The Construction History Society of America is hosting the 5th International Congress on Construction History in Chicago, June 3-7 at the Palmer House Hotel. The conference will highlight the city's rich structural steel heritage.

The Audain Art Museum in Whistler, British Columbia, is one of the world’s first major projects to use a new steel casting technology for enhanced earthquake resistance.

The National Football League's Atlanta Falcons have released a video of the 3D model of the team's new $1.4 billion stadium.

KPFF Engineers designed an encased girder system to transfer the column load for Sempra Energy’s new 16-story headquarters building in downtown San Diego; a task that seemed impractical if not improbable to accomplish at the time.

Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx visited AISC member Owen Steel on Wednesday, February 18, to promote the Obama Administration's plan to improve the nation's infrastructure.

The Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) welcomes the public to enjoy “E-FEST,” a weekend of free family programs and activities celebrating engineering in the built environment.

A total of $65,000, provided by the AISC Education Foundation and various steel industry organizations, will be awarded to students this year.

Design professionals now have a valuable new resource for vertical bracing connections: AISC Design Guide 29, Vertical Bracing Connections -- Analysis and Design.

The Steel Joist Institute (SJI) will be hosting its first webinar of the year this Wednesday, February 18, titled “Design of Lateral Load Resisting Systems Using Open Web Steel Joists.”

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation debuted this year’s “Hearts in San Francisco” series yesterday. One of this year's large heart sculptures, entitled "Everett’s Heart Planes," is made of one ton of sand-blasted, powder-coated plate steel and is illuminated with solar-powered light. 

If you’re a steel bridge professional interested in exchanging ideas with others in the industry, consider attending the next AASHTO/NSBA Steel Bridge Collaboration meeting to be held in Raleigh, N.C., May 5-7 at the Hilton Garden Inn Raleigh-Cary.

Rehabilitation and new construction work has begun on the Ambassador Bridge, one of the most vital trade crossings in North America.

AIA has launched a three-year public awareness campaign called “Look Up,” designed to reconnect the public with architecture and position new generations of architects as catalysts of growth and visionaries for renewal.

AISC is hosting a live webinar on “Designing Members for Torsion” this Thursday, February 12.

A vertical addition to a university building is offset from the below building by 31° in order to meet site requirements.

Planning your conference experience is now easier with the 2015 NASCC: The Steel Conference mobile app (sponsored by Autodesk)!

AISC has unveiled a new web channel -- www.aisc.org/erectorcertification -- to reflect its updated Erector Certification Program.

Need a reason to head somewhere warm? AISC is offering a free, half-day workshop on “Maximizing the Value of Your Model” in Miami on Thursday, February 19.

Congratulations to our winner, Mark Sencich with Schuff Steel Company, San Diego! 

New this year to NASCC: The Steel Conference is a focused track of eight Quality Sessions for structural steel fabricators and erectors wanting to learn more about quality management systems (QMS) and AISC Certification.

Four bridge projects (all of them steel) recently received awards from the Accelerated Bridge Construction–University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC) in recognition of design innovation and performance excellence.

Can't make it to NASCC: The Steel Conference? Now you can attend remotely!

Fourteen university teams from Texas and Mexico gathered at the University of Texas, Austin, on January 17 for the first ASCE/AISC Student Steel Bridge regional competition of 2015.

Best Tall Buildings: A Global Overview of 2014 Skyscrapers highlights the year's best tall building construction and design innovations.

A revision of Guidelines for Steel Girder Bridge Analysis, G13.1 (2nd Edition) is now available.

Looking to expand your skills in metal repair and preservation? Lansing Community College, Lansing, Mich., is hosting an “Iron and Steel Preservation Workshop” March 9-10.

The new Transbay Transit Center is emerging from the ground, treating San Franciscans with a street-level view of the iconic superstructure and extensive use of large cast steel components.

The first quarter 2015 issue of AISC’s Engineering Journal is now available at www.aisc.org/ej. You can view, download and print the current digital edition.

Need a reason to attend the 2015 NASCC: The Steel Conference? We’ll give you eight.

The International Code Council (ICC) has extended the deadline for proposed changes to its Group A International Codes, including the International Building Code. Proposal submissions will be accepted until tomorrow, January 14, at 11:59 p.m. PST.

Congratulations to Michael A. West, P.E., F.ASCE, vice president and treasurer at Computerized Structural Design, on receiving ASCE’s Civil Government Award.

A firsthand look at modern steel construction.

AISC Certification, in response to participant feedback, has started using email communications to notify participants during various stages of the certification process.

Journey through the evolution of bridge construction techniques and technologies.

Looking for a professional development program that accommodates your busy schedule? Sign up for AISC’s Night School, an evening curriculum of online steel design and construction courses. Classes begin Monday, January 26, with a new course on Stability Design.

Happy Holidays to you and yours from all of us at Modern Steel Construction!

AISC member Gerdau’s new GGMULTI merchant bar product satisfies 10 different steel grades and standards and is offered in varying shapes and sizes of angles, channels and flats.

Construction starts will rise next year for commercial and institutional building, according to a 2015 Construction Outlook report released by Dodge Data & Analytics.

All participants in AISC's certification program for bridge fabricators have now transitioned to a standard-based bridge certification program, which replaces the previous checklist criteria.

California's new Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) is now open to passengers.

The latest revision to the AASHTO-NSBA Steel Bridge Erection Guide Specification, S10.1 is now available.

Have you recently worked on an innovative structural steel building project? You still have time to enter it in AISC’s 2015 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS²) Awards!

Meridian Community College recently opened a new welding technology center on its Workforce Education campus in Meridian, Miss.

CBS’s 60 Minutes recently reported on the crumbling state of the nation's infrastructure.

A new museum in the middle of Canada stands as a beacon for human rights, construction collaboration and grand, nature-inspired design.

A full draft of a new supplement to the AISC Specification for Safety-Related Steel Structures for Nuclear Facilities (ANSI/AISC N690-12) is now available for public review. Comments are due by January 19.

Time to start planning for a trip to Nashville.

Up for a challenge (and the chance to win a prize)? Try Modern Steel's December Steel Quiz Twitter Contest.

Steel is on the rise at the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center.

General contractor Skanska has joined the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure, which maintains a sustainability rating system for civil infrastructure.