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DESIGN MANUALS AND GUIDES

CSSBI 51-06:Lightweight Steel Framing Design Manual – 2nd Edition

 

CSSBI 51-06E:Lightweight Steel Framing Design Manual – 2nd Edition ERRATA

 

CSSBI 56-00:Residential Steel Framing – Training Curriculum

 

CSSBI 57-02:Lightweight Steel Framing Architectural Design Guide

 

CSSBI 58-18-I:Lightweight Steel Framing Member Selection Tables (Imperial)

 

CSSBI 58-18-M-r1:Lightweight Steel Framing Member Selection Tables (Metric)

 

CSSBI 59-05:Lightweight Steel Framing House Construction Handbook

 

CSSBI B13-19:Design of Steel Deck Diaphragms – 4th Edition

 

CSSBI B15-17:NBCC 2015: Design Load Criteria for Steel Building Systems

 

CSSBI B15-17A:Addendum 1 to CSSBI B15-17: NBCC 2015 Design Load Criteria for Steel Building Systems

 

CSSBI B15B-17:Serviceability Design Criteria for Low Rise Steel Building Systems

 

CSSBI B18-16:Lightgauge Steel Cladding Diaphragm Tables

 

CSSBI B20-15Thermal Transmittance of Insulated Sheet Steel Wall and Roof Assemblies

 

CSSBI S19-08:Steel Stud Brick Veneer Design Guide

 

Special:Design in Cold Formed Steel Seminar Handout

 

STANDARDS & SPECIFICATIONS

CSSBI 10M-18:Standard for Steel Roof Deck

 

CSSBI 12M-18:Standard for Composite Steel Deck

 

CSSBI 20M-17:Standard for Sheet Steel Cladding for Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Building Applications

 

CSSBI 21M-17:Standard for Steel Farm Roofing and Siding

 

CSSBI 22M-17:Standard for Residential Steel Roofing

 

CSSBI 23M-16:Standard for Residential Steel Cladding

 

CSSBI 30M-17:Standard for Steel Building Systems

 

CSSBI 61:21Cold Formed Steel Framing Members

 

CSSBI S17-17:Guide Specification for Steel Building Systems

 

CSSBI S18-19:Guide Specification for Non-Loadbearing Steel Framing

 

CSSBI S2-17:Criteria for the Testing of Composite Slabs

 

CSSBI S20-18:Short Form Specification for Steel Roof Deck

 

CSSBI S3-19:Criteria for the Design of Composite Slabs

 

CSSBI S3-19R:Criteria for the Design of Composite Slabs (Redline)

 

CSSBI S5-19:Guide Specification for Wind Bearing Steel Studs


CSSBI S6-19:
Guide Specification for Lightweight Steel Framing

 

CSSBI S8-18:Quality and Performance Specification for Prefinished Sheet Steel Used for Building Products

 

ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS

CSSBI EPD-1-16:Environmental Product Declaration Roll Formed Steel Panels (Industry-wide)

 

CSSBI EPD-2:Cold-Formed Steel Studs and Track manufactured in U.S. and Canada (Industry-wide)

 

MBMA EPD-1:Environmental Product Declaration Primary Structural Steel Frame Components (Industry-wide)

 

MBMA EPD-2:Environmental Product Declaration Secondary Structural Steel Frame Components (Industry-wide)

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HOW TO SERIES

CSSBI S10-15:How To Series – Insulated Sheet Steel Wall Assemblies

 

CSSBI S11-15:How To Series – Insulated Sheet Steel Roof Assemblies

 

CSSBI S14-00:How To Series – Light Gauge Steel Roofing and Siding

 

CSSBI S15-12:How To Series – Steel Roof Deck and Composite Floor Deck

 

CSSBI S16-04:How To Series – Pre-finished Sheet Steel for Retrofit

 

TECHNICAL BULLETINS

CSSBI Vol. 1, No. 1:Report on Fire Performance

 

CSSBI Vol. 1, No. 2:Fire Endurance of Floor Assemblies

 

CSSBI Vol. 1, No. 3:Application of UL Fire Resistance Ratings in Canada

 

CSSBI Vol. 2, No. 1:Durability of Galvanized & Galvalume Steel Framing

 

CSSBI Vol. 2, No. 2:Galvanic Compatibility of Galvanized Steel and Aluminum

 

CSSBI Vol. 2, No. 4:North American Standards for Minimum Metallic Coatings on Lightweight Steel Framing Members

 

CSSBI Vol. 3, No. 1:Life Cycle Assessment of Steel Framed Homes

 

CSSBI Vol. 3, No. 2:Life Cycle Assessment of Steel Framed Homes: Steel and Wood Framing – The Real Facts

 

CSSBI Vol. 4, No. 1:CSSBI Publications for Loadbearing Cold Formed Steel Construction

 

CSSBI Vol. 4, No. 2:North American Standards for Cold-Formed Steel Framing Referenced in CAN/CSA-S136-07/S1-10

 

CSSBI Vol. 5, No. 1:Thermal Performance of Lightweight Steel Framed Homes

 

CSSBI Vol. 6, No. 1:Working with Residential Steel Framing – Guidelines for the Framer and Service Trades

 

CSSBI Vol. 7, No. 1Maximum Height Tables for Interior Non-Loadbearing Partitions

 

CSSBI Vol. 7, No. 10:Limiting Height Tables for Composite Non-Structural Walls (Metric)

 

CSSBI Vol. 7, No. 2:Standard Thicknesses for Canadian Lightweight Steel Framing Applications

 

CSSBI Vol. 7, No. 3:Specification of Non-Load Bearing Steel Studs

 

CSSBI Vol. 7, No. 4:Applications of Non-Load Bearing Steel Studs

 

CSSBI Vol. 7, No. 5-17:Design Capacities for Sheet Metal Screws in Lightweight Steel Framing Applications

 

CSSBI Vol. 7, No. 6:Steel Studs as Back-up for Brick Veneer Changes in NBC 2005

 

CSSBI Vol. 7, No. 7:Lightweight Steel Framing Shear Walls

 

CSSBI Vol. 7, No. 8:Non-Loadbearing Steel Stud Composite Limiting Height Calculation for Canadian Applications

 

CSSBI Vol. 7, No. 9Metallic Coating Specifications for Cold-Formed Steel Framing in Canada

 

CSSBI Vol. 8, No. 1:Lateral Load Resistance of Lightweight Steel Framed Walls for Residential Construction – A Laboratory Study

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FACT SHEETS

 

CSSBI SSF 01-06:Cost Considerations for Pre-painted Sheet Steel Cladding

 

CSSBI SSF 02-14:Pre-painted Sheet Steel: Taking on Canada’s Climate for Two Decades

 

CSSBI SSF 03-17:Care and Maintenance of Prefinished Sheet Steel Building Products

 

CSSBI SSF 04-06:Repainting Factory Pre-finished Metal Panels

 

CSSBI SSF 06-12:Metallic Coated Sheet Steel for Structural Building Products

 

CSSBI SSF 08-13:Glossary of Commonly Used Terms for Structural Building Products

 

CSSBI SSF 10-12:Sheet Steel Gauges – What They Mean

 

CSSBI SSF 11-99:Estimators Checklist

 

CSSBI SSF 12-03:Fastener Guide for Sheet Steel Building Products

 

CSSBI SSF 13-15:Position Paper on Oil-Canning: Specifying Wide Flat Panels in Metal Cladding

 

CSSBI SSF 15-17:Pre-painted Coil-Coated Sheet Steel For Cladding

 

CSSBI SSF 16-18:Acoustic Properties of Perforated Steel Deck

 

CSSBI SSF 17-05:CSSBI Position Paper on using Welded Washers with Steel Deck

 

CSSBI SSF 18-10:Sheet Steel Products and Pressure Treated Wood

 

CSSBI SSF 19-05:Explosion Venting for Steel Frame Buildings

 

CSSBI SSF 20-14:Recycled Content of Steel Building Products

 

CSSBI SSF 21-06:Low Sloped Steel Roofing – The Winners in Life Cycle Cost Analysis

 

CSSBI SSF 22-17:Steel Building Systems: Managing Storm Water Cost Effective

 

CSSBI SSF 23-08:CSSBI Position Paper on Attachment of Roofing Membranes to Steel Deck

 

CSSBI SSF 24-07:Natural Finish Metallic Coatings – Attractive but not Architectural

 

CSSBI SSF 25-09:Diaphragm Design using Lightweight Steel Cladding

 

CSSBI SSF 26-07:Steel Cladding – A Farmer’s MVP (Most Valuable Product)

 

CSSBI SSF 27-10:Effects of Acoustic Perforations on the Bending Strength and Stiffness of Steel Roof Deck

 

CSSBI SSF 28-10:Position Paper on the Design Responsibility for Steel Deck Diaphragms

 

CSSBI SSF 29-10:Installation Guidelines for Steel Deck Shear Diaphragms

 

CSSBI SSF 30-10:Effects of Acoustic Perforations on the Web Crippling Strength of Steel Roof Deck

 

CSSBI SSF 33-11:Wet Storage Staining of Galvanized and Galvannealed Steel Sheet

 

CSSBI SSF 34-12:Distortional Buckling Strength Check for Cold Formed Steel Flexural Members

 

CSSBI SSF 35-11:Residential Steel Roofing Installation Considerations

 

CSSBI SSF 37-19:Application of the National Energy Code for Buildings 2015 to a Steel Building System

 

CSSBI SSF 38-12:CSSBI Position Paper on CGSB Standards for Prefinished Sheet Steel Cladding

 

CSSBI SSF 39-13:Checklist for Installing Solar Panels on a Steel Building System

 

CSSBI SSF 40-13:Design for Deconstruction of a Steel Building System

 

CSSBI SSF 42-15:Fastening Prepainted Sheet Steel Roofing and Siding

 

CSSBI SSF 44-16:Thermal Transmittance of Insulated Metal Building Wall and Roof Assemblies

 

CSSBI SSF 45-15:Lightning and Steel Roofing

 

CSSBI SSF 46-15:Pressure Marking of Prepainted Sheet Steel

 

CSSBI SSF 47-19:Alternative Means of Proving Compliance with the National Energy Code for Buildings 2015

 

CSSBI SSF 48-19:Sheet Steel Building Products Fire Facts

 

CSSBI SSF 49-18:CISC Certification vs. CSA A660 – Which One Do I Specify?

 

CSSBI SSF 50-20:Is Rain on a Steel Roof Louder than on an Asphalt Roof?

 

CSSBI SSF 9-19:Design Method for Steel Deck Diaphragms

ENVIRONMENTAL FACT SHEETS

AISI EFS-1Which is the more sustainable building material – wood or steel?

 

AISI EFS-2The benefits of steel vs. wood for mid-rise building construction

 

AISI EFS-3Cool metal roofs are energy-efficient and cost-effective

 

AISI EFS-4Life cycle assessment of wood and steel utility distribution poles

 

CSSBI EFS-1:Steel and the green movement

 

CSSBI EFS-2:Cool Metal Roofing – Questionable value in cold Canadian climates

 

CSSBI EFS-3:Lightweight Steel Framing – Looking forward to the benefits

 

CSSBI EFS-4:Greener by design – SBS have eco-friendly advantages built right in

 

CSSBI EFS-5:Reflectivity of Prefinished Sheet Steel

 

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OTHER

CSSBI 54-94:An Introduction to Residential Steel Framing

 

CSSBI B17-02:Barrier Series Prefinished Sheet Steel: Product Performance & Applications

 

CSSBI B8-15:Buildings Incorporating Steel Building Systems: Responsibilities of the Parties Involved

 

CSSBI C1-17:Certificate of Design and Manufacturing Conformance with NBC 2015

 

CSSBI S9-17:Residential Steel Roofing – The Long Term Choice

 

SpecialStrong, Safe, Affordable and Sustainable Steel – The Obvious Choice for Mid-Rise Construction

 

SpecialThermal Performance of Sheet Steel Wall and Roof Assemblies – Morrison Hershfield Report

 

Special:LEEDv4 and Steel

 

Special:Special Bulletin on Steel Clad Buildings versus Fabric-Covered Structures

 

Special:SBS Letter to Canadian Building Officials

 

Special:Steel Framed Housing: Across the Country & Around the World

 

Special:Handyman’s Guide – How to Install Light Gauge Steel Stud Wall Framing

 

Special:LEEDing with Steel 2009

 

Special:Enhanced Paint Systems: A Smart Choice for Sheet Steel Building Products!

 

Special:Residential Steel Roofing – Contractor Information

 

Special:Top 5 Reasons to Invest in a Steel Roof for your Home

FIRE PROTECTION BULLETINS

 

CSSBI FPB-20:Fire Protection Bulletin #20: Fire-Rated Exterior Sheet Steel Walls

 

CSSBI FPB-23:Fire Protection Bulletin #23: Practical Fire Protection in Cold Formed Steel Buildings

 

CSSBI FPB-24:Fire Protection Bulletin #24: New (and Better) Limiting Distance Requirements in 1995 NBCC

 

CSSBI FPB-27:Fire Protection Bulletin #27: Fire Resistance and Acoustic Ratings for Cold-Formed Steel Framed Floor Assemblies

 

CSSBI FPB-28:Fire Protection Bulletin #28: Floor Assembly No. NRC764-F22

 

DRAWINGS

 

DrawingsLightweight Steel Framing Generic Details – Walls

 

DrawingsLightweight Steel Framing Generic Details – Trusses

 

DrawingsLightweight Steel Framing Generic Details – Non-loadbearing

 

DrawingsLightweight Steel Framing Generic Details – Shear Walls

 

DrawingsLightweight Steel Framing Generic Details – Floors

 

DrawingsLightweight Steel Framing Generic Details – Floor Joists

CASE STUDIES

 

CS 01-99:Hearthstone by the Lake – Burlington, ON

 

CS 02-00:Holiday Inn Express & Suites – Bronte, ON

 

CS 03-01:Sunny Brook Women’s College Health Science Centre Expansion – Toronto, ON

 

CS 04-02:KML light steel framing – It’s all about value

 

CS 05-02:Sifton Properties – Richmond Hill project – London, ON

 

CS 06-02:Beacon Bay Homes – River Oaks subdivision – Oakville, ON

 

CS 07-03:Self storage: A growing and important part of communities

 

 

CS 08-03:Terraces of Sterling Pointe – Mississauga, ON

 

CS 09-04:Reflections on Bogart Pond – Newmarket, ON

 

CS 10-05:Art Gallery of Hamilton – Hamilton, ON

 

CS 100-17:Elizabeth Park Elementary School – Paradise, NL

 

CS 101-17:Atlas Tube Centre – Lakeshore, ON

 

CS 102-17:Steel: unparalleled fire safety

 

CS 103-17:Assiniboine Community College – Brandon, Manitoba

 

CS 104-17:Axworthy Health and Recplex – University of Winnipeg, Manitoba

 

CS 105-17:Edmonton Waste Management Integrated Process and Transfer Facility – Edmonton, Alberta

 

CS 106-17:LustreLokTM – New Acrylic Coating for Galvanized Steel

 

CS 107-18:Commonwealth Community Recreation Centre – Edmonton, Alberta

 

 

CS 108-18:Bella Concert Hall and Taylor Performing Arts Centre – Calgary, Alberta

 

CS 109-18:Victoria Park Transfer Station Recladding Project – Toronto, Ontario

 

CS 11-05:Bell Sensplex Recreation Facility – Ottawa, ON

 

CS 110-18:Iqaluit Aquatic Centre – Iqaluit, Nunavut

 

CS 111-18:Cost Savings in Steel

 

CS 112-18:Axcès Saint-Charles – Longueuil, Québec

 

CS 113-18:Bibliothèque Monique-Corriveau – Québec, Québec

 

CS 114-18:Three Indoor Arenas – Batumi, Plavi and Gori, Republic of Georgia

 

CS 115-18:Habitat for Humanity – Hamilton, Ontario

 

CS 116-18:Prémon Harley-Davidson – Laval, Québec

 

CS 117-18:LustreLok Acrylic Coating – ArcelorMittal

 

CS 118-18:Red Deer College, Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre – Red Deer, Alberta

 

CS 12-04:Canadian Light Source Inc. – Synchrotron Project – Saskatoon, SK

 

CS 13-03:Eagle’s Nest Golf Club – Vaughan, ON

 

CS 14-04:Environmental Technology Centre – Ottawa, ON

 

CS 15-04:Kingsway Arms Retirement Home – Scarborough, ON

 

CS 16-05:Park Royal Shopping Centre – The Village West Vancouver, BC

 

CS 17-05:Jonah Amitnaag School and Community Centre – Baker Lake, NU

 

CS 18-05:Steelcare Inc. Plant 19 – Hamilton, ON

 

CS 19-05:Stratus Vineyards – Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON

 

CS 20-06:Park One East and Park One West – Edmonton, AB

 

CS 21-08:DNR Bathurst District Office – Bathurst, NB

 

CS 22-08:Stanford Inn and Chalets – Fernie, BC

 

CS 23-08:Moncton Hospital Atrium – Moncton, NB

 

CS 24-08:Sagkeeng First Nation Community School – Fort Alexander, MB

 

CS 25-08:Remington Homes – Vaughan, ON

 

CS 26-08:Chester RCMP Detachment – Chester, NS

 

CS 27-08:Port of Entry – Coutts, AB

 

CS 28-08:Eastbourne Estates – Georgina, ON

 

CS 29-08:Whale Rock House – East Hampton, NY

 

CS 30-08:Qikiqtani General Hospital – Iqaluit, NU

 

CS 31-06:Ikendale Farms Ltd. – Walkerton, ON

 

CS 32-06:Tuire and Paul Pickering – Mono Mills, ON

 

CS 33-06:Marsville Holsteins – Grand Valley, ON

 

CS 34-06:Admiral Gratton Legacy Farm – New Tecumseh, ON

 

CS 35-09:Park One East and Park One West – Edmonton, AB

 

CS 36-09:University of Lethbridge- Edmonton, AB

 

CS 37-09:Moose Cree First Nation Emergency Preparedness and Response Centre – James Bay, ON

 

CS 38-09:Granum School – Granum, AB

 

CS 39-08:Running Fox – Caledon, ON

 

CS 40-08:Gilbrea Farms – Hillsburg, ON

 

CS 41-08:Log cabin maple syrup processing facility and pavilion

 

CS 42-09:Wilmot Recreation Complex – New Hamburg, ON

 

CS 43-09:Calgary Water Centre – Calgary, AB

 

CS 44-09:Peak2Peak Gondola Station – Whistler, BC

 

CS 45-09:Dieppe Aquatic Centre – Dieppe, NB

 

CS 46-09:Edmonton Humane Society – Edmonton, AB

 

CS 47-10:Forest Manor Public School – Toronto, ON

 

CS 48-10:Stageline Group – L’Assomption, QC

 

CS 49-10:Raiffeisen Co-op Housing – Sudbury, ON

 

CS 50-10:Chemawawin Cree Nation K-12 School – Easterville, MB

 

CS 51-10:Canadian Forces Flying Training School – Southport, MB

 

CS 52-10:New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources – Richibucto, NB

 

CS 53-11:ArcelorMittal Warehouse – Port of Avilés, Spain

 

CS 54-11:Bloor Street Neighbourhood – Toronto, ON

 

CS 55-11:Charming cottage – Val-des-Monts, QC

 

CS 56-11:University of Waterloo Health Sciences Campus – Kitchener, ON

 

CS 57-10:Horse Facility – Uxbridge, ON

 

CS 58-10:88′ x 240′ double robot dairy barn

 

CS 59-10:Sow Farrow to Finish Facility – Russia

 

CS 60-10:Hedgerow Farm – Guelph, ON

 

CS 61-10:122′ x 450′ broiler barn

 

CS 62-10:80′ x 160′ storage building and workshop

 

CS 63-10:80′ x 160′ riding arena

 

CS 64-10:Hip roof barn with an entertainment area – Blenheim, ON

 

CS 65-11:Tollendale Village Nursing Home – Barrie, ON

 

CS 66-11:Nicklaus Clubhouse – Whistler, BC

 

CS 67-11:Granite Ridge Retirement Residence – Gravenhurst, ON

 

CS 68-11:Balsillie YMCA – Peterborough, ON

 

CS 69-12:Steel for green building solutions

 

CS 70-12:Frontier Mosakahiken School – Moose Lake, MB

 

CS 71-12:King Fahad Medical City – Saudi Arabia

 

CS 72-12:EV3 building, University of Waterloo – Waterloo, ON

 

CS 73-12:Nunavut Trade Training Centre – Rankin Inlet, NU

 

CS 74-12:Highland Valley Copper Mines – British Columbia

 

CS 75-12:101b 3rd Avenue Earthquake House – Ottawa, ON

 

CS 76-13:Eastern Ontario Christian Senior Housing Co-op – Ottawa, ON

 

CS 77-13:Brunswick Street Baptist Church – Fredericton, NB

 

CS 78-13:Milton Sports Centre – Milton, ON

 

CS 79-13:EcoTerra(TM) House – Eastman, QC

 

CS 80-14:Centre E. & P. Sénéchal Centre – Grand Falls, NB

 

CS 81-14:Vale Health and Wellness Centre – Port Colborne, ON

 

CS 82-14:Granite Deep Mat Paint System

 

CS 83-14:Pauingassi First Nation Community K to Grade 9 School – Pauingassi, MB

 

CS 84-14:Pomeroy Place – London, ON

 

CS 85-14:Carbonear Academy – Carbonear, NL

 

CS 86-14:Gravenhurst Centennial Centre and YMCA – Gravenhurst, ON

 

CS 87-14:Sault College Academic Building – Sault Ste. Marie, ON

 

CS 88-14:ArcelorMittal Dofasco – Hamilton, ON

 

CS 89-15Soccer Stadium – Krasnoïarsk, Siberia

 

CS 90-15George Brown College – Toronto, ON

 

 

CS 91-15Churchill Northern Studies Centre – Churchill, MB

 

CS 92-15University College of the North and Thompson Regional Community Centre – Thompson, MB

 

CS 93-15Qplex – Quispamsis, NB

 

CS 94-16:Signal Hill House – Long Beach, California

 

CS 95-16:Rath Eastlink Community Centre – Truro, NS

 

CS 96-16:Marché ADONIS Supermarket – Brossard, QC

 

CS 97-16:401 Yonge Street – Toronto, ON

 

CS 98-16:Hyatt Place Edmonton West – Edmonton, AB

 

CS 99-16:ArcelorMittal participating in the green revolution

 

Steligence – 12-Storey High-Rise Residential Building Case StudyArcelorMittal

 

Steligence – 22-Storey High-Rise Residential Building Case StudyArcelorMittal

 

Steligence – Mid-Rise Residential Case StudyArcelorMittal

 

Steligence – Office Building Case StudyArcelorMittal

 

Steligence – Passive House Net Zero Energy Ready Case StudyArcelorMittal

RESEARCH NOTES

 

CSSBI RN-1-02:Strength of Floor Joists with Offset Loading on Bearing Stiffeners

 

CSSBI RN-1-03:The Strength of Stiffened CFS Floor Joist Assemblies with Offset Loading

 

CSSBI RN-2-03:Wall Deflection Limit For Steel Stud and Gypsum Board Walls

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