Images: EMPAC \ Supermetal Structure
Hard to believe but Advantage Steel has now entered its fifteenth year of publication. It has come a long way from that two-colour, 10-page, premier issue. Many thanks to a dedicated team who bring together each issue. I also must thank our advertisers. We can not do it without your support.
In this issue we are proud to be introducing to all a new initiative to assist architects, engineers and fabricators deal with steel that is architecturally expressed and thus exposed to view--architecturally exposed structural steel (AESS). Using a Category Matrix, which is sure to become a standard communication tool, architects, engineers and fabricators will more clearly understand what is expected in creating this product. It should streamline the complicated, multi-staged process in designing, specifying and fabricating AESS components.
The article summarizing the 2007 BC and Quebec steel design awards is always interesting reading. You’ll be amazed at the work being done by our members. The images above illustrate one great example. It is the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) in New York. Supermetal Structures Inc. is the fabricator.
With this issue we are finishing an excellent series on Steel and Other Materials with Part Three – Steel and Concrete. The article includes an illustrated account of the challenges overcome in constructing the Ontario College of Art and Design’s new “table top” addition – an instant classic. At the same time, we begin a new series on Residential Construction with Part One – Hybrid Steel and Hollow Core Systems.
Also in this issue, Ask Dr. Sylvie concentrates on steel tubes and HSS truss connections, while Seismic Corner examines bolted connections for seismic applications. Our overview of all the latest in the world of steel, What’s Cool, What’s Hot What’s New, should not to be missed.
Michael I. Gilmor, P.Eng.
President CISC
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