(Chicago, IL) - Twelve leaders from across the structural steel design, construction and academic community will be presented with awards by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) at the 2017 NASCC: The Steel Conference (March 22-24 in San Antonio).…
New Revision of AISC Structural Steel Buildings Specification Available for Free Downloading
(Chicago, IL) – The 2016 version of the AISC standard, Specification for Structural Steel Buildings (ANSI/AISC 360-16), is now available for free downloading…
AISC Supports ARTBA’s Grassroots Effort to Impact Infrastructure Activity
(Chicago, IL) - AISC is supporting ARTBA’s (American Road & Transportation Builders Association) grassroots effort to impact infrastructure activity.…
New Tappan Zee Bridge Reaches Steel Milestone
(Chicago, IL) - Steel erection on the westbound approach lanes for the new Tappan Zee Bridge in New York has recently completed. “Over a period of about 18 months, we have erected approximately 88,000 tons of structural steel on the Hudson River,” stated…
Registration Now Open for 2017 NASCC: The Steel Conference in San Antonio
(Chicago, IL) - If you’re involved in the design or construction of steel buildings or bridges, NASCC: The Steel Conference is your once-a-year opportunity to engage with more than 4,500 of your peers and learn the latest design concepts, construction techniques…
Vertical House in Dallas Wins National Steel Building Design Award
Chicago, IL – A five-story residence in Dallas has earned national recognition in the 2016 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). In honor of this achievement, members of the project team will be…
Code Update: Change the Oil to Avoid Paying More Later
I often ask audiences if they’ve read the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Code of Standard Practice. As I do so, I picture the oil-filter commercial Fram used to run, with one mechanic who changes oil and another who rebuilds engines. “You…
Winners Announced in Sixteenth Annual ACSA/AISC Steel Design Student Competition
Chicago, IL – Eleven student design projects have been honored in the 16th annual Steel Design Student Competition for the 2015-2016 academic year. Administered by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and sponsored by the American…
Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library and Learning Center Wins Design Award
Chicago, IL – The Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library and Learning Center in Little Rock, Ark., has earned national recognition in the 2016 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). In honor…
Celebrate SteelDay with the U.S. Structural Steel Industry September 30
Chicago, IL - A free webinar featuring a new documentary on one of America’s greatest bridge designers is the highlight of this year’s SteelDay on September 30 (visit www.steelday.org/webinar to see if you qualify for free microwave popcorn delivery to…
