Residential Design Beyond AISI S230

High-end custom residential cold-formed steel (CFS) projects that go beyond the scope of AISI S230, Standard for Cold-Formed Steel Framing – Prescriptive Method for One- and Two-Family Dwellings require capable engineering for a successful project. Most engineers do not understand CFS design well enough to provide a workable experience for the residential builder, and the engineers who do are usually not willing to take on single-family projects.

In this presentation, Don Wheeler, veteran CFS builder and consigliere, will discuss issues that have come up in past projects and offer constructive solutions for engineers and on-site framers when conflicts arise in the field. He will also address why engineers are the key to the future of CFS residential framing.

W. Donald Wheeler
Wheeler Steel Framing Supply

Don Wheeler is a seasoned, professional general contractor with over 50 years of experience in both residential and commercial projects with special emphasis in custom residential steel construction from foundation to finish. He is skilled in supervision, cost control, negotiations and finding creative solutions to construction challenges. Manufactured and installed steel trusses and pre-cut steel framing materials, including concrete form material.

Wheeler has extensive experience coordinating all phases of construction from permit to open house. At Wheeler Steel Framing Supply, Wheeler supervises the pre-cutting of steel framing material at the Fullerton warehouse location and works with onsite framers installing CFS framing material. He has also taught cold-formed steel (CFS) framing at Chaffey College for three years and has given presentations on CFS in Japan. He is active in several associations and has been featured in various professional publications.