AISC is offering a free webinar, “Effective Bracing of Flexural Members and Systems in Steel Buildings and Bridges,” on Wednesday, March 7, from 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET. In this webinar, Todd A. Helwig, PhD, professor of civil engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, will present his 2017 T.R. Higgins award-winning lecture on the stability of flexural systems in steel buildings and bridges with a particular emphasis on bracing requirements.

AISC is accepting public comments through March 7 on the proposed Program Requirements for Fabricator, Erector and Manufacturer Certifications. 

Jonathan Humble, FAIA, regional director of construction codes and standards for the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), has been named to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). 

Stephen A. Mahin, a world-renowned expert in earthquake engineering, passed away on February 10, 2018.

Today is Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, an annual event dedicated to inspiring girls to explore the field of engineering through workshops, lab tours, online discussions and more at businesses, universities, libraries and other venues across the country.

If you can’t make it to Baltimore for the 2018 NASCC: The Steel Conference (April 11-13), you can register for the next best thing. NASCC Live offers a choice of 26 of the best sessions streamed live from the conference. You can watch the sessions from your home or office, ask the speaker questions and receive PDH credits.

The American Galvanizers Association (AGA) relies on architects, engineers and other specifiers to volunteer their expertise and opinions as judges for this year's Excellence in Hot-Dip Galvanizing Awards. The voting period has been extended to this Friday, February 23, and AGA encourages any interested specifiers to sign up to judge the awards.

Despite labor shortages and rising material costs that continue to impact the construction sector, construction spending for nonresidential buildings is projected to increase 4% this year and continue at that pace of growth through 2019. 

AISC welcomes the Trump administration's proposals to address America's aging infrastructure and anticipate future infrastructure needs.

A new free guide specification by the AASHTO/NSBA Steel Bridge Collaboration, Specification for Application of Thermal Spray Coating Systems to Steel Bridges (S8.2), is now available. The document provides guidance on shop metallizing steel girders while establishing and defining the functions, operations, requirements and activities needed to achieve a consistent quality.

The Steel Joist Institute (SJI) is kicking off its 2018 webinar series with a new webinar, “New Methods for Ponding Analysis of Open Web Steel Joist Roofs,” on Wednesday, February 21, from 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. (EDT), followed by a 15-minute Q&A session.

Engineers Week is coming February 18-24. This annual national event celebrates how engineers make a difference in the world, increases public dialogue about the need for engineers and brings the profession to life for kids, educators and parents. The theme of EWeek 2018 is “Inspiring Wonder.”

The nearly 48,000-mile Interstate Highway System literally moves the U.S. economy. It carries 75% of the nation’s heavy truck traffic. A new report finds there is the equivalent of one “structurally deficient”-rated bridge, on average, for every 27 miles of our major highway network. The 1,800 structurally deficient Interstate bridges are crossed 60 million times daily. When it comes to bridges needing attention, however, that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

A new composite assembly is positioned to set the pace for future high-rise buildings and elevate steel to dominance in core construction.

A dozen structural steel projects have earned recognition in the 2018 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel Awards program (IDEAS2).