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Changes
to the AISI Prescriptive Method in the 2009 Building Codes |
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In
the December issue of Framework Online, the main article
reviewed some of the major changes to energy conservation
provisions that will impact cold-formed steel in the new
2009 International Code Council series of codes. In this
issue, Jay Larson of the American Iron and Steel Institute
(AISI) provides an overview of the major structural changes
to the Prescriptive Method for One and Two Family
Dwellings. More |
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Federal
Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency |
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How
has the new Stimulus bill affected the tax credits for
energy efficient home improvements? On February 17, 2009,
President Obama signed a stimulus bill (The American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009) that made some significant
changes to the energy efficiency tax credits. More |
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National Green Building Standard Approved By ANSI |
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The
National Green Building Standard™ for all residential
construction work including single-family homes, apartments
and condos, land development, and remodeling and renovation
was approved Jan. 29 by the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI). More |
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ArcelorMittal
CEO Lakshmi Mittal Sees Hope For Steel Orders Despite
Gloomy Numbers |
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Steel
production probably will fall as far as it's going to
by the end of March, the head of ArcelorMittal believes.
If so, orders could begin to increase later this year
at ArcelorMittal Cleveland and plants worldwide. More |
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Finished
Steel Imports Increase by 15% in January |
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Washington,
D.C. – Based on preliminary Census Bureau data,
the American Iron and Steel Institute
(AISI) reported Feb. 24 that the U.S. imported a total
of 2,343,000 net tons (NT) of steel in January 2009, including
2,134,000 NT of finished steel (up 13% and 15%, respectively,
vs. December final data). Total and finished steel imports
on an annualized basis are down 12 and 1%, respectively,
vs. 2008. More |
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Home-Builder
Index Edges Higher; First Rise in Five Months |
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The
confidence of U.S. home builders, while still in the dumps,
managed something in February it hasn't done in five months:
It rose. More |
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Junked
Cars Morph Into Green Manufactured Houses |
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What
do you get when you put five engineers alone in a room
for a year and give them a problem to solve? Rob Boydstun
got a revolutionary new product: affordable green housing.
The president of Boydstun Metal Works has gone from building
commercial car carriers to constructing manufactured green
homes out of the crushed carcasses of junked vehicles.
More |
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China
Announces Stimulus For Metals Industry |
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BEIJING.
– China promised tax cuts to exporters of nonferrous
metals and help to logistics companies to modernize technology
in its latest stimulus measures for industries that have
been hit by the country's economic slump. More |
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Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone 202.785.2022
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MEMBERS |
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Aldrich Construction Co.
Manchester, CT |
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EagleSpan Steel Structures
Loveland, CO |
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Engineering Ventures
Burlington, VT |
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LEC, Inc.
Austell, GA |
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Miller Clapperton
Renton, WA |
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Myers Beatty Engineering
Van Buren, AR |
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Plump Engineering
Anaheim, CA |
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| UPCOMING
EVENTS |
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April
20, 2009
Construction Solutions with Cold-formed Steel, Structural
Engineers Coalition of Connecticut Cromwell, CT More |
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April
21, 2009
Construction Solutions with Cold-formed Steel, Structural
Engineers Association of Massachusetts
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April 22-23, 2009
Steel Doing it Right
Buffalo, NY More
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May
8-10, 2009
National Home Builders Association Green Building Conference
- The Green of Green Dallas, TX More
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May
20-21, 2009
California Steel Framing Forum and CFSEI Annual Conference
Anaheim, CA
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