The world is constantly changing, and structural steel isn’t just keeping up--it’s setting the bar (or, shall we say, beam) higher.

AISC and the structural steel industry consider the future a priority today. Investments in research and technology are improving safety and efficiency on jobsites as well as shaving months off project schedules!

Plus, we’re supporting and inspiring the leaders of tomorrow with scholarships, exciting competitions, and opportunities to participate in industry activities.

To close out SteelDays, we’re turning the spotlight on the innovations and initiatives that make us excited for the decades to come.

For more than a century, American structural steel has provided the framework for progress, powering bridges, buildings, and communities across the country.

Since AISC's founding in 1921, we've seen buildings stretch skyward and bridges span once-inconceivable lengths as structural steel continues to revolutionize the built environment.

This SteelDays, we're putting on a record, lighting a match, digging up time capsules, and rummaging through filing cabinets to bring you a shot-blast from the past as we celebrate our timeless industry and its impact on the way Americans live, work, and play.

Along the way, we'll reflect on the lasting legacy of those who built--and continue to build--with steel.

Some materials crack, combust, or decompose in the aftermath of disaster. Steel? It’s made to endure.

Structural steel framing systems are strong enough to withstand hurricane-force winds, seismic vibrations, and surging stormwaters--over and over again. They can be more easily adapted, repaired, and reused than any other building material.

And steel bridges? You might have driven over a century-old bridge today and not even known it.

This SteelDays, we’re bringing out the case studies, timelines, and design resources that show just how resilient steel is.

Celebrate with us while you explore inspiring examples of adaptive reuse, dive deep into the history of steel bridges, learn how our industry comes together in a crisis, and much more.

How do you build a better future, one that’s lighter on the planet’s resources but stronger for tomorrow’s generations? You start with the right materials.

Steel has always been a symbol of strength, but it’s also a model of circularity--melted down, reshaped, and reborn again and again. In honor of SteelDays, we’re spotlighting the innovations and leaders that make steel the ultimate sustainable choice. From cutting-edge mills powered by renewable energy to design strategies that optimize material use, sustainability isn’t just a benefit to structural steel--it’s a core reason to choose it for your next project.

Whether you’re exploring new technical resources, taking a virtual mill tour, or broadening your green design knowledge, you’ll see how the steel industry is reimagining what it means to build responsibly.

How many careers give you the opportunity to point at a structure people use every day and say, “I built that”?

When you work in the structural steel industry, that’s not a hypothetical. It’s the lived reality. Your fingerprints are literally embedded in the structures you create. They’re part of the county bridge that makes your neighbor’s commute faster. They’re tucked behind the walls of the hospital that keeps your community healthy.

That kind of tangible legacy is a rare gift. It’s more than job satisfaction; it’s the pride of turning abstract designs and complex calculations into everyday wonder for thousands (or millions) of people. Celebrate that sense of pride alongside us for SteelDays as we explore the diversity of opportunities available in structural steel!

The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) elected new leadership and a new board member at its Annual Business Meeting in September.

Glenn Tabolt, president of STS Steel in Schenectady, N.Y., was named board chair following two years as vice chair. Dan Kadrmas, president of TrueNorth Steel in West Fargo, N.D., and a board member since 2013, is the new vice chair. Steve Knitter, president of Geiger & Peters, Inc. in Indianapolis and a prior board chair, was named treasurer.

Design has the power to shape lives. The places where we live, work, and learn are never neutral; they either communicate respect, dignity, and care, or they fracture trust and signal indifference.

This belief has guided FIFTEEN Architecture+Design since inception, and over time, it has only deepened our conviction that design's greatest opportunity begins not with the building, but with the process itself: human-centered design.

The Steel Bridge Task Force has recognized Gary Wisch, PE, engineering and business development advisor for DeLong’s, Inc., for his outstanding contributions to the steel bridge industry over the last four decades.

The Alexander D. Wilson Award, presented to Wisch in Lafayette, Ind., on September 24, honors individuals whose work has significantly advanced steel as the material of choice for steel bridge supply, production, design, fabrication, or construction.