Organization: AISC HOLDINGS INC
Mission: EXPAND THE USE OF FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL THROUGH VARIOUS METHODS.
Activities: QUALITY CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS CONFIRM TO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY THAT CERTIFIED STRUCTURAL STEEL FABRICATING PLANTS AND ERECTOR COMPANIES HAVE THE PERSONNEL, ORGANIZATION, EXPERIENCE, PROCEDURES, KNOWLEDGE, EQUIPMENT, CAPABILITY AND COMMITMENT TO PRODUCE FABRICATED STEEL OF REQUIRED QUALITY FOR A GIVEN CATEGORY OF STRUCTURAL STEEL. 1,757 AUDITS COMPLETED IN 2019.
THE INSTITUTE PUBLISHES PUBLICATIONS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL REFERENCES FOR DRAFTSMEN, CONTRACTORS, ENGINEERS, DETAILERS, ARCHITECTS, BUILDING OFFICIALS AND FABRICATORS. SEVERAL OF THESE PUBLICATIONS ARE THE PRIMARY TEXT USED IN COLLEGE LEVEL CIVIL ENGINEERING COURSES. IN 2019, 18,257 UNITS WERE SOLD.
THE INSTITUTE SUPPORTS VARIOUS RESEARCH PROJECTS OF INTEREST TO THE STRUCTURAL STEEL INDUSTRY THROUGH GRANTS TO UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE INSTITUTE ALSO ISSUES THE T.R. HIGGINS LECTURESHIP AWARD TO AN OUTSTANDING LECTURER AND AUTHOR WHOSE TECHNICAL PAPER OR PAPERS PUBLISHED DURING AN ELIGIBILITY PERIOD ARE CONSIDERED AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENGINEERING LITERATURE ON FABRICATED STRUCTURAL STEEL. THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE A CASH AWARD AND PRESENT HIS/HER LECTURE, UPON REQUEST, AT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION EVENTS.
NTEE category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building