Promoting a Safe and Sustainable Built Environment with Steel
Experts in building code and design standard development
Promoting a Safe and Sustainable Built Environment with Steel
Experts in building code and design standard development
About The CFSteel Group
Our Vision
Our Services
Our Services
At The CFSteel Group, we envision a world where building codes and engineering design standards not only regulate the built environment with provisions that reflect the latest research information and design methods, but also enable innovation.
Our Services
Our Services
Our Services
We work in the development of national building codes and engineering design standards to promote the use of steel in construction through active participation in committees and code development hearings.
Our Approach
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Our Approach
We believe steel is the best solution to provide a safe and sustainable built environment. We use fact based engineering information and the latest design methods to develop provisions that promote the use of steel and protect steel's share in the construction market.
Active Code Development Participation
International Code Council (ICC)
- International Building Code Structural Code Development Committee
- ICC Performance Code Development Committee
- ICC Multi-Hazard Resiliency for Residential Construction Committee
- IBC, IRC, and IEBC Code Development Hearings
American Society for Civil Engineering
ASCE 7 - Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures
- Load Combinations Subcommittee
- Snow and Rain Loads Subcommittee
- General Structural Subcommittee
- Main Committee
American Institute for Steel Construction
- Task Committee on Design for Fire Conditions
- Task Committee on Quality Control and Assurance
- Main Committee on Specifications
American Iron and Steel Institute
Development of the cold-formed steel North American Specification and all cold-formed steel framing standards.
National Fire Protection Association
- Structures, Construction, and Materials Committee
- Fundamentals of Building Codes Committee
FEMA-Applied Technology Council
Seismic Code Support Committee
The Story of The CFSteel Group
The CFSteel Group was established in 2023 by founder and CEO JP Cardin. As a licensed professional engineer, JP has worked in the steel construction industry for over 13 years with a specialty in the development of construction building codes and steel design standards. The CFSteel Group reflects JP's passion for the use steel in constru
The CFSteel Group was established in 2023 by founder and CEO JP Cardin. As a licensed professional engineer, JP has worked in the steel construction industry for over 13 years with a specialty in the development of construction building codes and steel design standards. The CFSteel Group reflects JP's passion for the use steel in construction and the promotion of a safe and sustainable built environment.