The following websites are National Insitutes for steel building, small business, green builder resources that provide up to date information in the steel building industry.
American Concrete Institute (ACI)
American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
American Institute of Architects Central KY Chapter (AIA-CKC)
American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI)
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)
American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE)
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)
American Subcontractors Association (ASA)
Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC)
Associated General Contractors (AGC)
Building Officials & Code Administrators International, Inc. (BOCA)
Building Owners & Managers Association International (BOMA)
Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)
Council of American Building Officials (CABO)
Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA)
International Builders Exchange of Kentucky Executives (IBEE)
International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO)
Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA)
National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)
National Concrete Masonry Institute (NCMI)
National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA)
National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
Painting & Decorating Contractors Association (PDCA)
Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors Ntl Assoc., Inc. (SMACNA)
Southern Building Code Congress International Inc. (SBCCI)
Specifications Consultants in Independent Practice (SCIP)
The Architectural Index
The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Green Building
Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy Access
U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE)
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
USGBC Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)