20-10-2010
LSFB - Category Nominations
The LSFB industry illustrated what it is capable of achieving when 9 LSFB projects were submitted for the prestigious annual Steel Awards. Unfortunately, there could be only one winner in this category.
24-06-2010
NASH Newsletter, July 2010
Newsletter describing LSFB developments in Australia. NASH achieved a lot of favourable publicity for LSFB with a TV program covering their bushfire test.
23-09-2009
Light Steel Frame Building at Steel Awards! 2009
For Steel Awards 2009, we received 12 entries in the light steel frame building category. Submitted by developers, builders, owners or architects, these projects were studied by the judges, and site visits were made to all the shortlisted structures. After due deliberation, they decided on a winning project - see the attached article from Steel Construction.
You should decide NOW to submit an entry, or two, for next years' Steel Awards, and enter it into your diary - entries normally close towards the end of April.
26-03-2009
Steel Awards 2008 - LSFB submissions
The SA Institute of Steel Construction annually organizes a competition to give recognition to steel projects which exemplifies the good application of structural steel. A special category was created for light steel frame buildings during 2008, and industry submitted 10 excellent projects. Read more ....
21-07-2008
: SASFA Brochure 2008
The light steel frame building industry has been established in South Africa, and it is attracting a lot of interest from all role players in the building industry. Of particular importance is the ‘green’ aspect of light steel frame building – lower embodied energy, lower operational energy and drastically reduced logistical costs contribute to making this building method a viable alternative to the outdated and inefficient masonry building. This article describes the manufacturing and building processes, highlights the advantages and provides insight into the activities of SASFA.
28-04-2008
: SASFA - Status of the LSFB industry development programme in Southern Africa, April 2008
SASFA arranges bi-annual meetings to provide feedback to all interested parties regarding the status of the industry and the development programme. This is the presentation made by John Barnard at the meeting held on 24 April 2008 at the Country Club of Johannesburg.
30-11-2007
: Style with steel
The Home Channel (DSTV Ch 55) broadcast the interview ‘Style with Steel’ on Light Steel Frame Building during June and July 07. You can view the introduction (which will download quickly), or the full programme. You may have to download ‘Active X-control’ to be able to see ‘streamed video’. It is not harmful to your computer - it is Microsoft endorsed and supplied software.
11-11-2007
: NASH News, Q4 2007
Quarterly newsletter from NASH (National Association of Steel-framed Housing of Australia), covering events and new developments in the light steel frame building industry Down Under.