AISC
2024 USGBC-CA Green Building Conference
Thank you for visiting the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) at the 2024 USGBC-CA Green Building Conference! AISC is excited to help you design better, faster, and greener with structural steel.
This is your one-stop shop for sustainability resources and structural steel EPDs. If you don’t see what you are looking for, please reach out to the Steel Solutions Center (or through email at solutions@aisc.org) to learn more about how you can achieve your visions and goals using structural steel--for free.
Questions? Please contact AISC's Sustainability team:
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Material Circularity
Did you know structural steel is a true cradle-to-cradle material? Scroll through to learn how steel’s circular economy maintains a recycled content of 93%, resulting in steel that is always 100% recyclable with zero reduction in mechanical properties!
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Environmental Product Declarations
Structural steel is the premier green construction material, boasting a high recycled content and recycling rate exceeding those of any other construction material. AISC develops industry-wide EPDs for fabricated hot-rolled structural sections, fabricated steel plate, and fabricated hollow structural sections (developed in conjunction with the Steel Tube Institute). |
Watch Scrap Become Brand New Steel
When it comes to recycling, steel is simply unmatched--in fact, steel is the most recycled material on the planet! American steel mills use electric arc furnaces to melt refrigerators, cars, and other scrap into brand-new steel. Want to see how recycled metal becomes new steel? Check out our VR tour of Nucor-Yamato Steel in Blytheville, Ark.! |
New Guidelines for Buy Clean Policies
American hot-rolled structural steel is precisely the kind of material Buy Clean legislation is intended to promote. AISC has released guidelines that help policymakers take full advantage of the supply chain, accurately reflect structural steel's embodied carbon potential, and evaluate all structural materials on an apples-to-apples basis to allow designers to make informed decisions. |
Power of Beauty in Sustainable Design
Sustainable steel structures challenge designers to sharpen their pencils and deliver innovative projects that combine aesthetics and engineering. Seattle’s Watershed Building does just that with a design that enhances the occupant experience and the community--by moonlighting as a stormwater treatment plant. |
Innovative Steel/Wood Hybrid Design
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Modern hybrid steel and mass-timber systems capitalize on both materials' strengths to achieve efficient structural systems. Frame your understanding of steel-timber structural design with the new AISC Design Guide 37, Hybrid Steel Frames with Wood Floors, which covers fire, acoustics, sustainability, and other topics in hybrid structural design.