American Institute of Steel Construction - AISC
Data Exchange Standards Activity

Planning
Pre-Project Planning The Steel Solutions Center provides Conceptual Solutions, including framing studies and cost and schedule information, to steel construction industry professionals. Our Conceptual Solutions cannot replace the engineer of record's work. They are designed to help interested parties select framing materials for their project based upon reasonable estimates of time and money.

A typical Conceptual Solution can include:
  • Framing system comparisons based on economy, ease of erection and project schedule
  • Simple floor framing bay studies and optimized column layouts
  • Evaluation of steel framing systems for project specific requirements including low floor-to-floor heights, long clear spans, vibration, special foundation conditions, and more
  • Member sizes and steel quantities based on comprehensive framing studies, including gravity and lateral systems
  • Building Code review for steel parking structures
  • Information on protective coating systems for exposed steel
Contracts Appendix to AISC Code of Standard Practice: Guidelines for 3D Modeling. The provisions in this Appendix shall apply when the contract documents indicate that an Electronic 3-dimensional electronic Logical Product Model (LPM) is to be used as the primary means of data exchange for the project.

Design
Design Project Management Defining workflows and developing best practices for Data Management Conformance (DMC) within the CIS/2 standard.
Design CIS/2 (CIMSteel Integration Standards/Version 2): The specification providing for the electronic interchange of data (EDI) and the integration of engineering software applications dealing with steelwork design, analysis, and manufacturing. The CIS/2 data model is called the Logical Product Model (LPM). The LPM supports the engineering of low, medium and high rise construction, in domestic, commercial and industrial contexts. The main structural steelwork and the secondary steelwork (purlins, siderails, cleats and cladding) are covered. The parts can be rolled sections, plates and sheets or castings. Joints can be bolted, welded or pinned. The LPM addresses the exchange of data between structural steel software applications. It is meant to support a heterogeneous set of software applications over a fairly broad portion of the steel lifecycle.
Analysis CIS/2 (CIMSteel Integration Standards/Version 2): The specification providing for the electronic interchange of data (EDI) and the integration of engineering software applications dealing with steelwork design, analysis, and manufacturing. The CIS/2 data model is called the Logical Product Model (LPM). The LPM supports the engineering of low, medium and high rise construction, in domestic, commercial and industrial contexts. The main structural steelwork and the secondary steelwork (purlins, siderails, cleats and cladding) are covered. The parts can be rolled sections, plates and sheets or castings. Joints can be bolted, welded or pinned. The LPM addresses the exchange of data between structural steel software applications. It is meant to support a heterogeneous set of software applications over a fairly broad portion of the steel lifecycle.
Code Compliance AISC LRFD Specification for Design of Steel Buildings; AISC Code of Standard Practice.
LEED Compliance The U.S. Green Building Council has now determined that the location of the steel fabricator, rather than the location of the steel mill, may be used as the manufacturing location when calculating the local and regional material makeup of projects under its LEED rating system. According to a February 2, 2004 credit interpretation ruling, for the purposes of calculating the local and regional material makeup of projects in LEED versions 2.0 and 2.1, the location of the fabricator may be used as the point of manufacture.
Documentation AISC LRFD Specification for Design of Steel Buildings; AISC Code of Standard Practice.

Preconstruction
Cost Estimating The Steel Solutions Center provides Conceptual Solutions, including framing studies and cost and schedule information, to steel construction industry professionals. Our Conceptual Solutions cannot replace the engineer of record's work. They are designed to help interested parties select framing materials for their project based upon reasonable estimates of time and money.

A typical Conceptual Solution can include:
  • Framing system comparisons based on economy, ease of erection and project schedule
  • Simple floor framing bay studies and optimized column layouts
  • Evaluation of steel framing systems for project specific requirements including low floor-to-floor heights, long clear spans, vibration, special foundation conditions, and more
  • Member sizes and steel quantities based on comprehensive framing studies, including gravity and lateral systems
  • Building Code review for steel parking structures
  • Information on protective coating systems for exposed steel
Scheduling The Steel Solutions Center provides Conceptual Solutions, including framing studies and cost and schedule information, to steel construction industry professionals. Our Conceptual Solutions cannot replace the engineer of record's work. They are designed to help interested parties select framing materials for their project based upon reasonable estimates of time and money.

A typical Conceptual Solution can include:
  • Framing system comparisons based on economy, ease of erection and project schedule
  • Simple floor framing bay studies and optimized column layouts
  • Evaluation of steel framing systems for project specific requirements including low floor-to-floor heights, long clear spans, vibration, special foundation conditions, and more
  • Member sizes and steel quantities based on comprehensive framing studies, including gravity and lateral systems
  • Building Code review for steel parking structures
  • Information on protective coating systems for exposed steel

Construction
Procurement The AISC has developed a Standard Specification for Bar Coded Shipment Label and Electronic Advance Shipment Notice, available online here. The standard specification includes Test Report information for Rolled Structural Steel Shapes.
Scheduling CIS/2 (CIMSteel Integration Standards/Version 2): The specification providing for the electronic interchange of data (EDI) and the integration of engineering software applications dealing with steelwork design, analysis, and manufacturing. The CIS/2 data model is called the Logical Product Model (LPM). The LPM supports the engineering of low, medium and high rise construction, in domestic, commercial and industrial contexts. The main structural steelwork and the secondary steelwork (purlins, siderails, cleats and cladding) are covered. The parts can be rolled sections, plates and sheets or castings. Joints can be bolted, welded or pinned. The LPM addresses the exchange of data between structural steel software applications. It is meant to support a heterogeneous set of software applications over a fairly broad portion of the steel lifecycle.
Construction Management Appendix to AISC Code of Standard Practice: Guidelines for 3D Modeling. The provisions in this Appendix shall apply when the contract documents indicate that an Electronic 3-dimensional electronic Logical Product Model (LPM) is to be used as the primary means of data exchange for the project.