NASH
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
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
#41 New Materials for Windows of the Future – Phase 2
#60 Mass Timber Wellness in Workplaces
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
#15 Using the Whole Tree for Future Timber-Based Construction – Scoping Study
Building Design and DFMA
Projects
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
Light House Project #13: Mixed Reality Carpentry Demonstration
Light House Project #3: NCHA Independent Living Lab
Light House Project #6: Malvern East Apartment Development
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
Sustainable Materials & Products
Theme coordinator
Dr Philip Christopher
Projects
Light House Project #6: Malvern East Apartment Development
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
#59 Innovative Steel–Timber–Concrete Composite StrongFloor
#15 Using the Whole Tree for Future Timber-Based Construction – Scoping Study
#37 Australian Timber Fibre Insulation Scoping Study
Building Operation and Performance
Theme coordinator
Dr Sara Omrani
Projects
#50 Development of Artificial Neural Network and Automated Life Cycle Assessments for Cloud Based Residential Energy Estimations
#60 Mass Timber Wellness in Workplaces
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
#34 Acoustic flanking performance of mid‐rise Light Gauge Steel (LGS) structures – Phase 1 Scoping Study
#26 New materials for windows of the future
Computational Design
Theme coordinator
Dr Abdallah Ghazlan
Projects
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
#59 Innovative Steel–Timber–Concrete Composite StrongFloor
#57 Wind Comfort Simulation and New Engineering Design Process
#4 Computational Design and Optimisation Tools for Prefabricated Building Systems – Phase 1 Scoping Study
#42 Workflow Automation Tools for Home Designs Phase 1 Scoping Study