Concrete and light gauge cold formed steel building structure with beam and floor extending over a load bearing stud wall and method of forming

A construction assembly for forming a building structure, comprising:

• a series of spaced-apart studs that form at least a portion of a wall structure;
• a light gauge cold formed steel beam former having a bottom, pair of sides, and an open top, the beam former configured to be aligned with and disposed over the studs and at least partially supported by the studs for forming an elongated concrete beam over the studs and configured to remain a part of the building structure after the concrete beam has been formed;
• and
• a plurality of joist supports configured to be connected to the beam former, where each joist support includes a cross member that is configured to extend across the open top of the beam former and a pair of opposed members that extend adjacent the sides of the beam former.

A method of forming a wall and a reinforced concrete header over the wall using light gauge cold formed steel components, the method comprising:

• forming a wall by erecting a series of spaced-apart light gauge cold formed steel studs;
• placing a beam former constructed of light gauge cold formed steel over the studs and at least partially supporting the beam former with the studs and wherein the beam former includes a bottom, a pair of opposed sides, and an open top;
• placing a plurality of joist supports along the beam former, such that each joist support extends across the top of the beam former and along the sides of the beam former;
• and
• forming a concrete header over the studs by pouring concrete into the open top of the beam former such that the concrete header extends through the beam former.