CFS Moment Frame by MiTek Hardy Frame

This cold-formed steel portal frame weighs less than structural steel.

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For use in light-frame wood construction, the CFS Moment Frame is the industry’s first prefabricated, cold-formed steel portal frame, according to the manufacturer. The CFS Moment Frame weighs less than structural steel and is suitable for creating large-scale architectural openings for movable glass walls and windows due to its ability to resist high lateral loads. hardyframe.com

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Ayda Ayoubi

Ayda Ayoubi is a former assistant editor of products and technology for ARCHITECT. She holds master degrees in urban ecological planning from Norwegian University of Science and Technology and in world heritage studies from Brandenburg University of Technology. In the past, she interned with UN-Habitat's New York liaison office and the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property in Rome.

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