These resources may be of value to those working with steel joists and metal decking.

 

American Iron and Steel Institute — Committed to the advancement and understanding of the new, transformed NAFTA Steel industry as a strategic, competitive and sustainable part of the North American economy while continuing to grow the market for North American Steel.

 

Selecting and Specifying Steel Joists, By Wesley B. Meyers — An insider’s guide to selecting and specifying K-series, LH, DLH-series joists and joist girders.

 

Steel Deck Institute — SDI is designed to keep designers and constructors up to date on steel deck design and construction.

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc. — New Millennium’s parent company, the nation’s fifth largest producer of carbon steel products.

 

Steel Joist Institute — SJI establishes standards and develops regulations for the steel joist industry; the Institute provides monetary support for research and offers a complete library of training and research aids.

 

Steel Recycling Institute — SRI is an industry association that educates the solid waste industry, government, business and ultimately the consumer about the benefits of steel's infinite recycling cycle.

 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — Tasked with enforcing environmental standards for the United States, the EPA examines the growing field of “green building” and its positive effects on the world.

 

U.S. Green Building Council — A non-profit composed of leaders from every sector of the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, and profitable; employs the LEED rating system, establishing the environmental friendliness of new buildings.