The 2022 edition, which AISC expects to release next summer, will include a new chapter that compiles fabrication and erection tolerances, revised criteria for AESS members, and new requirements for contract documents that cannot be omitted as specific instructions to the contrary. It also has expanded guidance on erector means and methods and access holes, preferred material specification, and updated tolerance figures.

The structural elements of Washington, D.C.’s International Spy Museum certainly aren’t hiding in the shadows, but rather are doing their best to attract attention. Click below to see some insightful images of this iconic addition to D.C.’s museum scene. And to read about the project, see “I Spy” in the June 2021 issue.