AISC requests proposals for the development of a Design Guide on Sustainability as it relates to structural steel. All work is to be in accordance with the 2022 AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, the 2022 AISC Seismic Provisions, the 16th Edition Steel Construction Manual, and all other current editions of other specifications and standards in place at the Commencement of Work. The design guide is to be written in such a manner that the content may be readily applied to design by the typical practicing structural engineer or architect. AISC Design Guides are typically 50 to 150 pages in length, yet the length should be commensurate with the scope of work, and provide information in a complete and concise manner. Given the scope of this design guide, AISC anticipates that the Principal Author or Project Director will form their own team of authors and assign sections appropriately. Design Guide Components Proposals should address all aspects of sustainable structural steel design in the United States, for use by architects, engineers, and other designers and their project teams. It should establish the best practices for sustainable design and construction in steel, and it should showcase how steel can be an ideal sustainable material. A summary of preliminary Design Guide discussions is provided below, with a detailed desired scope of work provided in Section C.
● Overview of the steel production industry
● EAF and BOF steel-making
● Waste reduction design strategies
● Material reduction design strategies
● Whole building life cycle assessments
● Sample specification language
● Regulatory landscape
● Deconstruction and reuse
● Storage of deconstructed steel
● Labeling of reused steel
● Structural performance assessment of reused steel
● Designing for disassembly
Where applicable, provide parallel coverage of LRFD and ASD in all information and example solutions and use a load ratio that produces an equivalent design in both methods.
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request-for-proposal---sustainability-design-guide.pdf
