July 17, 2008
AISC Present at the American Society of Professional Estimators
AISC Present at the American Society of Professional Estimators annual acadamey and conference.
AISC Present at the American Society of Professional Estimators annual acadamey and conference.
The July fact sheet on the Structural Steel Industry has been posted. Includes facts and figures about structural steel production and consumption, inventory levels and current market share statistics. Download it here:
Future Structural Engineers Win Honors at National Steel Bridge Competition
(Chicago, IL) – The University of California-Berkeley took first place in the 17th annual National Student Steel Bridge competition held at the University of Florida in Gainesville on May 23 and May 24, 2008…read more:
http://www.whysteel.org/news/news.php?id=24
Information about steel detailers has been added to www.WhySteel.org in the community section.
“Structural steel detailers are a key part of the structural steel supply chain. They generally work for steel fabricators either directly employed or on a subcontract basis…” Read more, plus download a quick overview of the steel detailing process at http://www.whysteel.org/member_portal/memberpage.php?id=53 (log in first!)
Metal USA hosted a tour and presentation for local architects and engineers at its Ambridge, PA location on June 17. The event, organized by AISC, was registered with the American Institute of Architects for 2 hours Continuing Education Credit. Around 40 people attended the event located just north of Pittsburgh International Airport.
A new tool has been added to WhySteel.org to enable easier searching and downloading of files, brochures, case studies and articles. On the home page it can be found at www.whysteel.org/resources.php.
Case Studies highlighting the use of structural steel in parking structures have been added to the project specific section of whysteel.org. This brochure will also be available in the resources section.
A reprinted article from the Design-Build Dateline magazine has been added to the section titled “Structural Steel Industry -> The Players”. Log in then go to http://www.whysteel.org/member_portal/memberpage.php?id=53 to read it.
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