The average New York Times reader might have found the September 4th article “Climate change can cause bridges to ‘fall apart like tinkertoys’, experts say” deeply disturbing--after all, the assertions within it are genuinely alarming.

The good news for readers and the traveling public is that that article is largely inaccurate and grossly oversimplifies and overstates the impact that climate can have on steel bridges.

A draft of the next edition of the AISC Prequalified Connections for Special and Intermediate Steel Moment Frames for Seismic Applications (AISC 358) is now available for public review and comment.

The next edition of AISC 358, currently slated for a 2027 release, will supersede ANSI/AISC 358-22.

Officials want to add a bridge over the Skunk River Water Trail to better connect the park’s walking trails without disturbing a mid-river haven for wildlife, and they’ve turned to students at colleges and universities to make it happen!

The situation is hypothetical, but the ingenuity and skill are real. The American Institute of Steel Construction and the American Society of Civil Engineers have released the rules for this year’s Student Steel Bridge Competition, which gives the next generation of structural and civil engineers a challenge like this one every year.

To solve it, they must design a bridge, analyze and optimize their design, then fabricate it in steel so it can be constructed and tested in real life. They’ll go head-to-head with other teams at 20 regional competitions in spring 2025; the top contenders will meet at Iowa State University for the national finals May 30-31, 2025.

There’s a vital new resource available for anyone who designs steel railroad bridges, thanks to a collaboration between the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association and the National Steel Bridge Alliance.

The document, “Guidelines for the Design of Steel Railroad Bridges for Constructability and Fabrication,” describes special considerations for railroad bridges in the areas of design, girders, boxes, trusses, floor systems, decks and walkways, bolting, corrosion protection systems, and construction.

It complements the recommendations given in AREMA Manual for Railway Engineering, Chapter 15--Steel Structures, providing guidance and best practices that can lead to rail bridges that are more economical to fabricate, construct, and maintain.

The nation’s leading expert on the vibration design of buildings, Thomas M. Murray, PhD, died August 29 at the age of 84.

Murray, an emeritus professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Va., was well known for his expertise on steel connections, floor system serviceability, pre-engineered building design, and light-gauge design, but his place among the highest pantheon of steel researchers was secured by his foundational work on vibration design, including his plainly titled paper “Building Floor Vibrations,” for which he won the American Institute of Steel Construction’s 1991 T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award.

Murray was also one of the authors of AISC Design Guide 11: Vibrations of Steel-Framed Structural Systems Due to Human Activity, which is one of AISC’s most widely accessed technical resources, and a perennially popular lecturer on the subject.

The AISC Education Foundation is helping 55 students across the U.S. make their higher education dreams a reality, awarding more than $200,000 in scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year.

These scholarships support juniors, seniors, and master’s-level students in civil engineering, architectural engineering, construction engineering, materials/metallurgical engineering, construction management, and architecture programs in the U.S.

“Our scholarships are the AISC Education Foundation's biggest investment in the next generation of our industry,” said AISC Director of Foundation Programs Maria Mnookin. “It's easy to be excited about that investment when we see these students' high academic caliber coupled with their passion for structural steel. Our collective future looks very bright, and we are thrilled to recognize these very deserving recipients.”

Almost a quarter of a billion people around the world can't safely access critical resources like healthcare, education, or employment due to an impassable river. For thousands of them living in rural southern Rwanda, a brand-new steel footbridge is already changing lives and creating opportunities.

In May, 11 industry volunteers led by the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) partnered with local crews to construct an 85-meter footbridge near Muhanga, Rwanda. This effort is in partnership with Bridges to Prosperity (B2P), an initiative to build footbridges that help rural communities overcome isolation and, in turn, poverty.

Do you have a visionary idea that pushes the boundary of what's possible? The Forge Prize from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), challenges architects, educators, and students to create design concepts that embrace innovations in steel as the primary structural material--and $25,000 in prizes.

The Forge Prize, co-administered by AISC’s brand-new Architecture Center and AISC University Relations, challenges emerging architects, architecture educators, and architecture students to create design concepts that embrace innovations in steel as a primary structural material--with up to $15,000 on the line.

A draft of the next edition of the AISC Specification for Structural Stainless Steel Buildings (AISC 370) is now available for public review and comment.

The next edition of AISC 370 will supersede the 2021 version and is anticipated to be finalized in 2025.

The Steel Design Student Competition--with $20,000 in cash prizes and a spotlight on student work--is back for the 25th time!

Administered by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the program is intended to challenge undergraduate and graduate students, working individually or in teams, to explore a variety of design issues related to the use of steel in design and construction. Winning designs are featured on both ACSA and AISC’s websites as well as displayed to 6,000+ architects, engineers, steel fabricators, and the rest of the AEC industry at NASCC: The Steel Conference (April 2 to 4, 2025, in Louisville, Ky.).

Right now, up-and-coming researchers across the country are discovering tomorrow’s innovations.

They keep steel on the cutting edge, and AISC wants to make a remarkable researcher the 2025 Milek Fellow.

Since 2004, AISC has given a promising non-tenured university faculty member the AISC Milek Fellowship (formerly the AISC Faculty Fellowship), a four-year award where the per-year funding level has grown from $30,000 when the program started some 20 years ago to $75,000 starting with the 2024 award.

Nabih Youssef, SE, PE, one of the country’s leading experts on seismic design and founder of the eponymous firm Nabih Youssef Associates, died on July 12 at the age of 80.

Youssef was well known for his groundbreaking work on performance-based design, base isolation, and the use of steel plate shear walls in areas of high seismic risk. In 2010, he earned an AISC Special Achievement Award for his work on the LA Live Project, a 52-story structure that used an elegant steel shear wall system rather than bulky concrete shear walls to provide lateral strength. Youssef was a prolific designer and speaker and also earned the 2011 SEAoSC Barnes Award and the 2008 AIA (Los Angeles) Presidential Award for Professional Achievement.

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat honored two prominent structural steel designers with one of its annual awards.

Santiago Calatrava, a renowned architect, structural engineer, sculptor, and painter, earned the 2024 Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award. John Zils, a retired engineer who spent more than 40 years at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), earned the 2024 Fazlur R. Khan Lifetime Achievement Award.

American Institute of Steel Construction Director of Workforce Development Jennifer Traut-Todaro, SE, LEED AP, is now also serving as the president of the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI).

“I'm very excited for this year as we bring together members, new and old, to invigorate the Illinois structural engineering community,” Traut-Todaro said. “2024 poses some unique challenges. Remote or hybrid work models mean that fewer engineers are in the city on any given day, which makes it more difficult to gather in person--but at the same time, virtual collaborations open the door to engineers throughout all of Illinois, without focusing on Chicago.

We are encouraging members across the state to be intentional with their time and get involved in the community with a series of engagement challenges throughout the year. July’s challenge encourages engineers to join a committee. It’s a great first step to getting involved and making valuable professional connections.”

Three AISC member erectors earned 2024 Steel Erectors Association of America (SEAA) Project of the Year awards, two in the miscellaneous metals class and one in the structural class.

The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), has been selected to receive a $6.4 million grant to help automate the development of steel product environmental product declarations (EPDs). The grant is part of a nearly $160 million U.S. Environmental Protection Agency program to reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials and products.

“These historic investments will expand market access for a new generation of more climate-friendly construction materials, and further grow American jobs that are paving the way to the clean energy economy,” said EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe.

“What can we do in these five years of EPA funding to propel us 50 years in the future? We are trying to transform an industry, not make temporary or incremental change,” said Kara Peterman, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at UMass Amherst and lead researcher on the project.

A draft of the next edition of the AISC Code of Standard Practice for Structural Stainless Steel Buildings (AISC 313) is now available for public review and comment. The next edition of AISC 313 will supersede the 2021 version and is anticipated to be finalized in 2025.

The American Institute of Steel Construction has just released the online replacement for its popular ASTM standards collection, Selected ASTM Standards for Structural Steel Fabrication, including Structural Stainless Steel.

AISC partnered with ASTM International to create an online subscription that will ensure that users always have the latest standards (including downloadable PDFs) at their fingertips.

The American Institute of Steel Construction and the National Steel Bridge Alliance are thrilled to welcome back a familiar face: Brandon Chavel, PE, PhD. “The steel bridge industry is continuously innovating, with many exciting projects on the horizon," he said. “Our team is excited to continue to collaborate with bridge owners, designers, consultants, contractors, researchers, and steel bridge fabricators to address our nation’s current infrastructure challenges and develop the next generation of industry leaders.”

“Brandon’s years of experience and leadership in the bridge design community make him the perfect person to serve as the voice of America’s steel bridge industry,” said AISC Senior Vice President Scott Melnick. “His expertise will help our Bridge Initiatives department make a difference for our country--and everyone who relies on anything transported by vehicle or rail.”

Student engineers from the University of Florida secured their fourth straight first-place overall win in the 2024 Student Steel Bridge Competition (SSBC) National Finals on June 1, breaking the consecutive titles record they set themselves in 2023.

Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, La. served as the host school for the 2024 competition.

This year’s SSBC participants were challenged to design, fabricate, and quickly construct a scale-model steel bridge that would span a man-made river in a large disc golf course. Competitors had to find innovative ways to navigate new rules and challenging assembly constraints, including one of the widest conceptual rivers in the competition’s history.

A draft update to the standard Certification Standard for Shop Application of Complex Protective Coating Systems, a joint standard developed by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), is now available for public review and comment.

The next edition of this standard will supersede the version published in 2010 under the designation AISC 420-10/SSPC-QP 3. This update intends to bring the standard in line with current companion reference standards.

Any discussion of the construction of the Buffalo Bills’ New Highmark Stadium, one of western New York’s biggest projects in history, is incomplete without discussing the many fabricators involved.

In a May 28 Buffalo News article, reporter Michael Petro explains the role of steel fabricators in bringing the $1.7 billion stadium to life--and, in turn, their role in bolstering the local economy.

According to the article, of the 25,000 tons of structural steel being used to build the stadium, 60% is from in-state fabricators. The prime contractor, Cives Steel in St. Lawrence, N.Y., is responsible for about half of the steel for the stadium, and a dozen other fabricators, including JPW Structural Contracting in Syracuse and A&T Ironworks in New Rochelle, are also contributing to the project.

Nearing the end of a successful competition season, qualifying student teams from 49 U.S. colleges and universities will go head-to-head at the 2024 Student Steel Bridge Competition National Finals on May 31 and June 1 at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, La.

This year’s participants, who advanced from 20 regional competitions earlier this spring, were challenged to design and fabricate a functional, aesthetically pleasing bridge to cross over a man-made river in a disc golf course--without using piers. They must then assemble their bridges in a timed setting. This year, the competition rules allow for up to two builders to act as barges within the river if they choose, but at an additional cost.

AISC’s new Sustainability Partner Program is a win for specifiers, fabricators, and--of course!--the environment.

"Few people recognize that structural steel fabricators are the key player for a project's sustainability," said AISC Director of Sustainability and Government Relations Max Puchtel. "Fabrication itself accounts for less than 8% of structural steel's cradle-to-gate carbon footprint, but a fabricator's procurement responsibility means that their upstream influence is far greater."

Just a handful of projects in the country will receive the structural steel industry’s top design honor next year. Will yours be one of them?

The American Institute of Steel Construction’s flagship competition for buildings, the IDEAS² Awards, is now accepting entries!

AISC’s Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS²) Awards recognize outstanding projects that illustrate the exciting possibilities of structural steel. They are the industry’s most prestigious design honor for building structures.

In a joint letter to Congress, the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), and Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) outline their firm opposition to the proposed Mass Timber Federal Buildings Act (S4149)--and urge members of Congress to reject the anti-competitive bill.

The bill, which was introduced by U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and James Risch (R-Idaho) on April 17, would give favorable treatment to the mass timber industry in the awarding of federal and military construction projects – at the expense of other building material competitors, including steel. The letter from steel industry leaders raised substantive concerns about the potential ramifications of this legislation on fair competition, taxpayer value, and sustainability practices within the construction sector.

A draft of the next edition of the AISC Specification for Safety-Related Steel Structures for Nuclear Facilities (AISC N690) is now available for limited public review and comment.

This edition of N690 will supersede the 2018 version, and it is anticipated to be finalized this year.

The scope of this public review includes revisions to some requirements for steel-plate composite structural elements as well as an updated provision for quality assurance documentation.

When the design community has a question about steel, they naturally turn to the American Institute of Steel Construction. After all, AISC literally writes the specification for the design of steel buildings. In recognition of the growing importance of sustainability in design decisions, AISC has announced a major expansion of its sustainability efforts--including creating a team of three sustainability experts and working to update steel industry EPDs. 

"Surprisingly few people know that wide flange steel sections, straight from the mill, consist of an average of 93% recycled steel scrap (from things like cars, refrigerators, and decommissioned bridges), and all structural steel is 100% recyclable without loss of properties. It's a truly circular supply chain, which is unique among American structural materials," said newly appointed Vice President of Sustainability and Government Relations Brian Raff. "My team will also work to ensure that all of the sustainable benefits that structural steel offers remain a viable option for designers and builders across the country."

Ken Shipman was the unexpected answer to a problem JGM had encountered since its founding: staying organized. As the company's very first material handling specialist, Shipman, 37, takes inventory of all stock deliveries and makes labels for each steel beam before assigning it a spot in the yard.

His job is a small detail that makes a big difference.

"My goal is to alleviate stress from other people, so if I can help make the crew's job easier, that's a good day," Shipman says.

Dave Ruby, one of the world’s leading experts on constructability and the founder of Ruby+Associates, a Degenkolb Company, has officially retired from the firm, ending a structural engineering career that spanned more than 60 years.

Ruby is the company’s former chair and a founding principal. He started his namesake company in 1984 to fill a gap and provide structural engineering services to the construction industry. He became an internationally known expert in steel construction and constructability in his decades leading Ruby+Associates, receiving numerous awards from industry groups. He earned the J. Lloyd Kimbrough Award in 2022, AISC’s highest honor for designers. He became just the 12th person since 1941 to receive it. He also received an AISC Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.

The American Institute of Steel Construction and the Steel Joist Institute have teamed up to create a comprehensive reference volume for rain loads and ponding design.

Design Guide 40, Rain Loads and Ponding provides guidance for the design of roof systems to avoid or resist water accumulation and any resulting instability. It includes an in-depth review of rain loads and ponding effects to help design professionals properly and efficiently design for ponding on roofs constructed with structural steel, open web steel joists, and joist girders.

Courtney Lilly learned to trust her intuition and maximize her resources from a young age. And at the Southern New Jersey Steel fabrication shop, where Lilly, 28, heads the quality assurance and quality control division, it pays to be intuitive--and knowing your stuff doesn’t hurt either.

Although she spends most days ensuring layouts and fit-ups are up to standard and making sure no beam goes unfabricated, Lilly, a certified welder, always keeps a face shield and gloves at the ready.

“I’ll jump in and help the guys weld if we’re tight on a deadline,” Lilly says. 

U.S. Steel and CarbonFree, a leader in carbon capture technology, announced an agreement to capture carbon emissions generated from U. S. Steel’s Gary Works blast furnaces using CarbonFree’s SkyCycle technology.

The first-of-its-kind project will capture and mineralize up to 50,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, equivalent to emissions produced by nearly 12,000 passenger cars annually, and could be expanded in the coming years.

“Innovating to capture carbon at an integrated mill is the latest example of how steel is enabling a more sustainable future,” said Scott Buckiso, U.S. Steel Senior Vice President & Chief Manufacturing Officer. “Moreover, U.S. Steel has a history of ‘firsts’ that we’re confidently building on. Using SkyCycle technology for the first project of its kind in North America should benefit the community for generations to come.”

The replacement of the Francis Scott Key Bridge is a critical need for the City and Port of Baltimore--indeed, for this entire nation. Fortunately, the steel industry has the experience, expertise, material, and ability to quickly get the job done.

President Biden boldly called for it to be replaced with American steel--and our nation’s steel industry is ready and able to answer the call. Our steel mills are already producing the plates and shapes that will be needed. Our steel fabricators and erectors are skilled and capable to make the parts and put them in place. Quickly. They’ve done it before and have systems that work.

Many bridge design experts believe a cable-stayed bridge will allow the fastest and most serviceable solution. A number of recent projects show how useful and practical this style of steel solution is: the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, the Gordie Howe International Bridge, the Lewis and Clark Bridge in Kentucky, the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge, the John James Audubon Bridge in Louisiana, and the Kosciuszko Bridge in NYC, to name a few examples.

For Malik Anees, moving from Pakistan to the U.S. meant trading environmental science research and academic journal recognition for a career in quality inspection at Owen Steel. The transition wasn’t easy: in choosing a path with more opportunity, Anees, 35, left behind an established life and an immersive field of study.

“Everything has changed,” Anees says. “I wish I could do the same thing over here, but I’m happy to still be in a related field. A couple of friends of mine were in this industry, and they motivated me. I was lucky to get an opportunity like this with better money. That’s why I chose it.”

AISC is now accepting nominations for its T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award, which includes a $15,000 cash prize. The annual award recognizes a lecturer-author whose technical paper(s) are considered an outstanding contribution to engineering literature on fabricated structural steel.

"Theodore R. Higgins made invaluable contributions to the advancement of engineering, both as AISC's director of engineering and research and through his technical papers and lectures," said AISC's current Vice President of Engineering and Research, Christopher Raebel, SE, PE, PhD. "The T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award is a fitting way to honor that legacy and continue the spirit of innovation that he embodied."

Today’s architecture students are community-minded and forward-thinking--and their work deserves to come to life.

The American Institute of Steel Construction’s Education Foundation has awarded three grants from its inaugural Design-Build Grant Program, which promotes the use of structural steel in student-designed projects that will benefit the local community--followed by the construction of those designs by the students in hands-on activities or in partnership with a fabricator.

Freddie Claudio has been working since he was 12 years old.

When Claudio, 63, took a grinding and painting job at Southern New Jersey Steel in 1984 after retiring as a U.S. Marine Corps aircraft mechanic, he would have been content to take any job that would have him. It was a bad time for industry, and hardly anyone was hiring, but SNJS took a chance on him, he says.

"All I did was walk through the door--I was not [specifically] looking for steel work," Claudio recalls. "They asked why they should hire me, and I said, 'I like work. Give me an opportunity, and if it doesn't work out, we’ll shake hands. No harm, no foul.' I started out grinding for $3.85 an hour--that was minimum wage at the time."

Various news stories about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse have discussed the design and noted it included fracture critical steel members, which are more correctly known today as Nonredundant Steel Tension Members (NSTMs).

Broadly speaking, the public misunderstands what this technical language means, and it is commonly incorrectly covered in the press as being a deficiency. Expert engineers at the National Steel Bridge Alliance and the American Institute of Steel Construction are available to the press to provide background.

The American Institute of Steel Construction is accepting nominations for its award programs that honor people who make a difference in the world of design and construction.

"Steel is a special material--and the people in our industry are responsible for its impact on how people live, work, and play," said AISC President Charles J. Carter, SE, PE, PhD. "AISC is honored to provide a well-deserved spotlight for their achievements."

Each year, AISC recognizes exceptional industry professionals, designers, and educators with Lifetime and Special Achievement Awards. AISC also presents the Terry Peshia Early Career Faculty Awards to tenure-track faculty who demonstrate exceptional promise in the areas of structural steel research, teaching, and other contributions to the structural steel industry.

Jim Rossberg, ASCE’s former managing director for engineering programs, died unexpectedly in late March. He was 65.

Rossberg significantly impacted ASCE and the engineering profession in his 30 years with the society. He joined ASCE as a full-time staff member in 1993 and remained there until his retirement in October 2022. In 1997, he was instrumental in the creation of the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI), one of ASCE’s first two institutes. He initially joined ASCE as part of the Civil Engineering Research Foundation and was the marketing manager for the Highway Innovative Technology Evaluation Center.

Later, ASCE named Rossberg its director of codes and standards. He grew ASCE’s standards program from 10 standards when he began the job to more than 50 when he shifted titles.

The American Institute of Steel Construction Education Foundation will soon expand its Undergraduate Research Fellowship program thanks to a generous contribution of $200,000 from Dennis R. McCartney of B&B Welding Company, Inc.

This gift will allow the Education Foundation to offer larger awards for projects with a broader array of timeframes. Applications are now open and the deadline is Friday, April 26.

The expanded fellowship program honors Dennis McCartney's father, the late Ernest J. McCartney, who founded B&B Welding Company, Inc. in 1971, and accordingly awards will now be called the AISC Ernest J. McCartney/B&B Welding Company, Inc. Undergraduate Research Fellowships.

Design professionals now have a vastly improved resource for the design of hollow structural section (HSS) connections in the new second edition of AISC Design Guide 24, Hollow Structural Section Connections, authored by Jeffrey Packer, PEng, PhD, DSc, professor in the University of Toronto’s Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, and Kimberley Olson, PE, director of Nucor’s Construction Solutions Group.

Design Guide 24, 2nd Ed. is available for download at aisc.org/dg. Like all digital design guides, it is free for AISC members.

This latest update to the AISC design guide series greatly expands upon the background and commentary for each HSS connection. These thorough explanations of the relevant limit states and the experimental results for each connection provide invaluable insight into the rationale behind each connection design procedure.

The latest version of American Institute of Steel Construction's Standard for Certification Programs (AISC 207-23) is now available for free download on AISC’s website.

The latest edition will continue to serve as the go-to reference for the AISC Certification program, setting the quality level for structural steel fabricators and erectors. It has been approved by the Certification Standards Committee and AISC’s Board of Directors. It will take effect for current program participants and applicants for audits on or after June 1, 2024, superseding the 2020 version.

A stunning steel shade structure intended for the trailhead of the Razorback Greenway in Northwest Arkansas has taken the top award in the American Institute of Steel Construction’s 2024 Forge Prize.

The Forge Prize, established by The American Institute of Steel Construction in 2018, recognizes visionary emerging architects, architecture educators, and graduate students for design concepts that embrace innovations in steel as a primary structural component. The Mile Zero design team will reprise and expand on their presentation as part of the Architecture in Steel specialty conference at NASCC: The Steel Conference in San Antonio, March 20 at 10:15 a.m.

Innovation abounds in the structural steel industry, and the American Institute of Steel Construction is honoring 10 leaders in the design, construction industry, and education fields at this year’s NASCC: The Steel Conference.

“It’s getting crowded on the cutting edge,” said AISC President Charles J. Carter, SE, PE, PhD. “These 10 people have made extraordinary contributions to the present--and future--of America’s built environment.”

The presentations will take place at 8:00 a.m. Central on Wednesday, March 20, during the opening session of NASCC: The Steel Conference in San Antonio. AISC will also present its highest design honor, the J. Lloyd Kimbrough Award, to Michael A. Grubb, PE; the T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award to Benjamin W. Schafer, PE, PhD; and the Milek Fellowship to Mohannad Zeyad (M.Z.) Naser, PE, PhD. 2024 Lifetime Achievement Awards

Nima Balasubramanian, Registered Architect, has joined the American Institute of Steel Construction as the Institute's first director of market development for architecture.

Balasubramanian will lead the development of AISC initiatives for steel architecture design, research, and innovation as the Institute works to build resources for and partnerships within the architecture community. She will lead a team of architects at AISC’s forthcoming architecture center, which will serve designers as the ultimate resource for all things structural.

Can't join the thousands of steel industry professionals gathering in San Antonio next month for NASCC: The Steel Conference?

Great news: You can tune in live from your home or office! Choose from more than 50 streaming sessions to get the must-have, practical information conference attendees rely on through AISC's popular NASCC Online streaming service, which returns March 20 to 22!

NASCC Online participants can earn PDHs for live-streamed sessions, and they get access to the session archives after the conference, as well.

AISC is honoring more than 180 structural steel fabricators and erectors with a Safety Award for their outstanding safety records in 2023.

The majority of this year’s Safety Award recipients will get the Safety Award of Honor, AISC's top safety honor.

"Avoiding accidents is not an accident," said AISC Senior Director of Engineering Tom Schlafly. "Structural steel fabrication shops and construction sites are busy places with many activities occurring simultaneously. Skill, experience, and planning are required to accomplish those activities safely. AISC is proud of those companies whose employees worked through 2023 with few or no Days Away, Restricted, or Transfer (DART) injuries."

The AISC Education Foundation is pleased to announce that Degenkolb Engineers’ Ahmad Hassan has received the second-ever Reidar Bjorhovde Outstanding Young Professional Award.

Hassan graduated from the University of California, Davis, with his PhD in structural engineering in December 2022. Shortly thereafter, he went to work at Degenkolb Engineers.

He will kick off his upcoming year of steel industry exposure in March at NASCC: The Steel Conference, where he will receive recognition and connect with industry leaders and peers. Later this year, Hassan will visit a structural steel mill and fabrication shop to get an up-close look at the process before joining AISC at its November Task Committee meetings in Chicago.