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SSMA
Kicks Off Code Compliance Certification Program |
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The
Steel Stud Manufacturers Association (SSMA) Code Compliance
Certification program kicked off July 1 at steel framing
manufacturing plants across America. Initiated over one
year ago and approved by SSMA members in October, the
program officially began marking Code-Compliant Certified
products this month. More |
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New
Publication Enhances Understanding of Shear Walls and
the Latest Code Requirements |
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The
Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute’s new Shear
Wall Design Guide helps engineers, specifiers, and
architects develop a better understanding of the latest
code requirements with respect to lateral design using
cold-formed steel framing, and in particular how shear
wall applications can be incorporated into designs meeting
the new codes. More |
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May
Existing-Home Sales Continue Rising Trend |
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WASHINGTON
– Sales of existing homes showed another gain in
May, benefiting from favorable affordability conditions
and a first-time buyer tax credit, according to the National
Association of Realtors®. May’s increase was
the first back-to-back monthly gain since September 2005.
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Steelmakers
Hold Fast, Await Stimulus Kick |
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NEW
YORK – North American and European steelmakers,
many of then operating below 50 percent capacity, still
await a boost from economic stimulus packages even as
signs emerge that orders and prices are slowly picking
up. More |
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Climate
Plan Faces Challenge After Narrow U.S. House Victory |
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U.S.
House Democrats cheered when they won a vote to impose
the nation’s first limits on greenhouse-gas emissions.
Senate Democrats didn’t join the party. More |
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Hurricane
Season Here Again: Update On Rebuilding Efforts In U.S.
Gulf Coast |
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NEW
YORK – U.S. Steel said that it is considering a
restart in production in at least one blast furnace is
the United States as the company has seen a recent improvement
in orders. More |
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Developer
makes the case for steel instead of wood |
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A
western Canadian developer wants builders who use wood
to reconsider their choice. More |
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Builder
Caution Reflects Fragile Housing Market In June |
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Indicating
that single-family home builders remain cautious and concerned
about the fragile state of today’s economy and housing
market, the National Association of Home Builders/Wells
Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) declined one point to
15 in June. More |
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Steel
Cos Mixed About Futures Trading On Scrap, Other Steels |
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NEW
YORK – U.S. steelmakers were mixed about the World
Steel Exchange's plans to launch new steel futures contracts
with some saying they were opposed to futures in principle
while others thought there was an important role for futures
to play in the volatile steel industry. More |
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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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BRT
Consulting Limited
Calgary, AB Canada |
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Merrick
and Co.
Los Alamos, NM |
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New
Systems Siding Specialists Inc
Myrtle Beach, SC |
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RC
Engineering
Miami, FL |
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Paul
Dauphinee & Assoc. Ltd.
Vancouver, BC Canada |
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Pelican
Systems
Durban, South Africa |
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| UPCOMING
EVENTS |
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October
6-8, 2009
METALCON International
Tampa, FL
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October
11-13, 2009
USGBC Greenbuild Conference
Phoenix, AZ
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October
17-20, 2009
AISC COS Meetings
Chicago, IL
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September
20-22, 2010
Steel Structures 2010 Culture & Sustainability International
Symposium
Istanbul, Turkey More
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