The design and construction of the World Trade Center, of which the Twin Towers were the centerpieces, marked a dramatic change in skyscraper innovation. The PBS website provides an 18-minute video, Building the World Trade Center, produced by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in 1983 with original footage of the steel-framed towers under construction.

Thirteen student design projects from universities across North America were honored in the 14th annual Steel Design Student Competition for the 2013-2014 academic year.

AISC members spent all summer creating scintillating structural steel sculptures, and now’s your chance to vote for your favorite! Secure your choice sculpture a spot at the 2015 NASCC: The Steel Conference, March 25-27 in Nashville, Tenn.

Construction industry employment reached a five-year high in August as the sector added 20,000 jobs and its unemployment rate fell to 7.7%, the lowest rate for August in seven years, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).

Heading down to the corner store for a gallon of milk is a bit different experience at Lake Powell’s Wahweap Marina.

To help steel fabricators and erectors train their employees on safety during hoisting operations, AISC is offering a free, two-part webinar series on October 1 and October 8. The webinars will provide relevant information on overhead (shop) and lattice boom, telescoping boom and tower cranes (field). To register for the series, go to www.aisc.org/cranesafetywebinar.

If you missed the 2014 NASCC: The Steel Conference/World Steel Bridge Symposium in Toronto, AISC and NSBA now have the next-best thing. The recorded sessions from this year’s conference are available for free online viewing in MP4 format at www.aisc.org/2014nascconline. The WSBS proceedings are also posted for free download as individual PDF files.

Only three weeks left until the structural steel industry’s sixth annual SteelDay, Friday, September 19! Have you made your plans yet?

Paper abstracts will be accepted until 5 p.m. (CDT) on Tuesday, September 2, for the 2015 SSRC Annual Stability Conference. The conference will be held in conjunction with NASCC: The Steel Conference, March 24-27 in Nashville, Tenn.

Simpson Strong-Tie, a supplier of engineered structural connectors and building products, offers a new Steel Deck Diaphragm Calculator web app that enables engineers to design and evaluate fastener solutions for steel decks given shear and uplift loads.

Need inspiration for your work day? Delve into fascinating conversations with leading experts in the structural steel industry with AISC’s Steel Profiles podcast series. The latest episode features an interview with Rafael Sabelli, S.E., principal and director of seismic design at Walter P Moore.

How to expand a building without using more land? Raise the roof.

A new independent study reveals that steel is more than twice as sustainable as other materials when used to construct bridges.

Whether you’re attending a SteelDay event in person or watching the live webinar from home, AISC wants to hear from you! Starting today, share your SteelDay plans (it’s only a month away!) on Twitter and you’ll be entered to win Beats by Dre noise-canceling headphones.

Only about two more weeks left to submit entries for AISC’s fourth annual Steel Sculpture Competition!

Only about a month left until the structural steel industry’s sixth annual SteelDay, Friday, September 19! Have you made your plans yet?

A recent article published in Slate magazine talks about why the retro logo is considered a ‘brilliant’ work of modern design.

Influential steel research engineer Reidar Bjorhovde, P.E., Ph.D., was recently named a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

The Steel Joist Institute is hosting a two-part webinar series, titled “Evaluation and Modification of Open Web Steel Joists and Joist Girders,” which will parallel the SJI publication, Technical Digest No. 12 “Evaluation and Modification of Open Web Steel Joists and Joist Girders."