NASH National Association of Steel Framed Housing
The National Association of Steel-Framed Housing (NASH) is the Industry Association for cold-formed steel used in residential, low and midrise construction.
It was formed in 1982 to foster the development of the steel framing industry and represents the interests of light gauge steel frame fabricators, their materials and component suppliers and customers.
Businesses in the industry join NASH to support cooperative programs for developing the market and industry infrastructure for all light structural steel framing.
NASH’s key objectives are:
- Support the long term growth and sustainability of the Steel Frame industry
- Maximise the profile of cold-formed steel framing within the building industry
- Maximise the value of belonging to NASH, for all membership categories
- Support the awareness and promote the advantages of steel framing in the Market Place
NASH develops Standards for the industry which are referenced in the National Construction Code (NCC). In addition, it develops Handbooks and other publications to provide guidance on the use of cold-formed steel framing.
Research themes
Building Materials & Systems
Theme coordinator
Dr Rackel San Nicolas
Projects
#76 Thermally active floor panels for cost effective space cooling
#104 Development of a solution for high-rise mass timber residences through a Post & Plate system – Phase 2 Numerical and experimental investigation
#105 Blockchain-powered peer-to-peer energy trading: Advancing sustainability and affordability in smart residential communities
#84 Feasibility study of recycling excavated clay materials in full-scale concrete applications
#86 Sustainable 3D printed concrete for bespoke infrastructure
Fire Safety
Projects
#76 Thermally active floor panels for cost effective space cooling
#24 Next Generation of Robust and Fire-resilient Light Gauge Steel Systems for Mid-Rise Buildings (Umbrella Project)
#35 Prefab Housing Solutions for Bushfire & Disaster Relief
#18 Long-span Low-Carbon Floor Systems (Scoping Study)
Structural Optimisation
Theme coordinator
Dr Tai Thai
Projects
#71 Automated decision making for interdisciplinary coordination during early-stage building design
#59 Innovative Steel–Timber–Concrete Composite StrongFloor
#24 Next Generation of Robust and Fire-resilient Light Gauge Steel Systems for Mid-Rise Buildings (Umbrella Project)
#20 Systems and methods for robustness of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) buildings – Phase 1 Scoping Study
Building Design and DFMA
Projects
#71 Automated decision making for interdisciplinary coordination during early-stage building design
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
Light House Project #13: Mixed Reality Carpentry Demonstration
Light House Project #3: NCHA Independent Living Lab
Housing and Urban Design (Affordability)
Theme coordinator
Dr Lee-Anne Khor
Projects
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
#35 Prefab Housing Solutions for Bushfire & Disaster Relief
#23 When prefab hits the ground: Barriers and opportunities in the Australian housing market
Sustainable Materials & Products
Theme coordinator
Dr Philip Christopher
Projects
#70 Building Circularity 4.0: First Steps to Adoption
#76 Thermally active floor panels for cost effective space cooling
#104 Development of a solution for high-rise mass timber residences through a Post & Plate system – Phase 2 Numerical and experimental investigation
#84 Feasibility study of recycling excavated clay materials in full-scale concrete applications
#86 Sustainable 3D printed concrete for bespoke infrastructure
Construction Safety and Wellbeing
Theme coordinator
Dr Carol Hon
Projects
Light House Project #13: Mixed Reality Carpentry Demonstration
#29 Real-time EH&S Intervention to Improve Site Safety (Scoping Study)
#60 Mass Timber Wellness in Workplaces
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
#12 VR/AR technologies in vocational education and training (scoping study)
Building Operation and Performance
Theme coordinator
Dr Sara Omrani
Projects
#76 Thermally active floor panels for cost effective space cooling
#55 Towards smart contracts and smart finance in construction – Phase 1
#105 Blockchain-powered peer-to-peer energy trading: Advancing sustainability and affordability in smart residential communities
#100 IEQ Monitoring of Aboriginal Housing Office 3D Printed Houses
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
Computational Design
Theme coordinator
Dr Abdallah Ghazlan
Projects
#71 Automated decision making for interdisciplinary coordination during early-stage building design
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
#53 Process Engineering, and Design and Estimating Automation of Fleetwood’s Product Platform
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
#59 Innovative Steel–Timber–Concrete Composite StrongFloor