Since 1996, the American Welding Society (AWS) has designated April as National Welding Month. Throughout April, AWS celebrates the welding industry and brings awareness to its available career paths.  

Five major steel industry groups Wednesday strongly urged Congress to include significant infrastructure investment in the next phase of COVID-19 stimulus legislation to provide a clear path toward our nation’s recovery.

John Cross, PE, former AISC vice president of market development, provides his perspective on the future of construction in a world interrupted by a pandemic in an article for Peddinghaus. 

AISC made the challenging decision to cancel this year's NASCC: The Steel Conference in Atlanta due to the COVID-19 threat. But don't worry, the show must go on--virtually! 

Working from home? In need of an AISC Manual? AISC is currently offering a one-year digital subscription of the 15th Edition Steel Construction Manual for 50% off!

The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) has compiled a variety of helpful information and resources for navigating COVID-19 during this challenging time. AISC will continue to add new information to aisc.org/covid19 as it becomes available.

The Steel Joist Institute (SJI) has released the second version of its Joist Girder Moment Connections Design Tools. SJI developed the design tools to assist with the complex task of designing appropriate connections between joist girders and columns. 

AISC Standard for Certification Programs (AISC 207) is now available for public review until April 10, 2020. This document is an update to AISC 207-16 and adds requirements for hydraulic metal structures. 

Over the past 12 months, construction employment increased 223,000 or 3%. In February, jobs increased by 42,000.

It's Women in Construction Week, and we're celebrating by highlighting an array of women in the steel industry every day this week. Today, we're featuring Heather Kurtenbach, a business agent/organizer with Ironworkers Local 86 in Tukwila, Wash. Find out how she got her start in the industry, what challenges she's had to overcome, and what changes she'd like to see for the industry moving forward.

It's Women in Construction Week, and we're celebrating by highlighting an array of women in the steel industry every day this week. Today, we're featuring Vicki O'Leary, a general organizer with Ironworkers International. Find out how she got her start in the industry, what challenges she's had to overcome, and what changes she'd like to see for the industry moving forward.

It's Women in Construction Week, and we're celebrating by highlighting an array of women in the steel industry every day this week. Today, we're featuring Blue Coble, a journeyman ironworker and quality manager with McCarthy Building. Find out how she got her start in the industry, what challenges she's had to overcome, and what changes she'd like to see for the industry moving forward.

It's Women in Construction Week, and we're celebrating by highlighting an array of women in the steel industry every day this week. Today, we're featuring Natalie Tse, SE, LEED AP, a project manager with Tipping Structural Engineers. Find out how she got her start in the industry, what challenges she's had to overcome, and what changes she'd like to see for the industry moving forward.

It's Women in Construction Week, and we're celebrating by highlighting an array of women in the steel industry every day this week. Today, we're featuring Jeanne Park, a union ironworker with the Port of San Francisco. Find out how she got her start in the industry, what challenges she's had to overcome, and what changes she'd like to see for the industry moving forward.

It's Women in Construction Week, and we're celebrating by highlighting an array of women in the steel industry every day this week. Today, we're featuring Nyckey Heath, PE, a project manager with AISC member erector Bosworth Steel Erectors, Inc. Find out how she got her start in the industry, what challenges she's had to overcome, and what changes she'd like to see for the industry moving forward.

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) recently recognized Ron Klemencic, SE, PE, Hon. AIA, as a member of the NAE Class of 2020, for "innovation in the design of high-rise buildings worldwide and for research and design guidelines to advance structural engineering practices."

The National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA), the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), and the American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) presented Robert J. Connor with the 2020 Richard S. Fountain Award on January 30 in Orlando.

Lexicon, Inc., is going solar. The AISC certified member fabricator and erector is installing 10,868 solar panels at two of its facilities this year, pending approval from the Arkansas Public Service Commission.

Following President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress on February 4, 2020, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released a response.

American Philatelist, a stamp-collecting journal, features the "America and Steel Growing Together" steel centennial stamp in its January issue.

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu showed his support for American-made fabricated steel during his recent visit to Novel Iron Works. Governor Sununu spent time with workers and their families at Novel's holiday luncheon and toured the plant. 

The 2010s are officially over, but the legacies of the steel-framed buildings and structures built from 2010 through 2019 will live on for decades. From One World Trade Center to the Amazon Spheres, we’re reflecting on some of the most memorable projects built with structural steel over the past 10 years. 

No, we’re not changing our name to the American Institute of Gingerbread Construction, but you’ll want to get a load of these amazing baked bridges.

AISC recently hosted a social event during the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's 2019 World Congress in Chicago. At the event, Sherwin Asrow, who performed the lateral force analysis for One Prudential Plaza, shared his experience with AISC's own tall building. Read on to hear Asrow's take on One Prudential Plaza, which has been home to our headquarters since 2016.

Pure Safety Group (PSG) announced an immediate stop use of Guardian Fall Protection and Web Devices 3-Way Rescue and Retrieval self-retracting lifeline. 

AISC certified member fabricator Banker Steel Company recently announced the topping out and completion of the structural steel for One Vanderbilt in New York. One Vanderbilt now claims the title of tallest office tower in Midtown Manhattan. 

AISC member fabricator SteelFab, Inc., recently changed the name of its SteelFab Apprentice Program to SteelFab University. Established in 2014, the program provides hands-on training to high school students who aren't seeking a two- or four-year post-secondary education. 

On October 28, AISC hosted a workshop at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's (CTBUH) 10th World Congress in Chicago. Tabitha Stine, AISC's vice president of market development, opened the session, which focused on advances in steel. 

It's spooky season, so we're celebrating with a Halloween-themed steel quiz and a chance to win an AISC Design Guide!

The Steel Tube Institute (STI) will host a webinar, "Navigating AISC 360-16 Connection Design: Limit State Table", on November 6, 2019, from 11 am to 12 pm CST. Participants will receive one PDH per registration. 

Patrick J. "Pat" Fortney, PE, PhD, a prominent contributor to the structural steel industry, passed away on October 12 at 57 from a heart attack.

The American Institute of Steel Construction joins the industry in fondly remembering Jeffrey W. Post, a leading expert on heat straightening, who died earlier this week.

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has revealed its list of "The 50 Most Influential Tall Buildings of the Last 50 Years" in conjunction with the Council's 50th anniversary. 

Westside Community Schools in Omaha, Neb., unveiled a state-of-the-art welding, fabrication, and manufacturing lab at Westside High School last Thursday in partnership with the Westside Foundation. 

Portions of the current draft of a new AISC standard, Seismic Provisions for Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Structural Steel Buildings (AISC 342), are now available for public review until November 4, 2019. 

WTTW, Chicago’s PBS station, will air Leaning Out, a documentary about acclaimed structural engineer Leslie E. Robertson on October 10. 

The Ironworker Skills Institute, created by Garrison Steel, was recently awarded nonprofit status by the IRS. As of October, the training program will operate independently of Garrison Steel to educate future generations of ironworkers.

The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) announced the winners of the 19th Annual Steel Design Student Competition for the 2018-2019 academic year. Administered by ACSA and sponsored by AISC, the competition encourages students to explore the use of steel in design and construction. 

Have you recently worked on an innovative steel bridge or building? Tell us all about it! 

How? Submit it for our 2020 IDEAS2 Awards or Prize Bridge Awards programs! Entries due September 27. 

The Steel Erectors Association of America (SEAA) is making its SEAA/NCCER Ironworker Craft Training Program available to students of technical and community colleges. This expansion will bring NCCER-accredited testing for craft professions to more local communities. 

Dave Steel Company, in conjunction with contractor Beverly-Grant and building owner Sixty-West Funds/Preserve Communities, has painted the balcony steel of an Asheville, N.C., building project pink. Their campaign, Pink Strong | Steel Strong, will raise money for the American Cancer Society to fund breast cancer research, education, and comprehensive support for breast cancer patients. 

The American Institute of Steel Construction thanks Nucor Corporation's Chairman and CEO, John J. Ferriola, for his dedicated service to the American steel industry. Ferriola will retire effective Dec. 31, 2019, Nucor announced Friday. 

AISC also congratulates Leon J. Topalian, who is now president and chief operating officer of Nucor Corporation. Topalian will succeed Ferriola as CEO effective January 1, 2020.

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), and the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) recently launched a new coalition to protect professional licensing, the Alliance for Responsible Professional Licensing (ARPL). 

AISC Standard for Certification Programs (AISC 207) is now available for public review until October 7, 2019. This document is an update to AISC 207-16 and adds requirements for hydraulic metal structures. 

The Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently published ASCE/SEI Prestandard for Performance-Based Wind Design, a recommended alternative to the prescriptive procedures for wind design of buildings in the International Building Code (IBC) and the nationally adopted standard, Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE 7).

Speedcore is living up to its name. The innovative concrete-filled composite steel plate shear wall (CF-CPSW) core system is being implemented on the Rainier Square Tower project in the heart of downtown Seattle. Structural steel framing for the 850-ft-tall high-rise topped out this week after being erected in only 10 months, approximately eight months faster than what would be expected if the building had been designed with a typical concrete core.

Supplement No. 2 to the 2016 AISC standard Prequalified Connections for Special and Intermediate Steel Moment Frames for Seismic Applications (AISC 358-16) is now available for public review until September 27, 2019. 

AISC's IDEAS2 Awards program has celebrated landmark structures built with structural steel since 1960, and among these architectural icons are several NFL stadiums.

Last week, Zekelman Industries, parent company of AISC member Atlas Tube, announced it will build the largest continuous Electric Resistance Welding (ERW) tube mill in the world. The new mill will be located in Blytheville, Ark., adjacent to the existing Atlas Tube mill. Startup of the new mill is scheduled for September 2021.