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AISC, ASCE Team Up for Student Steel Bridge Competition, Starting in 2021-2022

August 10, 2021 - in Awards, News

CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) today announced a renewed partnership for the Student Steel Bridge Competition, starting with the 2021-2022 school year. The annual Student Steel…

Emerging Architects: Get the Industry Recognition You Deserve–and Win $15,000

June 10, 2021 - in Awards, News

CHICAGO - Are you an up-and-coming architect? Then we want to hear about your creative vision of the future. The fourth annual Forge Prize competition…

NSBA Seeks America’s Best Steel Bridges for 2022 Prize Bridge Awards

June 1, 2021 - in Awards, Events, News

CHICAGO - The National Steel Bridge Alliance and the American Institute of Steel Construction have opened the 2022 Prize Bridge Awards for entries. We're…

Steel Industry and Labor Emphasize Importance of Steel Tariffs and Urge Biden to Keep Them In Place

May 20, 2021 - in Buildings, Structural components

CHICAGO - Seven of the leading groups representing the domestic steel industry and labor today urged President Joe Biden to ensure steel tariffs, put in place in 2018 to protect national security, are preserved. The American Institute of Steel Construction…

AISC Names 2020 Safety Award Winners

March 30, 2021 - in Awards, News

CHICAGO – The American Institute of Steel Construction is pleased to recognize more than 135 steel fabricators and erectors for their outstanding safety records in 2020. Most of this year's winners have earned the Institute's top safety award, the Safety…

Tune in for the Forge Prize decision–live on YouTube

March 25, 2021 - in Announcement, Awards, Events, News

CHICAGO - The Forge Prize finalists may soon find themselves $10,000 richer--and the judging will take place live on YouTube next Wednesday from 11:00 am - 12:30 p.m. CST at youtube.com/AISCsteelTV! For the second year in a row, the American Institute…

New Timeline Depicts the First Decade of AISC: 1920-1929

March 16, 2021 - in News

CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction is celebrating its centennial this year--in true historic style! As we look forward to the next 100 years, we're also taking a deep dive into the decades that defined both AISC and the world in general,…

NASCC: The Steel Conference Is Virtual in 2021

February 3, 2021 - in Announcement, Events, News

CHICAGO - Steel is more than a dynamic physical material; turns out it can also hold its own in the virtual realm! The American Institute of Steel Construction is pleased to announce that NASCC: The Steel Conference is being held as a virtual event in 2021.…

AISC Announces Two New Vice Presidents

November 6, 2020 - in News, People

CHICAGO - Brian Raff has been named the American Institute of Steel Construction's new Vice President of Market Development and Carly Hurd has been promoted to Vice President of Operational Engagement. "I'm excited to recognize Carly and Brian, who have made…

New Tappan Zee Bridge Reaches Steel Milestone

December 15, 2016 - in Lifecycle

(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…