We are enormously pleased that the many Pittsburgh companies and others who have made generous donations have been able to work together on such a worthwhile project, while benefiting from the administrative and logistical support of the various departments involved on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh. But we're pleased that we could join hands with the home builders and the City to be able to undertake this project and see it to its completion. Through various partnerships in recent years, AISI has participated in the construction of over 100 homes for families in need of housing, he said. The Mayor's Office of the City of Pittsburgh asked Jubilee Association, a local charitable organization, to select a family to receive the house. Riederer said he is pleased at the quality of the home the industry is able to donate to the Purdom family.
Steel is one of the strongest materials known to man.
Steel-framed houses do not suffer from warping or shrinking that plague wooden structures, and steel protects a home from fires and natural disasters. The Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh is one of the oldest builders associations in the country. It was founded in 1938 to protect and promote the interests of general contractors engaged in the construction industry. Today, the Association continues in the same spirit to protect and voice the rights of builders in the industry through its government affairs, educational and community efforts. The Institute comprises 46 member companies, including integrated and electric furnace steelmakers, and 166 associate and affiliate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry.