sustainability topics and how cold-formed steel homes are a solution to the global housing crisis. Global Housing Challenges The global housing crisis has been intensifying, characterized by a significant rise in homelessness, particularly…
February 24, 2025
Steel Framing vs Wood Framing
Comparing Steel Vs Wood Framing | Why Steel Is Better Building with SteelCase StudiesSteel Frame

Comparing Steel Vs Wood Framing | Why Steel Is Better

The framing industry frequently debates steel vs wood framing. Indeed, framing plays a vital role in buildings, whether residential, commercial, or industrial, as it includes both structural and non-structural components. Additionally, builders can choose from various options to fabricate structural entities, including innovative composite materials that combine wood with steel.…
February 24, 2025
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SPACE GASS Now Includes Scottsdale Sections For Spectacular Engineering Building with SteelNewsProductsSoftwareSteel FrameUncategorized

SPACE GASS Now Includes Scottsdale Sections For Spectacular Engineering

Scottsdale Construction Systems transforms the industry with SPACE GASS integration, for section properties in steel structure software. Our rollformers produce different structural cold-formed steel members and are used in various buildings. Section properties, which are critical for structural analysis and design, are seamlessly included in our ScotSteel and ScotStruct software…
February 18, 2025
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How To Design Inexpensive Cold-Formed Steel Commercial Buildings the Right Way Building with SteelCommercial StructuresProductsScottsdale MachinesSteel Frame

How To Design Inexpensive Cold-Formed Steel Commercial Buildings the Right Way

Typically, builders construct commercial buildings such as warehouses and sheds as portal-shaped rigid or semi-rigid framed structures, where the frames spaced parallel to the line of action resist lateral forces in the plane of action. Builders generally use these types of structures as warehouses, storage structures, carports, industrial sheds, agricultural…
February 10, 2025
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Steel Frame House: A Complete Guide to Best Engineering Practices Building with SteelOperationsResidential ProjectsSoftwareSteel Frame

Steel Frame House: A Complete Guide to Best Engineering Practices

Steel frame houses are gaining popularity worldwide because they offer significant advantages, such as a high strength-to-weight ratio, non-combustibility, faster construction times, improved quality control, and superior finishes. As a result, more builders are shifting away from traditional timber-framed construction, which not only enhances sustainability but also promotes the use…
January 30, 2025
Cold-formed steel design methods
The Complete Cold-Formed Steel Design Guide: All You Need to Know Building with SteelSoftwareSteel Frame

The Complete Cold-Formed Steel Design Guide: All You Need to Know

Cold-Formed Steel (CFS), also known as Light Gauge Steel (LGS), experiences various buckling modes, including local, global, and distortional buckling, with the interaction between these modes often playing a critical role in the failure of light gauge steel members. To accurately predict the strength of cold-formed steel members, engineers must…
January 23, 2025
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