This course will discuss overall project performance from the perspective of improved steel joist design and metal decking design. This includes ways to improve the request for information (RFI) process, and ways to reduce a range of traditionally tolerated project costs. Best engineering practices, cost-accountable architectural achievement, practices that reduce the consumption of raw materials, and the importance of taking the project owner's point of view when designing the steel package will be summarized. Building information modeling (BIM) - based project collaboration will also be discussed.

Upon completion of this course, the Learner should be able to:

• Recognize ways to improve the steel construction process that will result in the reduction of project costs and environmental impacts through progressive steel joist and metal decking design and implementation.
• Describe key elements and challenges of joist and deck related total-project performance including cascading costs, cost assessment, and the RFI process.
• Identify practices that reduce the consumption of raw materials and recycled steel in structural steel projects.
• Discuss engineering for total-project cost accountability, how it focuses on tonnage reduction, design optimization, steel joist package efficiency, and how this can reduce the use of resources to manufacture steel.
• Discuss the features and benefits of building-information modeling (BIM)-based project collaboration for structural steel projects.

Approximately 1 hour. Delivered online, at your own pace.

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