Chicago, IL (April 24, 2013) – Thirteen structural steel building projects have earned national recognition in the 2013 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). Conducted annually by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the IDEAS2 awards recognize outstanding achievements in engineering and architecture on steel-framed building projects throughout the U.S. The award is the highest honor bestowed on building projects by the structural steel industry in the U.S. and recognizes the importance of teamwork, coordination and collaboration in fostering successful construction projects. The winning projects and their respective team members were recognized on April 17 during AISC’s 2013 NASCC: The Steel Conference in St. Louis. Each year, awards for each winning project are presented to the project team...

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. (April 19, 2013) – Maxwell Systems, Inc., a leading provider of construction management software solutions, expert services, and best practices, today announced that it has launched a rebrand of its company. The rebrand initiative includes a new visual identity and a new tagline, Empowering Construction™.  The new brand reinforces the company’s ability to partner with construction professionals as the industry’s only all-in-one source for construction solutions and empower contractors to succeed. For more than 35 years, Maxwell Systems has built a strong and widely respected brand, founded on the promise of helping construction businesses of all sizes and specialties to run their businesses better.  “At this milestone, we’re renewing our brand promise, and we’re raising a new brand standard that brings...

ATLANTA, GA. (April 17, 2013) — Tekla, a leader in bringing building information modeling (BIM) software and online tools to the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) markets, and RISA Technologies, a market-proven analysis and design software company, announced they have partnered to bring together two leading steel design solutions. Available this month, the new RISA-Tekla Link gives users the combined benefit of the design, detailing and collaboration strengths of Tekla Structures and the comprehensive steel connection design features of RISAConnection. With Tekla Structures, users create and manage accurately detailed, highly constructible 3D structural models that can be used to ensure success across the entire building process from conceptual design to fabrication, erection and construction management. The RISA-Tekla Link extends these capabilities to include steel connection...