Kirsten Zeydel is the Director of Design at Nevell Group, Inc. She is an active participant in the AISI Code Committees. Her passion is ensuring that CFS framing meets the building code and architectural requirements and is easy to manufacture and install (kzeydel@nevellgroup.com).
The key is discovering value and avoiding waste.
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is used extensively throughout the construction industry, with some trades fabricating directly from BIM as standard practice. Even steel rebar for cast-in-place concrete is being modeled and fabricated using BIM. So why isn’t all Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) framing included in a model, and why do some CFS contractors consider BIM a waste of time?
…
Off-site construction is the future of the building industry. It aims to speed up on-site construction schedules, address skilled worker shortages, and achieve better pre-coordination. Given their lightweight nature, cold-formed steel (CFS) framing projects are uniquely situated to use prefabricated panels. The panels can be complete with all the framing, sheathing, and possibly finishes installed in the fabrication facility.
…