Cold-Formed Steel Engineering

FDR offers Comprehensive Shop Drawings and Advanced BIM Shop Drawing & Estimation Packages. FDR is comprised of the industry's most knowledgeable, trusted team of CFS design experts to support Shop Drawing and BIM projects.

Off-site construction is the future of the building industry — it speeds up construction schedules and achieves better pre-coordination between all trades. FDR services cover both back-up framed panels and fully-finished framed panels.

Comprehensive Shop Drawings

• Engineered Shop Drawings
• Structural Calculation Package
• Sealed by a Licensed Professional Engineer
• 3D BIM Model
• Material Take-Off in excel format for all framing & connectors
• Plan Layouts
• Panel Drawings

Advanced Analysis

• Performance Based Design
• Progressive Collapse Analysis
• Blast Analysis of Wall and Roof Truss Systems to DoD Requirements

Why Cold-Formed Steel

• Lower Costs — Steel framing has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any building system, results in no hidden construction costs related to fire safety for combustible framing systems, and results in lower insurance rates.
• Increased ROI — Quicker & easier installation with completely straight studs and joists mean less time on the jobsite. Also there are no hight or floor size restrictions allowing for maximal use of land footprint.
• Resists High Seismic & Wind Conditions — Steel is an inherently stable, manufactured material that is both consistent and ductile making it more efficient than wood in withstanding such major events as fire, earthquake & high wind
• Corrosion Resistance — The protective zinc coating over cold-formed steel will last nearly 700 years before the level of corrosion resistance deteriorates
• Mold Resistance — Steel does not retain water and unlike wood framing, cold-formed steel is inorganic and won't provide a source for mold and mildew.
• Resists Termites & Pests — Termites represent a significant threat to the long-term resilience of a building throughout most of the U.S. CFS is one of the few materials that can resist termites in nearly any climate or building type
• Does Not Burn — The performance of steel components and steel structures in fire has been researched more extensively than any other building material. Cold-formed steel does not burn and will not contribute to the spread or intensity of a fire.