The Steel Structures Education Foundation is a special initiative of the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction.
Its mandate is to develop and support Steel related education in Schools of Engineering and Architecture across Canada.
For more details, visit the SSEF web site: www.ssef-ffca.ca
The Steel Structures Education Foundation hosts an Annual
Student Design Competition for students enrolled in Professional
Architectural Programs in Canada. More information on the
current competition and previous winners can be seen on the
SSEF web site: www.ssef-ffca.ca
The Steel Structures Education Foundation has provided funding
to develop teaching resources to assist both faculty and
students interested in learning more about steel construction.
For more information on CD-ROMs, short films, and online
case studies, please visit the Resources section of the SSEF web site.
Several regions provide bursaries at the undergraduate and
graduate level:
Atlantic University
Scholarship for Steel Structures Studies ($7,500)
Central Region University Scholarship Award ($2,000)
Ontario University Scholarship Awards ($2,000)
Contact your regional director
for more details.
Both Alberta and British Columbia have successful programs for engineering
students:
BC Student Co-op Program
Alberta Student Co-op Program
Please contact your regional director for more information.
A teaching aid, in CISC terms, is a specific 2-storey like
steel "sculpture" that helps engineers students
understand full-scale members and connections. There are
over 20 in Canada so far! Each region provides fabrication
and steel to the requesting University. More info
and photos
on the SSEF web site.
Steel buildings can be very exciting to design and highly
challenging to detail. Much can be learned by looking at
high quality examples of the architectural use of steel.
Images of buildings both completed and under construction
can be viewed through this gallery. link
CISC offers professors of Architecture and Engineering the
opportunity to have qualified professionals visit their institution
for a guest lecture on steel construction. Please contact
your regional director for
more details. Programs can be tailored to meet your needs
regarding timing and content.
Steel and Other Materials Part
Two: Steel and Wood
A detailed look at the technical aspects needed to design
effectively with composite steel and wood structures.
by John Leckie
Advantage Steel No. 30 | Winter 2008 link
Steel and Other Materials Part
One: Steel and Glass
A look at the detailed interaction of steel and glass in
buildings.
by John Leckie
Advantage Steel No. 29 | Summer 2007 link
Architecturally Exposed Structural
Steel: How is it Defined?
by Terri Meyer Boake
A look into the design process and criteria that will be
used to create the upcoming Canadian AESS Specification and
Guide
Advantage Steel No. 22 | Spring 2005 link
Steel Moves to Centre Stage
as it is Rediscovered in the Architecture of Buildings
Quebec architecture is examined as more steel use is evident
in recent high profile projects.
Advantage Steel No. 22 | Spring 2005 link
A New Sound for Roy Thomson
Hall
by J.K. Malmgrem
Steel proved to be invaluable in the renovation that was
required to improve the acoustics of the music centre.
Advantage Steel No. 17 | Spring 2003 link
Ordering Chaos: Building Daniel
Libeskind's ROM
text and photos by Terri Meyer Boake
The Laborious Process of Steel Construction Employed in the
Royal Ontario Museum's Crystalline Addition Relies Heavily
on 3d Computer Modelling, Careful Staging on the Site and
the Expertise of Steel Fabricators Walters Inc of Hamilton.
January 2006 | link
Capital Improvement
by Paul Dubellet Kariouk
The New Canadian War Museum Revitalizes Ottawa's Lebreton
Flats, Acknowledges the Parliament Buildings and Provides
a Welcome Addition to the Institutional Importance of the
Nation's Capital.
September 2005 | link
Industrious Integration
by Jim Taggert
The new Vancouver Millennium Line stations use innovative
steel to create an impressive set of buildings.
March 2003 | link
A Categorical Approach:
The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction is Taking a
New Approach to Specifying AESS Requirements
by Sylvie Boulanger, Terri Meyer Boake and Walter Koppelaar
A detailed look at the new Canadian AESS "Matrix".
April 2008 | link
Lessons in Multi-Storey Residental
Construction
by Todd A. Alwood
Modern Steel Construction | June 2006 link
Architecturally Exposed Structural
Steel
a Design Guide
Modern Steel Construction | May 2003 link
Fire and Structural Steel
by George S. Frater
Advances in research, better computer models, and the advent
of performance based building codes are encouraging designers
to take an engineering approach to the fire protection of
structural steel.
May 2006 | link
Sustainable design is an area of increasing
concern for the steel industry. CISC has developed a suite
of articles and resources for your reference. Please visit
our Sustainable Design page within this website. link