In addition to direct development and delivery of programs that advance the use of steel framing, the SFA sponsors or works in close cooperation with other key organizations within the steel framing and construction industries.  

Steel Stud Manufacturers Association
800 Roosevelt Rd. C. Suite 312
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630) 942-6592
FAX: (630) 790-3095
www.ssma.com

Description: The Steel Stud Manufacturers Association (SSMA) is comprised of companies that fabricate studs, track, channel, joists, and connectors used in steel framed construction. Together, members of the SSMA produce nearly 80 percent of all metal studs in the United States. The SSMA provides technical support and published design guides and engineering details for engineers and architects, as well as maintaining technical specifications and standards for the cold-formed steel studs.
Key contacts: Augie Sisco, Executive Director
Don Allen, Technical Director, (202) 263-4488 

Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures
Butler-Carlton Civil Engineering Hall
University of Missouri-Rolla
Rolla, MO 65409
(573) 341-4481
FAX: (573) 341-4476
http://web.umr.edu/~ccfss/

Description: The Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures is the nexus of technical and design information for the cold-formed steel industry, providing educational programs, design guides, technical services, and research. Two unique programs offered by the Center include the Short Course on Cold-Formed Steel Design, the industry’s most intensive technical educational program, and the Cold-Formed Steel Specialty Conference that provides experts from around the world with a forum for sharing information and ideas about cold-formed steel elements and design. The Center serves as the industry’s central reference library for research and technical documents. 

American Iron & Steel Institute
1140 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.,
7th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 452-7100
FAX: (202) 452-6573
www.steel.org

Description: The American Iron & Steel Institute provides the underpinning of the industry’s design and construction standards through it's maintenance of the cold-formed steel framing specification, its ANSI-accredited design standards, and implementation of these documents through the building codes.