New York state Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a new proposal that would implement the nation’s strongest mandate for the purchase of American-made products by state entities. Under the Governor’s “Buy American” plan, all state entities will be required to give preference to American-made goods and products in any new procurements more than $100,000. To [...]
The 2nd CSCE-CISC Canadian National Steel Bridge Competition will be at Université Laval from May 11-13, 2017! The CISC is proud to support engineering excellence in Canada with our role as host and judge of this great competition! Visit: http://bit.ly/2lAZbzC
(Open to Members & Associates Only) The Canadian Steel Conference will be held from September 27-29, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Calgary, Alberta, one of North America‘s most vibrant and diverse cities. This exciting three day event offers a comprehensive program that is packed with multiple business development, educational, networking and social events including [...]
Learn how Steel’s superior attributes from design, performance, cost, resiliency and sustainability perspectives make it the material of choice for construction projects. https://www.whirlwindsteel.com/blog/bid/407758/steel-construction-versus-concrete
CISC President & CEO Ed Whalen delivered a strong message from the steel industry underscoring the need for urgent prompt payment legislation at senate hearings on Bill S224 last week in Ottawa. Mr Whalen outlined the devastating impacts that delayed payments are having on the steel industry including bankruptcies, lack of job growth and investment, and [...]
BUILDEX Vancouver is Western Canada’s largest tradeshow and conference for the Construction, Renovation, Architecture, Interior Design and Property Management industries. With over 600 exhibits, and more than 80 educational seminars BUILDEX attracts over 14,000 attendees annually. Visit the CISC booth # 617 to meet our members and associates and learn why Steel should be your material [...]
CISC President Ed Whalen is in Ottawa this week to highlight the importance and need for Prompt Payment legislation in Canada. Appearing at the Senate Committee (Banking, Trade and Commerce) hearings on Bill S-224 (Canada Prompt Payment Act), Mr. Whalen will outline the devastating impacts that current payment delays are having on the Canadian steel industry. [...]
CISC's new Handbook course includes 9 modules providing numerous design aids & examples using the 11th edition of the Handbook of Steel Construction, and outlines major changes and new provisions in CSA S16-14. Registration options include all 9 modules with 0.6 CEUs awarded, or the first 3 modules alone with 0.1 CEUs awarded. The first 3 [...]
This conference's theme is Sustainability in LEED v4 The CISC has developed 6 verified & registered industry average Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for both painted and unpainted products as follows: Fabricated Hot Rolled Structural shapes Fabricated Hollow Structural Sections (HSS) Fabricated Structural Plates The new requirements of LEED v4, the different steps involved in [...]
The CISC is pleased with today’s decision by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to impose duties following their preliminary determination of dumping of fabricated industrial steel components into Canada by the People’s Republic of China (China), the Republic of Korea (Korea), and the Kingdom of Spain (Spain), and additional preliminary determination of subsidizing concerning fabricated [...]