Steel Framed BuildingIntroductionOver the past two decades, lightweight (cold-formed) steel has quickly become a frequently specified building material for commercial, institutional, and industrial projects - including the recent trend. towards the use of steel as the main supporting system. Despite the myths that still surround the use of light gauge steel frames, they have become the best and most feasible alternative building material for residential construction. Steel is a superior building material. Using steel framing as the primary structural system in residential construction results in a better structure. A steel frame house is a better house. Steel framing, due to its material characteristics and properties, offers significant benefits to both home builders and consumers. Residential construction represents a very big opportunity for the steel industry and other industry players. Home builders and consumers are receptive to the use of steel framing and generally understand its benefits. Despite its advantages and the general receptivity of the market, and after several years of vigorous efforts by the private sector and industry to increase its market share, structural steel has achieved a disappointingly low share of the structural steel market. residential framework. To begin to change this situation, it is essential that the steel industry gains a thorough understanding of the needs and economic realities of the residential construction sector. The residential construction industry became widely aware that steel was a potential alternative in 1993. Steelmakers, suppliers, builders and even some builders were quick to embrace this new material. However, the "novelty" of steel has a...... middle of paper......increasing accessibility and speed of delivery. The seminars, designed to expand a network of those who understand how to design and build with lightweight steel, have been attended by more than 3,000 people over the past four years.Bibliography:BibliographyYu, Wei-Wen. Cold formed steel design. New York: John Wiley & Sons Incorporated, 1999. North American Steel Framing Alliance. World Wide Web, November 2000. (http://www.steelframingalliance.com). Purdue Center for the Application of Steel Housing. World Wide Web, November 2000. (http://www.purdue.edu/PurdueUniv/Buildingw/steel) Light Gauge Steel Engineers Association. World Wide Web, November 2000. (http://www.lgsea.com)Buildingweb. World Wide Web, November 2000. (http://www.buildingweb.com)InfrastructureWorld. World Wide Web, November 2000. (http://www.infrastructureworld.com)