Steel Design Update - November 2008


November 2008
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Will Schools LEED the Way To More Steel in Tomorrow’s Buildings?
University of Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA		More demand for steel in Canam’s shops for components for secondary schools, college facilities and other education-related buildings bears an interesting correlation to increased requests for documentation of recycled content for the U.S. Green Building Council’s L.E.E.D. Leadership in Energy certification program. So far in 2008, requests for LEED documentation at Canam increased 75% over in previous years; while the number of schools fabricated at the company’s four plants have gone up every year since 2005. To see more, visit Canam’s Doc Center...

SJI Engineering Practice Committee Oversees Joist Specs
		The steel joist industry has a committee that maintains the specifications for joist and girder design, producing documents such as the 42nd Edition Catalog of Standard Specifications and Load Tables for Steel Joists and Joist Girders and the 2007 First Edition Steel Joist Institute Composite Steel Joist Catalog. “The committee is currently in the process of extending the range of standard joists out to 120 inches deep and 240 feet long,” according to Tim Holtermann, P.E., Canam’s corporate engineering manager and chair of the Steel Joist Institute’s Engineering Practice Committee. To see more, visit Canam’s Doc Center...

Serpentine Joists Hit the Drawing Boards Again!
Lindhout Architects Headquarters Brighton, MI		Designers achieved architecture reminiscent of waves, snakes and even fish in the marina environment of the Haverstraw Marina Restaurant along New York’s Hudson River with architecturally exposed serpentine joists. It is Canam’s second request during the past few years— Lindhout Associates’ headquarters in Brighton, MI was the first request in 2003 for fabrication of this shape. Increased technical capabilities due to advances in design software and detailing abilities for more complex projects meant the Haverstraw project was easily achieveable in Canam’s complex shop. To see more, visit Canam’s Doc Center...