Fire Resistant
BACKGROUND
The National Association of Steel Housing (NASH) designed a purpose-built house constructed mainly with steel to test and examine the resistance of steel framed housing to bush fire. The test indicated:

Houses designed with steel – including steel framing - have the strength and durability to potentially save lives in severe bushfires
The intense frontal [...]

When comparing building in Light Gauge Steel Framing (LGSF) versus traditional materials, it is critical that the total cost of build is taken into consideration.
The total cost consists of:

Material cost (on a m2 basis and including wastage – how much of your money is literally thrown in the off-cuts bin?)
Manufacturing time and associated costs (labour [...]

The recent $321 million Government package aimed at driving research and development (R&D) for New Zealand businesses has already pulled one company out of closure. This is an encouraging outcome of the grant and has reinstated hope for business growth during the second half of the financial year.
FRAMECAD Solutions was one company awarded funding for [...]

The earthquake that struck northern Pakistan in October 2005 was one of the most devastating ever recorded, because the quake was centered at a shallow depth and therefore had greater destructive intensity.
Tens of thousands of people died and more than 3 million were left homeless.
While international aid agencies responded quickly, it was a local Pakistan [...]

FRAMECAD delivers the world’s most advanced steel frame design and build solutions. Our end-to-end solution is a combination of integrated software for 3D-modelling, detailing, engineering and factory control systems, and FrameMaster manufacturing equipment for rapid construction of residential and commercial buildings. Now you have an opportunity to meet with our team of experts by joining us at [...]

Feedback from designers attending FRAMECAD Training Academy seminars in Dubai has been universally positive with many reporting immediate improvement in design productivity.
Designed to help people maximise the potential of FRAMECAD design software, the Academy courses typically run over 4-5 days with tuition and practical demonstrations by world leading experts in FRAMECAD steel framing design and [...]

Even when world steel demand is high, FRAMECAD Building Products can ensure certainty of supply to its customers as a result of long term relationships with steel mills all around the world.
“Certainty of supply is one of the key advantages that has helped us achieve the incredible growth we’ve experienced over the last 20 years [...]

Designing and building a house in the traditional way seldom goes exactly to plan. It’s usually a long, drawn out process that drags on for many months.
But a team of six people has just proved that it doesn’t have to be that way. By using new FRAMECAD technology and working smarter, they were able to [...]

After nearly 20 years as the Pacific’s leading steel and building material supplier, Bon Pacific Trading has been expanding both its product offering and its reach into new markets over the last 7 years.
Renamed as FRAMECAD Building Products, the company can now provide a complete building systems supply service, encompassing framing, cladding, lining, flooring, insulation, [...]

The logistics and time delays in setting up your factory can sometimes slow down getting projects going. Now with FRAMECAD, instant self contained factory it is possible to be in production within two days of arriving on site, including its own power supply. Organization of logistics and management of inventory is a key criteria to [...]