CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction’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…
Next Version of AISC N690 Available for Limited Public Review
CHICAGO - A draft of the next edition of the AISC Specification for Safety-Related Steel Structures for Nuclear Facilities (AISC N690) is now available…
American Concrete Institute Releases 2024 ACI Collection of Concrete Codes, Specifications, and Practices
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICHIGAN (May 1, 2024) The American Concrete Institute has released the 2024 ACI Collection of Concrete Codes, Specifications,…
AISC Expands Sustainability Focus
CHICAGO - 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…
New AISC/SJI Design Guide Details Rain Loads and Ponding
CHICAGO – 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…
All 50 States Give Environmentally Conscious Cement the Green Light
Every state department of transportation and the District of Columbia now permit the use of portland-limestone cement Washington, D.C., April 2, 2024 -- The Portland Cement Association (PCA), representing America’s cement manufacturers, commends…
Second Edition AISC Design Guide for Hollow Structural Section Connections Now Available
CHICAGO – 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,…
AISC Releases New Version of Certification Standard (AISC 207-23)
CHICAGO - 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…
Report: Engineering Materials for a Sustainable Future
Materials influence nearly every aspect of our daily lives. While progress continues in many sectors of materials research, the accelerating rate of climate change and depletion of finite resources mandates a renewed urgency to create more options for sustainable…
The ACI Foundation’s Request for Proposal on Behalf of ACI’s Innovation Task Group 93-12
The ACI Foundation is administering a request for proposal on behalf of ACI’s Innovation Task Group 93-12 - Code Requirements for Construction of Additively Constructed Walls (ITG-12). ACI has formed Innovation Task Group 93‐12 ITG‐12 (ITG‐12) to develop…
