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CFSEI Awards Program Submissions Due June 1; Judging Panel Announced
The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI), technical institute of the Steel Framing Alliance (SFA), today announced the distinguished judging panel for the inaugural CFSEI Award for Innovative Design. All submissions are due by June 1st.

The Award recognizes outstanding innovations in cold-formed steel design and application, and will be presented during a ceremony at METALCON International in October. Industry experts representing diverse facets of the steel framing design process will review Award competition entries and identify the winning project and honorable mention candidates.

The judges for the Award for Innovative Design are:

• Greg Greenlee, P.E., Director of Engineering, USP Structural Connectors (Burnsville, Minn.).
• Frank Laux, S.E., RA, Structural Systems Engineer, USG Corporation (Deer Park, Ill.).
• Troy Monier, Territory Representative, Simpson Strong-Tie Co. (San Francisco, Calif.).
• Isaac Kim, P.E., Innovative Design and Engineering Associates, Inc. (Hayward, Calif.).
• Gregory Kulpa, P.E., Swartz and Kulpa Engineering, Inc. (Tustin, Calif.).
• Kevin Greer, Project Executive, KHS&S Contractors (Anaheim, Calif.).
• Richie Chisholm, Lacerte Builders (Pompano Beach, Fla.).
• Reynaud L. Serrette, Ph.D., Center for Light Frame Structural Research, Department of Civil Engineering, Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, Calif.).

“CFSEI has assembled some of the most accomplished professionals in the field of cold-formed steel design and construction to identify the project that best exemplifies innovation in cold-formed steel framing,” CFSEI President Jeff Klaiman said. “Numerous new technologies, designs and techniques have been introduced in recent years and the judges will have a tough assignment choosing the project that is most deserving of the Institute’s Award.”

To be considered, entrants must submit a project that meets at least one of the six award criteria, such as innovative use of the American Iron and Steel Institute’s Standards for Cold-Formed Steel Framing or the North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members to solve design or construction challenges. Designs that use an innovative product, process, tool, technique, or methodology also qualify. Eligible projects must have been completed or initiated between January 1, 2002 and April 30, 2008.

CFSEI’s Award for Innovative Design will be presented to the engineering team for the winning project at a ceremony at METALCON International in Baltimore, Md., this October. Architects, manufacturers, distributors, contractors and other parties involved will also be recognized.

The deadline to submit projects for the Award is June 1, 2008. Multiple entries are permissible and there is no cost to enter the competition. Entry Forms, submission instructions and detailed eligibility criteria are available at www.cfsei.org.