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See What AISC Accomplished in 2025

From a 3D-printed bridge to groundbreaking research and collaborative partnerships, innovation led the way this year.

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See What AISC Accomplished in 2025

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Have a technical question? Let our new chatbot search through thousands of pages of steel standards and technical documents for you!

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Unlock New Fabricator Training Courses

Participants and trainers can access new welding courses and layout and fitup content.

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Hybrid Systems--Easier than Ever!

Hybrid systems marry the structural performance of steel with the aesthetics of timber. Our new resource will help you start designing them with ease.

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Hybrid Systems--Easier than Ever!

Download the Updated Design Guide 6

The new edition adds guidance for square, rectangular, and round filled composite columns aligned with the 2022 AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings.

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Download the Updated Design Guide 6

What's New in Modern Steel Construction

Learn about a new user-friendly design tool in AISC's updated design guide about composite columns, see highlights of SteelDays, and more!

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What's New in Modern Steel Construction

Tackle the Skilled Trade Shortage Head-On

Find activities, checklists, and other resources that will help you attract talent to your shop.

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Discover Six Cutting-Edge Projects for 2026

This year’s IDEAS Award winners all embody the innovation that’s driving our world forward--from a groundbreaking fire station at the forefront of sustainability to a field-applied cold-spray additive manufacturing technique that could change the future.

January 14, 2026

AISC Updates Two Certification Standards for 2026

The 2025 editions of AISC's Standard for Certification Programs (AISC 207-25) and Certification Standard for Shop Application of Complex Protective Coating Systems (AISC 420-25/SSPC-QP3) are now both available as free downloads on AISC’s website.

December 19, 2025

New Guide Simplifies LEED v5 Certification for Designers Using Structural Steel

"Our new tool provides a concise overview of structural steel’s inherent sustainable traits—like circularity, transparency, and flexibility—and maps them directly to the LEED framework, making it easier than ever for designers to document and achieve their sustainability goals," said AISC's Brian Ra...
December 05, 2025

Structural Steel’s Embodied Carbon Down More Than 10% Since 2021 Industry-Wide EPDs

Three trends are driving the striking reduction in embodied carbon: less use of ore-based metallics (OBMs), a greener U.S. electrical grid, and more onsite renewable energy generation. The latter two factors are vital because hot-rolled structural steel members are made in electric arc furnaces, and...
December 05, 2025

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The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), a not-for-profit structural steel technical institute, partners with the AEC community to develop safe and efficient steel specifications and codes while driving innovation to make steel the most sustainable, economic, and resilient structural material on the market.

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