2026 EXPO SCHEDULE

2026 CFSEI Expo will feature educational opportunities in the latest advancements in cold-formed steel framing (CFS). Expo educational program is suited to both skilled CFS professionals and newcomers. CFSEI Expo sessions will be delivered by industry-recognized experts in CFS. In three days, expo participants will have the ability to earn more than ten continuing education credits.

Monday, May 18, 2026

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Registration Before Tool Time.
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	CFS - Tool Time Hands-On

5:00 pm. – 6:00 p.m.	Welcome Reception

6:00 pm. – 7:00 p.m.	Young Member Group Mixer

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

6:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Registration

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Opening General Session - Young Member Panel

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Break with Sponsors

	A Sticky Subject: Adhesives for Steel-to-Steel Connection Kara Peterman, Ph.D., University of Massachussetts-Amherst Click here
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
	Technical Session

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch: Annual Meeting & Awards

	Design Firm Risk Management Landscape Robert Graham, Shipley & Associates Inc. Click for details
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
	Design Loads on Cold-Formed Steel Structures During Construction Jesse Barnes, McClure Click for details

2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.	Break

	Improving Thermal Transmittance Estimation Accuracy in CFS Residential Envelopes using Response Surface Methodology: A Numerical-Based Approach Nader Elhajj, FRAMECAD America Click here for details
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
	Technical Session

3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Break with Sponsors

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	KEYNOTE: Advancing Cold-Formed Steel in Mid-Rise Building Systems in High Seismic Zones: Accomplishments of the CFS-NHERI and CFS10 Capstone Programs Tara Hutchinson, University of California, San Diego Benjamin Schafer, Ph.D., P.E., F. SEI Johns Hopkins University Click here for details

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.	Dinner and Social Event


Wednesday, May 20, 2025

6:45 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.	Registration

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Navigating Ethics, Liability, and Contracts in Cold-Formed Steel Delegated Design Michael Castleman, McClure Click here for details

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Break with Sponsors

	A Step-by-Step Methodology for Designing Mid-Rise Cold-Formed Steel Structures in North America Sarah Majlesi, Canadian Institute of Steel Construction Click here for details
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
	Building for the 21st century: Noncombustible Construction with Cold-Formed Steel Carl Welty, The Banning Land Trust W. Donald Wheeler, Wheeler Steel Framing Supply Click here for details

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch: Award Winners Presentations

	Designing for Cold-Formed Steel Manufacturing and Assembly Grant Doherty, Martin/Martin Inc. Click here for details
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
	Technical Session

2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.	Break with Sponsors

2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.	What's Hot on the Hotline? Roger LaBoube, Ph.D., P.E., Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute Patrick M. Hainault, P.E., R.A. Smith, Inc. Andrew Newland, P.E., ADTEK Engineers, Inc.

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Break


3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.	Emerging Technologies Session

	From Artificial Hearts to Steel Skeletons: Algorithmic Assurance in Cold-Formed Steel Housing Rodger Ford, FrameUpNow Click here for details

	A Web-Based App for Cold-Formed Steel Member Structural Calculations Built with Open-Source Software Cristopher Moen, RunToSolve LLC Click here for details

	SIN Floor: Advancing Cold-Formed Steel in Composite Floor Systems Phil Reinders, Steelcon Inc. Click here for details


5:30 p.m.	Expo Closes


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