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Looking for innovation in 2026? We’ve got six places to start. The 2026 IDEAS Awards, presented by the American Institute of Steel Construction and Building Design+Construction, are the steel industry’s highest design honor. This year’s winners all embody the innovation that’s driving our world forward–from a groundbreaking fire station at the forefront of sustainability to a field-applied…

A draft of the next edition of the AISC Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges (AISC 303) is now available for public review and comment. The next edition of AISC 303 will supersede the 2022 version and is anticipated to be finalized in 2027. This draft introduces the term “character of work” and integrates…

The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) elected new leadership and a new board member at its Annual Business Meeting in September. Glenn Tabolt, president of STS Steel in Schenectady, N.Y., was named board chair following two years as vice chair. Dan Kadrmas, president of TrueNorth Steel in West Fargo, N.D., and a board member…

Paralleling a pair of existing two-lane tunnels, the new tubes are part of Virginia DOT’s largest-ever highway construction project The $3.9-billion expansion of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia reached another milestone on Sept. 24, as its tunnel boring machine broke through a retaining wall to complete a second 46-ft-diameter, 7,900-ft-long tube that will eventually add much-needed…

September 5 2025 Proactive fabricators are partnering with local organizations to tackle the skilled trade labor shortage head-on. Exhibit A: a successful collaboration between Universal Steel and Decide DeKalb. They’ll share what they’ve learned from working together in the first of a series of free, virtual Insider Shop Talk sessions from the American Institute of Steel Construction, which will…

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Over a dozen companies collaborated closely with the Ohio Department of Transportation to help restore the damaged structure ahead of the expedited schedule. https://www.aisc.org/modernsteel/news/2025/april/emergency-bridge-repair–daniel-carter-beard-big-mac-bridge-i-471 It took a little over three months—ahead of an already-accelerated emergency repair timeline—to get traffic flowing again after arsonists set fire to the playground beneath the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge in…

https://www.enr.com/articles/60119-biden-blocks-nippon-steel-15b-buy-of-us-steel-cites-national-security President Joe Biden on Jan. 3 blocked the $15-billion sale of U.S. Steel Corp. to Nippon Steel Corp. under the federal Defense Production Act—citing national security concerns and “credible evidence” that the Japan-based steelmaker “might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States.”  Nippon Steel had, in recent days, offered to…

ENR editor Tom Sawyer traveled extensively to project sites, disaster areas and war zones far afield and close to home. As the last entry in ENR’s 150th anniversary coverage, he offers some thoughts on how disaster responses can bring out the best in people. https://www.enr.com/articles/60113-enr-travel-memories-reporting-from-disaster-zones-various-locations-2000s Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and wars destroy infrastructure and put lives…

Attorney Ken Rubinstein says contractors should anticipate possible material prices spikes again By Richard Korman December 3, 2024 Remember 2019? That’s when contractors faced sudden material price surges from tariffs during then-President Donald Trump’s first term in office. How about 2021? That’s when contractors saw new price surges and long delivery delays because of Covid-19. That…