Publication mise à jour - Collection Guides Pratiques: Toits isolés en tôle d'acier

Nous avons récemment mis à jour l'un de nos publications les plus populaires, notre Collection Guides Pratiques: Toits isolés en tôle d'acier. 

La présente publication fait partie de la collection Guides pratiques destinée aux rédacteurs de devis spécialisés dans les matériaux de construction en tôle d’acier. Le présent numéro traite des toits isolés en tôle d’acier pour les applications architecturales, industrielles et commerciales, et ne couvre pas les nombreuses applications pour les toits d’acier de bâtiments résidentiels et agricoles. Les toits isolés en tôle d’acier sont constitués d’un revêtement de toit en tôle d’acier, d’une cavité isolée et d’un panneau intérieur ou tablier structural.

Les auteurs du guide passeront en revue les différentes étapes de sélection des composantes des toits, décriront les divers produits de toiture, et étudieront certaines questions relatives à l’architecture et la conception des charpentes, à la science du bâtiment et au choix des matériaux. L’objectif est d’aider les responsables à effectuer des travaux de qualité et à choisir des méthodes de conception efficaces. Il s’agit toutefois d’un guide à caractère général ne donnant que les détails de base, dont il ne faudra s’inspirer qu’en parallèle avec les recommandations particulières ou conseils de conception émis par les manufacturiers à l’égard de leurs produits. Les détails présentés en annexe intègrent uniquement les produits généralement fournis par les fabricants de tôle d’acier. D’autres fournisseurs et corps de métier sont responsables des matériaux connexes.
Cliquez pour télécharger Collection Guides Pratiques: Toits isolés en tôle d'acier. 

Updated Publication - How To Series: Insulated Sheet Steel Roof Assemblies

We have recently updated one of our most popular publications, our How To Series: Insulated Sheet Steel Roof Assemblies.

This How To Series publication is an educational tool intended to give guidance to anyone specifying sheet steel building products. This particular publication deals with sheet steel roof assemblies for architectural, industrial and commercial applications. It does not address the many residential and agricultural roofing applications for steel. Insulated sheet steel roof assemblies are made up of sheet steel roof cladding, a cavity for insulation, and an interior sheet steel liner sheet or structural deck.

This guide will go through the various stages in the selection of sheet steel roof assembly components, describe the different roofing products, discuss architectural and structural design issues, as well as building science topics and material selection. The purpose is to promote quality construction and effective design solutions. This is a generic guide giving the basic details and should only supplement the specific recommendations or design guidance published by the manufacturer appropriate to their own products. The standard details presented in the Appendix show only those products normally supplied by the sheet steel fabricator. Other suppliers and trades are responsible for collateral material.

Click to download How To Series: Insulated Sheet Steel Roof Assemblies

The Steel vs. Wood Debate

With the recent changes to the Ontario Building code allowing combustible construction materials for buildings up to 6 storeys high, there is a lot of information out there speaking about the various benefits and disadvantages of materials like concrete, wood and steel.

The Multi-Housing News Online posted an article last week Why Cold Formed Steel is a Viable Alternative to Wood Frame Construction written by Charles Specht, CIC, CDA, Constructive Risk.

In this article Charles writes about some of the major fires that occurred in 2014 in the United States at various wood framed building projects. He uses these examples to discuss the impact of building material choices on things like the cost of Builders Risk Insurance.

Insurers have long been wise to these risks. “Wood” construction has a greater likelihood to burn or be damaged by fire and will be a total loss versus a partial one. Loss history for wood construction has been poor, and carriers are very restrictive of the amount of risk they will take. This drives up the cost to the builder, and actually weakens the pro-wood argument that it is less expensive than other materials. The recent major wood frame fires calls for a need to look at cost savings and particularly insurance more closely.

He says in the article that steel framing is a viable alternative to wood framed construction as it is inherently non combustible and can qualify for lower Builders Risk Insurance costs. He also talks about the other benefits of steel framing such as durability, moisture- and mold-resistance and recyclability.

Click here to read the whole article and visit the CSSBI website to download all the resources and information you need to design and build in cold formed steel framing.

Get your $200 rebate coupon today!

Are you thinking about re-roofing your house this year? If you are, have you considered steel roofing?

Steel roofing has many benefits and advantages over asphalt shingles including, a long lifespan (50 years or more!), durability in extreme weather situations like hail and strong winds and fire resistance and comes in multiple styles and colours to suit any home.

We have a website dedicated to residential steel roofing www.SteelRoofSource.com There you can learn about all the features and benefits of steel roofing as well as see galleries of the various styles of roofing available today in Canada. We even have a tool that lets you choose the style of roof and colour to help you visualize what a steel roof could look like on your home.

In our Find a Contractor section we have a form that you can fill out with your contact information. This information is sent to our members who will connect you with a contractor in your area who can install a high quality roof manufactured by one of our CSSBI members who adhere to strict quality and performance standards. And on top of all that, we will also send you a $200 rebate off the purchase of your steel roof if the steel comes from one of our members.

Click here to go to our Find a Contractor section to submit your information and begin the process of finding the last roof you will probably ever buy for your home!

Publication mise à jour - Collection Guides Pratiques: Murs isolés en tôle d'acier

Nous avons récemment mis à jour l'un de nos publications les plus populaires, notre Collection Guides Pratiques: Murs isolés en tôle d'acier.

La collection Guides pratiques est destinée aux rédacteurs de devis spécialisés dans les matériaux de construction en tôle d’acier. Le présent numéro traite des murs isolés en tôle d’acier, qui sont constitués d’un parement extérieur et d’un liner, séparés par une cavité destinée à recevoir l’isolant. L’inclinaison du mur ne doit pas dépasser 20° par rapport à la verticale, tout élément d’inclinaison supérieure entrant dans la catégorie des toitures.

Les auteurs du guide passeront en revue les différentes étapes de sélection des composantes des murs, étudieront certaines questions relatives à la conception de l’architecture et des charpentes, à la science du bâtiment et au choix des matériaux. L’objectif est d’aider les responsables à effectuer des travaux de qualité et à choisir des méthodes de conception efficaces. Il s’agit toutefois d’un guide à caractère général ne donnant que des rudiments, dont il ne faudra s’inspirer qu’en parallèle avec les recommandations particulières ou conseils de conception émis par les fabricants membres de l’ICTAB (Institut canadien de la tôle d’acier pour le bâtiment) en fonction de leurs produits.

Cliquez pour télécharger Collection Guides Pratiques: Murs isolés en tôle d'acier.

Updated Publication - How To Series: Insulated Sheet Steel Wall Assemblies

We have recently updated one of our most popular publications, our How To Series: Insulated Sheet Steel Wall Assemblies.

This How To Series of publications is an educational tool intended to give guidance to anyone specifying sheet steel building products. This particular publication deals with insulated sheet steel wall assemblies. Such assemblies are made up of exterior cladding, a cavity for insulation, and an interior liner sheet. A wall cannot be inclined more than 20° from the vertical, beyond which it is classified as a roof assembly.

This guide will go through the various stages in the selection of sheet steel wall assembly components, discuss architectural and structural design issues, as well as building science topics and material selection. The purpose is to promote quality construction and effective design solutions. This is a generic guide giving the basic details and should only supplement the specific recommendations or design guidance published by CSSBI Manufacturer Members appropriate to their own products.

Click to download How To Series: Insulated Sheet Steel Wall Assemblies.