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AISC Offers Discounted Design Guide Sets
Posted January 30, 2018

In response to increased demand for AISC Design Guides, AISC has renewed its offer of discounted Design Guide Sets. AISC has produced more than...

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PPG’s Scott Moffatt earns Patrick R. Bush Service Award
Posted January 30, 2018

Scott Moffatt, PPG market manager, architectural coil and extrusion coatings, received the Patrick R. Bush Service Award from the Metal Construction Association (MCA). The...

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Pace of construction activity projected to accelerate through 2019
Posted January 29, 2018

Despite labor shortages and rising material costs that continue to impact the construction sector, construction spending for nonresidential buildings is projected to increase 4...

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Dr. Duane Ellifritt, Former MBMA Research Director, Passes Away
Posted January 26, 2018

The members of the Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) join in remembrance of Dr. Duane Ellifritt who, at the age of 82, passed away on January...

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Recipients for the 2018 Collaborative Achievement Award Selected
Posted January 26, 2018

The Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute and Klyde Warren Park have been selected as the 2018 recipients of the Collaborative Achievement Award, which recognizes...

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Stephen Ayers, FAIA, honored with the 2018 AIA Thomas Jefferson Award
Posted January 26, 2018

Stephen Ayers, FAIA, Architect of the Capitol, has been selected as the 2018 recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture. The Thomas...

This Month’s Features

Digitalization: The Key to Steel Decarbonization

Steel is essential to the modern world as a fundamental material for construction, manufacturing, and many other industries, supporting the development of our civilization.
Rock Island High School Leans Into Fire Protection

For a building that opened in 1937, there are few blemishes in the history of Rock Island High School in Illinois. A recently completed...
How Evolving Roof Clamps Are Reducing Labor Costs

Traditional roof clamps and brackets were often built around engineering conventions rather than jobsite realities
How Advanced Leveling Technology Raises the Bar for Metal Construction

Whether it is long-span architectural panels, high-visibility building facades, or precision-engineered roof systems, panel flatness, structural integrity, and aesthetics all depend on one critical...