The Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral in Raleigh, N.C., was named a project of the year by the Steel Erectors Association of America (SEAA). Buckner Companies (an AISC member and certified erector), the project's steel erector, was recognized at SEAA’s 2018 Annual Convention in Greensboro, N.C., in April. The winning projects demonstrate the range and complexity of steel construction in the United States.

Over the last 10 years, a lot has changed in the steel construction world, from increased competition from concrete and wood to greater aversion to risk to online business relationships.

Everyone involved in steel design and construction is encouraged to submit nominations for the prestigious T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award, which includes a $15,000 cash prize.

The Steel Joist Institute (SJI) and the Steel Deck Institute are hosting a webinar on design of steel deck for concentrated and non-uniform loading.

Every last Monday in May, we celebrate Memorial Day in remembrance of those who died in active military service.

AISC’s newest Night School course begins June 18 with the first half of the course focusing on the structural behavior of curved members, examining both vertically and horizontally curved members and their connections.

In the months since the Trump administration announced a 25% tariff on raw steel imports as a matter of national security, the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) has been actively working to have fabricated steel from China and other non-exempt countries included in the products covered by the tariff to protect U.S. fabricators and businesses in the design and construction industries.

The NCSEA Structural Engineering Engagement and Equity (SE3) Committee is currently administering a nationwide survey of structural engineering professionals.

Feast your eyes on this year's IDEAS² Award winners in the May issue of Modern Steel Construction.

AISC is exhibiting at the Society of American Military Engineers’ Joint Engineer Training Conference (SAME JETC) on May 24-25 in Kansas City, Mo. 

The month of May is Building Safety Month (BSM), hosted by the International Code Council (ICC).

The second edition of AISC’s Design Guide 15: Rehabilitation and Retrofit (DG15), is now available.

The American Iron and Steel Institute, Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance, American Galvanizers Association, and TEG Engineering, LLC are hosting a webinar on an inventive, new shape in short span bridge design: the press-brake tub girder (PBTG).

A recent AISC white paper reports that the greenhouse gas emissions, measured as global warming potential, of hot-rolled structural steel sections produced in China are three times that of equivalent sections produced in the U.S.

The Transportation Research Board is hosting a webinar on the concept of fracture-critical members (FCMs) in steel bridges. Recent research will be presented on specification methods to establish if a member should be classified as an FCM.

University faculty are invited to apply for the 2019 AISC Milek Fellowship, a four-year fellowship given to a promising university faculty member to conduct structural steel research.

John Cross, PE, LEED AP, AISC vice president of special projects, received the SMDI Industry Leadership Award for steel industry partners and customers from the Steel Market Development Institute on May 1. Cross was recognized for his contributions and expertise in building information modeling (BIM), construction economics and sustainability.  

The founder of the Bering Yachts range of steel-hulled explorer yachts, Alexei Mikhailov, envisioned his yachts being used for extended voyages on the open ocean, which can sometimes be perilous.

The National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) invites everyone involved in steel bridge research, design or construction to submit an abstract for consideration to present at the 2019 World Steel Bridge Symposium (WSBS), which will be held in conjunction with NASCC: The Steel Conference, April 3-5 in St. Louis.

Throughout the month of April, thousands of volunteers nationwide, including businesses, faith-based organizations and leadership groups, donated materials and collaborated on providing critical home improvements at no cost to recipients. The month of giving and restoring culminated on April 28 for National Rebuilding Day, and AISC, who has participated for the past 16 years, revitalized a suburban Chicago home.