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Quick Answer Cold-formed steel framing Canada builders specify is roll-formed from galvanized structural coil into studs, tracks and joists, then assembled into modules inside a controlled plant. Factories choose it over lumber because the material holds its dimensions through moisture and temperature cycles, resists rot and pests, and stays rigid while a finished module is craned onto a truck and driven to a prepared foundation. Introduction Framing lumber leaves the mill at