Thank you for visiting the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) at the 2022 Greenbuild International Conference + Expo! AISC is excited to help you design better, faster, and greener with structural steel.

This is your one-stop shop for sustainability resources. If you don’t see what you are looking for, please reach out to a Structural Steel Specialist to learn more about how we can help you achieve your visions and goals using structural steel--for free.

Questions? Please contact AISC Director of Government Relations and Sustainability Max Puchtel, SE, PE, LEED Green Assoc.

Environmental Product Declarations Structural steel is the premier green construction material, boasting a high recycled content and recycling rate exceeding those of any other construction material. AISC develops industry-wide EPDs for fabricated hot-rolled structural sections, fabricated steel plate, and fabricated hollow structural sections (developed in conjunction with the Steel Tube Institute). Learn More

Watch Scrap Become Brand-New Steel When it comes to recycling, steel is simply unmatched--in fact, steel is the most-recycled material on the planet! American steel mills use electric arc furnaces to melt refrigerators, cars, and other scrap into brand-new steel. Want to see the recycling in action? Check out our VR tour of Nucor-Yamato Steel in Blytheville, Ark.!                                                                     See the Virtual Reality Tour

Economic Data AISC collects and maintains a wide breadth of structural steel industry data. Check out a snapshot of some of the industry data we collect, including the steel consumption index, average published pricing, and producer price index, that tells part of the story of where our industry stands today.                                                         Learn More

New Guidelines for Buy Clean Policies American hot-rolled structural steel is precisely the kind of material Buy Clean legislation is intended to promote. The Institute has just released guidelines that help policymakers take full advantage of the supply chain, accurately reflect structural steel's embodied carbon potential, and evaluate all structural materials on an apples-to-apples basis to allow designers to make informed decisions. Learn More

Innovative Steel/Wood Hybrid Design Modern hybrid steel and mass-timber systems capitalize on both materials' strengths to achieve efficient structural systems. Frame your understanding of steel-timber structural design with the new AISC Design Guide 37, Hybrid Steel Frames with Wood Floors, which covers fire, acoustics, sustainability, and other topics in hybrid structural design. Download a Free Copy

Complimentary Project Assistance AISC's Steel Solutions Center provides technical assistance and tools to make structural steel design even easier--and it's completely free of charge! Our staff engineers answer hundreds of questions each week on a wide variety of topics.        Learn More