The American Iron and Steel Institute, Washington, D.C., has published AISI S230-07 with S2-08, the Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Framing—Prescriptive Method for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2007 Edition with Supplement 2. Supplement 2 was developed in 2008 to revise and clarify certain wall bracing provisions. The full document, AISI S230-07 with S2-08, provides prescriptive requirements for cold-formed steel framed detached one- and two-family dwellings, townhouses, attached multifamily dwellings and other attached single-family dwellings. This new version supersedes the previous 2006 edition. = The standard is a resource for architects, engineers, builders and code officials who design, inspect or review plans for residential steel construction. The full document is available for purchase at www.steelframing.org.
AISI’s standard for cold-formed steel framing (April 2009)
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