AISC is a non-profit trade association and technical institute established in 1921 to serve the structural steel industry in the U.S. Our purpose is to promote the use of structural steel through research activities, market development, education, codes and specifications, technical assistance, quality certification and standardization with an emphasis on: Unifying the industry with a common purpose Increasing the structural steel industry’s share of the construction market Supporting the structural steel industry to be innovative and competitive in a worldwide construction market.