CHICAGO - A draft of the next edition of the AISC Specification for Safety-Related Steel Structures for Nuclear Facilities (AISC N690) is now available for public review and comment. The 2024 update of N690 will supersede the 2018 version. The updated…
EV Charging Infrastructure Concept Wins 2023 Forge Prize
CHICAGO - A concept that would use structural steel to reinvent the gas station experience for the EV age has won the American Institute of Steel Construction’s…
Code Update: The 2022 AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings
The latest edition of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) flagship standard, the “2022 Specification for Structural Steel Buildings…
130+ AISC Members Receive Safety Awards
CHICAGO – The American Institute of Steel Construction is pleased to honor more than 130 structural steel fabricators and erectors for their outstanding safety records in 2022. "The dedicated people who work in fabrication shops and on jobsites across the…
AISI Standards Council Establishes New Group to Address Energy Standards for Building Envelopes
WASHINGTON, DC – The Standards Council of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has formed a new group that will be primarily responsible for the ongoing development of AISI S250, North American Standard for Thermal Transmittance of Building Envelopes…
10 Stunning Projects Win Structural Steel Industry Design Awards
CHICAGO - The jury has spoken, and 10 projects across the country have won 2023 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS²) Awards! These awards, presented annually by the American Institute of Steel Construction,…
AISC Releases Buy Clean Guidance to Help Legislators Maximize Structural Steel’s Unmatched Sustainability
CHICAGO - Hot-rolled structural steel is the greenest structural material on the market, thanks to its unsurpassed recycled content and ability to be recycled into new steel, over and over again, with no loss of properties. It's an obvious choice for the Buy…
Christopher Raebel Named AISC VP of Engineering and Research
CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction is proud to welcome Christopher H. Raebel, SE, PE, PhD, as its new vice president of engineering and research. He succeeds Larry Kruth, PE, who is retiring later this year. Raebel will oversee all AISC…
New Hampshire’s Buy America Law Keeps Taxpayer Money, Jobs in the U.S.
CHICAGO - New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu today signed Buy American legislation into law during a visit to AISC-member Capone Iron Corporation North Woods, Inc.’s fabrication facility in Berlin, N.H. The new regulations require the use of American contractors…
Students Showcase Ideas for Wildlife Crossing at SSBC National Finals
CHICAGO - The University of Florida took home the overall first place prize at the 2022 Student Steel Bridge Competition National Finals at Virginia Tech. This year’s competition challenged students to design, fabricate, and construct a conceptual scaled…
