What: The final round of the American Institute of Steel Construction’s Forge Prize, in which the three finalists will present their refined concepts to the judges live on AISC’s YouTube channel. The judges will then deliberate and announce the winner…
Ten Outstanding Designers, Industry Professionals, and Educators You Should Know
CHICAGO - Innovation abounds in the structural steel industry, and the American Institute of Steel Construction is honoring 10 leaders in the design,…
NASCC Online to Stream Steel Conference Sessions–Anywhere
CHICAGO - Can’t join the thousands of steel industry professionals gathering in San Antonio next month for NASCC: The Steel Conference? Great news:…
AISC Hires Its First Market Development Director for Architecture
CHICAGO - Nima Balasubramanian, Registered Architect, has joined the American Institute of Steel Construction as the Institute's first director of market development for architecture. Balasubramanian will lead the development of AISC initiatives for steel…
More Than 180 AISC Members Receive 2023 Safety Awards
CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction is honoring more than 180 structural steel fabricators and erectors for their outstanding safety records in 2023. And the majority of this year’s Safety Award recipients will get the Safety Award…
Ahmad Hassan Receives 2024 Reidar Bjorhovde Outstanding Young Professional Award
CHICAGO - The AISC Education Foundation is pleased to announce that Degenkolb Engineers’ Ahmad Hassan has received the second-ever Reidar Bjorhovde Outstanding Young Professional Award. Hassan graduated from the University of California, Davis, with…
Michael Grubb to Receive AISC’s Highest Design Honor
CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction will present the J. Lloyd Kimbrough Award--which recognizes the pre-eminent steel designers of their era--to bridge industry legend Michael A. Grubb, PE, executive director at M.A. Grubb & Assoc.,…
AISC and AIA Contract Documents Release Part II of Design Assist Guidelines
CHICAGO - Everyone is talking about collaboration these days, but is everyone on your project team defining it the same way? The American Institute of Steel Construction and AIA Contract Documents have just released the second part of a document intended to…
AISC Dedicates 16th-Edition Steel Construction Manual to Connection Design Pioneer Bill Thornton
CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction is dedicating the latest edition of its flagship publication, the Steel Construction Manual, to William A. Thornton, PhD, former president of Cives Engineering Corporation and a longtime chair and member…
Updated AISC Specification for Safety-Related Steel Structures for Nuclear Facilities Available for Second Public Review
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 latest…
