Publications

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Residential Steel Roofing

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Special Residential Steel Roofing - The Long Term Choice
Special Top 5 Reasons to Invest in a Steel Roof for your Home
Special Residential Steel Roofing - Contractor information
Special Enhanced Paint Systems: A Smart Choice for Sheet Steel Building Products!
 

Steel Roofing & Siding (Commercial & Agricultural)

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CSSBI 20M-08 Standard for Sheet Steel Cladding for Architectural, Industrial and Commercial Building Applications
CSSBI 21M-01 Standard for Steel Farm Roofing and Siding
CSSBI B17-02 Barrier Series Prefinished Sheet Steel: Product Performance & Applications
CSSBI S8-08 Quality and Performance Specification for Prefinished Sheet Steel Used for Building Products
CSSBI S10-99 How To Series - Insulated Sheet Steel Wall Assemblies
CSSBI S11-00 How To Series – Insulated Sheet Steel Roof Assemblies
CSSBI S14-00 How To Series – Light Gauge Steel Roofing and Siding
CSSBI S16-04 How To Series – Pre-finished Sheet Steel for Retrofit
CSSBI CD10-03 How To Series - Interactive CD Presentation
Special Enhanced Paint Systems: A Smart Choice for Sheet Steel Building Products!
 

Steel Roof & Floor Deck

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CSSBI 10M-08 Standard for Steel Roof Deck

CSSBI 12M-08 Standard for Composite Steel Deck
CSSBI S2-08 Criteria for the Testing of Composite Slabs
CSSBI S3-08 Criteria for the Design of Composite Slabs
CSSBI B13-06 NEW! Design of Steel Deck Diaphragms - 3rd Edition
  2008 Errata to B13-06
  Addendum - Hilti Fasteners (Imperial)
  Addendum - Hilti Fasteners with Hilti SLC (Imperial)
  Addendum - Hilti Fasteners (Metric)
  Addendum- Hilti Fasteners with Hilti SLC (Metric)
CSSBI S15-01 How To Series – Steel Roof Deck and Floor Deck
CSSBI CD10-03 How To Series - Interactive CD Presentation
 

Steel Building Systems

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CSSBI B15-07 New Publication! NBC 2005: Snow, Wind and Earthquake Load Design Criteria for Steel Building Systems
CSSBI B15-07 Errata 1-3 to CSSBI B15
CSSBI 30M-06 Standard for Steel Building Systems
CSSBI C1-07 Certificate of Design and Manufacturing Conformance with NBC, 2005
CSSBI B8-06 Buildings Incorporating Steel Building Systems: Responsibilities of the Parties Involved
CSSBI S17-05 Guide Specification for Steel Building Systems
  Special Bulletin on Steel Clad Buildings versus Fabric-Covered Structures
  SBS Letter to Canadian Building Officials
 

Steel Studs & Joists (LSF)

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CSSBI 54-94 An Introduction to Residential Steel Framing
  Steel Framed Housing: Across the Country & Around the World
  Handyman’s Guide - How to Install Light Gauge Steel Stud Wall Framing
CSSBI 51-06 NEW! Lightweight Steel Framing Design Manual - 2nd Edition
CSSBI 51-06
Errata 1
SPECIAL NOTE! Lightweight Steel Framing Design Manual - 2nd Edition ERRATA #1 & #2
CSSBI 56-00 Residential Steel Framing - Training Curriculum
CSSBI 57-02 Lightweight Steel Framing Architectural Design Guide
CSSBI 58-04 Lightweight Steel Framing Wall Stud and Floor Joist Tables (Bi-lingual)
  Lightweight Steel Framing Design Examples to NBC 2005
CSSBI 58A-05 Lightweight Steel Framing Metric Section Properties: Wall, Stud, Floor Joist & Track
CSSBI S5-08 NEW! Guide Specification for Wind Bearing Steel Studs
CSSBI S6-08 NEW! Guide Specification for Lightweight Steel Framing
CSSBI S18-07 Guide Specification for non-loadbearing Steel Framing
CSSBI S19-08 NEW! Steel Stud Brick Veneer Design Guide
CSSBI 59-05 Lightweight Steel Framing House Construction Handbook  
CSSBI 59-05 Introduction Introduction, Acknowledgements and Definitions
CSSBI 59-05 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 : Getting Started
CSSBI 59-05 Chapter 2 Chaper 2 : Foundations
CSSBI 59-05 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 : Floor Systems
CSSBI 59-05 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 : Walls
CSSBI 59-05 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 : Roofs
CSSBI 59-05 Chapter 6 Chapter 6: HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical Systems
CSSBI 59-05 Chapter 7 Chapter 7 : Insulation, Air & Vapour Barriers
CSSBI 59-05 Chapter 8 Chapter 8 : Interior & Exterior Finishes
CSSBI 59-05 Chapter 9 Chapter 9 : Final Items
CSSBI 59-05 Appendices Appendix A : Member Selection Tables
Appendix B : Bracing Requirements for Walls
 

LSF Technical Bulletins

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Vol. 1, No. 1 Report on Fire Performance
Vol. 1, No. 2 Fire Endurance of Floor Assemblies
Vol. 1, No. 3 NEW! Application of UL Fire Resistance Ratings in Canada
Vol. 2, No. 1 Durability of Galvanized & Galvalume Steel Framing
Vol. 2, No. 2 Galvanic Compatibility of Galvanized Steel and Aluminum
Vol. 3, No. 1 Life Cycle Assessment of Steel Framed Homes
Vol. 3, No. 2 Life Cycle Assessment of Steel Framed Homes: Steel and Wood Framing - The Real Facts
Vol. 5, No. 1 Thermal Performance of Lightweight Steel Framed Homes
Vol. 6, No. 1 Working with Residential Steel Framing - Guidelines for the Framer and Service Trades
Vol. 7, No. 1 Maximum Height Tables for Interior Non-Loadbearing Partitions
Vol. 7, No. 2 Changing Standard Thicknesses for Canadian Lightweight Steel Framing Applications
Vol. 7, No. 3 Specification of Non-Load Bearing Steel Studs
Vol. 7, No. 4 Applications of Non-Load Bearing Steel Studs
Vol. 7, No. 5 Design Capacities for Sheet Metal Screws in Lightweight Steel Framing Applications
Vol. 7, No. 6 Steel Studs as Back-up for Brick Veneer Changes in NBC 2005
Vol. 7, No. 7 Lightweight Steel Framing Shear Walls
Vol. 8, No. 1 Lateral Load Resistance of Lightweight Steel Framed Walls for Residential Construction - A Laboratory Study
  Special Fire Protection Bulletins: Cold Formed Steel Floor Assemblies
 

Sheet Steel Fact Sheets

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SSF 1 Cost Considerations for Pre-painted Sheet Steel Cladding - February 2006
SSF 2 Pre-painted Sheet Steel: Taking on Canada's Climate for Two Decades - February 2006
SSF 3 Care and Maintenance of Pre-finished Sheet Steel Building Products - February 2006
SSF 4 Repainting Factory Pre-finished Metal Panels - February 2006
SSF 5 Understanding Limit States Design (LSD) Load Tables - February 2006
SSF 6 Metallic Coated Sheet Steel for Structural Building Products - December 2009 UPDATED
SSF 7 List of Old and New CSSBI Publications - March 2007
SSF 8 Glossary of Commonly Used Terms for Structural Building Products - June 2006
SSF 9 Alternative Design Methods for Steel Deck Diaphragms - November 2007
SSF 10 Sheet Steel Gauges - What They Mean - April 2009
SSF 11 Estimators Checklist - April 1999
SSF 12 Fastener Guide for Sheet Steel Building Products - August 2003
SSF 13 Position Paper on Oil-Canning Specifying Wide Flat Panels in Metal Cladding - November 2007
SSF 14 Recommendations for Welding Steel Deck to Open Web Steel Joists - January 2001
SSF 15 Pre-painted Coil-Coated Sheet Steel For Cladding - February 2001
SSF 16 Acoustic Properties of Perforated Steel Deck - June 2004
SSF 17 CSSBI Position Paper on using Welded Washers with Steel Deck - August 2005
SSF 18 Sheet Steel Products and Pressure Treated Wood - April 2010
SSF 19 Explosion Venting for Steel Frame Buildings - May 2005
Note: Addendum added August 30, 2007
SSF 20 Recycled Content of Steel Building Products - August 2005
SSF 21 Low Sloped Steel Roofing - The Winners in Life Cycle Cost Analysis - June 2006
SSF 22 Steel Building Systems: Managing Storm Water Cost Effectively - November 2006
SSF 23 CSSBI Position Paper on Attachment of Roofing Membranes to Steel Deck - October 2008
SSF 24 Natural Finish Metallic Coatings - Attractive but not Architectural - October 2007
SSF 25 Diaphragm Design using Lightweight Steel Cladding - December 2009
SSF 26 Steel Cladding - A Farmer's MVP (Most Valuable Product) - December 2007 Fact Sheet 26
 

Environmental Fact Sheets

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EFS 1 Steel and the green movement - August 2008
EFS 2 Cool Metal Roofing - Questionable value in cold Canadian climates - August 2008
EFS 3 Lightweight Steel Framing - Looking forward to the benefits - November 2008
EFS 4 Greener by design - SBS have eco-friendly advantages built right in - August 2008

Special Publications

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  LEEDing with Steel
FPB 20 Fire Protection Bulletin #20: Fire-Rated Exterior Sheet Steel Walls
FPB 23 Fire Protection Bulletin #23: Practical Fire Protection in Cold Formed Steel Buildings
FPB 24 Fire Protection Bulletin #24: New (and Better) Limiting Distance Requirements in 1995 NBCC
FPB 27 Fire Protection Bulletin #27: Fire Resistance and Acoustic Ratings for Cold-Formed Steel Framed Floor Assemblies
FPB 28 Fire Protection Bulletin #28: Floor Assembly No. NRC764-F22

 

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