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IDEAS² Winner: NVIDIA Phase II - Voyager
The numerous triangular skylights let in enough natural light to give employees a feeling of being outside.
Enter the 2025 IDEAS² Awards
We’re looking for projects that show how American structural steel innovates in engineering, architectural excellence, adaptive reuse, sustainability, and constructability.
What's New in Modern Steel Construction
Learn about the engineering behind a convention center's expansion into an existing building. Plus, find out how a Colorado deconstruction and reuse project showcases steel sustainability.
Tackle the Skilled Trade Shortage Head-On
Find activities, checklists, and other resources that will help you attract talent to your shop.
Get Design Guidance on Base Connections
AISC’s newly released Design Guide 1, Base Connection Design for Steel Structures (Third Edition) features expanded seismic design and embedded base connection design sections.
Your Generosity--In Action
Donors like you give students the opportunity to make connections at industry events and meetings. Find out the latest!
Expertly Design for Ponding on Roofs
Check out AISC's Design Guide 40, Rain Loads and Ponding, to learn how to avoid or resist water accumulation and any resulting instability in structural steel roof systems.
AISC/ACSA Steel Design Student Competition Returns--with $20,000 in Prizes!
“This year's Library + program is a chance for students to explore the needs of a community and to design flexible programming that responds to those needs while integrating the advantages of structural steel," said AISC Senior Architect for University Relations Jeanne Homer, AIA. August 12, 2024AISC Seeks Outstanding Researcher--Milek Fellowship Award Grows to $300,000 for 2025
“I’m looking forward to learning more about what’s going on in research labs around the country--the things that could drive structural steel design and construction in the future," said AISC Director of Research Devin Huber, PE, PhD. August 12, 2024AISC Director of Workforce Development Focuses on Engagement as President of SEAOI
“I'm very excited for this year as we bring together members, new and old, to invigorate the Illinois structural engineering community,” Jennifer Traut-Todaro, SE, LEED AP said. July 24, 2024EPA Grant Supports Further Development of Steel Industry EPDs
“American structural steel is already the most transparent, sustainable material on the market today--and thanks to a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, specifiers and the public will have even more accurate data available to help them choose structural materials that protect the planet both today and tomorrow,” said Brian Raff, AISC’s vice president of sustainability and government affairs. July 17, 2024About Us
The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), headquartered in Chicago, is a non-partisan, not-for-profit technical institute and trade association established in 1921 to serve the structural steel design community and construction industry in the United States.
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