Cold-formed steel framing has been a viable construction material for more than a century, but some professionals may not fully understand all the benefits of its use. One of the major advantages is maximizing the timeline of a building project and saving money—even during a harsh Canadian winter.
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With a history spanning more than a half-century in noncombustible commercial construction, cold-formed steel (CFS) is a popular material choice for framing nonstructural interior walls, loadbearing interior and exterior walls, floor joists, and curtain walls.
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Located in the geographical centre of Canada at The Forks of the historic Red and Assiniboine Rivers in Winnipeg, the architectural design for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) was selected from an international competition that included 62 submissions from 12 countries.
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The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is rooted in humanity, making visible in the architecture the fundamental commonality of humankind—a symbolic apparition of ice, clouds, and stone set in a field of sweet grass. Carved into the earth and dissolving into the sky on the Winnipeg horizon, the abstract ephemeral wings of a white dove embrace a mythic stone mountain of 450-million-year-old Tyndall limestone in the creation of a unifying and timeless landmark for all nations and cultures of the world.
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Cold-formed steel framing (CFSF)—also known as ‘light-gauge’—began as a kind of alternative lumber, but after decades of positive performance it has finally come into its own. Much like wood worked by carpenters, steel studs and track can be cut and combined to create more complex shapes.
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