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Steel
Framing: Where we’ve been and where we’re
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When
you’re finished changing, you’re finished
– Benjamin Franklin
More famous as a statesman and inventor, Benjamin Franklin
also offered great words of wisdom applicable to our lives
and businesses today. Following Franklin’s advice
in the quote above, one goal of the SFA is to continually
find out what needs to be changed and then to change it
for the benefit of the cold formed framing industry. More |
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Noted
Economist and Public Policy Expert Peter Navarro Headlines
Steel Framing Conference, May 21 in Anaheim, Calif. |
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Peter
Navarro, noted economist and public policy commentator,
will be the headline speaker at the Keynote Dinner for
the 2009 California Steel Framing Forum and CFSEI National
Annual Conference on May 20 – 21 in Anaheim, Calif.
Navarro’s keynote presentation is designed to help
attendees become their own business cycle forecasters,
capable of protecting their financial resources from the
ups and downs of the business cycle and related stock
market cycle. More |
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| MARKETPLACE |
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Home
Builder Confidence Posts Biggest Gain In Five Years |
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Builder
confidence in the market for newly built, single-family
homes rose five points in April to the highest level since
October 2008, according to the latest National Association
of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
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Code
Council to Initiate Green Code Development Project |
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The
International Code Council announces its intent to initiate
a “Green Building Code Development Project”
targeted at the commercial market. The objective of this
new project is to develop a Green Building Code for traditional
and high-performance buildings that is consistent and
coordinated with the ICC family of Codes and Standards.
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Construction
Industry Accounts For Less Than One Percent Of Annual
Green House Gas Emissions According To New Analysis |
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The
construction industry accounts for less than one percent
of all U.S. green house gas emissions according to a new
analysis of federal environmental data from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). The Associated General Contractors
of America found that all equipment used by the construction
industry contributed less than 0.95 percent of all U.S.
manmade greenhouse gas emissions in 2007. More |
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EPA
Previews Carbon Caps' Impact |
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WASHINGTON
– A proposal in Congress to cut U.S. greenhouse-gas
emissions by putting a price on carbon could raise prices
for electricity by 22% and natural gas by 17% in 2030,
according to a study by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Moderate
House Democrats Lay Out Concerns With Draft Climate Bill |
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House
Democrats pushing a major energy and global warming bill
have work to do before winning over some fellow party
members. More |
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AK
Steel CEO Says 2009 Iron Ore Price Could Halve |
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NEW
YORK – The price of iron ore, a key raw material
for steel production, could be cut by more than half this
year because of low demand caused by the global economic
downturn, the chief executive of a major U.S. steelmaker
said on Tuesday. More |
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EPA
Proposes Mercury Cutbacks At Cement Plants |
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TRAVERSE
CITY, Mich – The Obama administration proposed sharp
reductions Apr. 21 in airborne pollution from America's
99 cement plants, including first-ever limits on mercury
from older kilns. More |
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| HEADQUARTERS |
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Steel Framing
Alliance
1201 15th St., NW,
Suite 320
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone 202.785.2022
Fax 202.785.3856 |
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| NEW
MEMBERS |
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Anthony
P. Scott & Co. Ltd
Trinidad & Tobago |
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BEI
Structural Engineers
Fairfax, VA |
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Dansco
Engineering, LLC
Apollo Beach, FL |
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Mark
E Schroder, P.E.
Crystal River, FL |
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Wexler
Associates
New York, NY |
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| UPCOMING
EVENTS |
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May
7, 2009
Fire & Acoustic Ratings with Cold-Formed Steel Construction
Atlanta, GA More
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May
8-10, 2009
National Green Building Conference - The Green of Green
Dallas, TX More
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May
20-21, 2009
California Steel Framing Forum and 2009 CFSEI Annual
Conference Anaheim, CA More
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June
1, 2009
Cold-Formed Steel Shear Wall Assemblies
Orlando, FL
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