The office is closed for vacation, and will reopen on Monday, February 13. Any phone messages will not be answered until the week of February 13. Likewise, any orders received will be sent out that week. Emails will be answered while away on vacation, but there may be a delay of one or two days before you receive a response. Please email us at info@steelstructures.com for any business issues. We look forward to returning refreshed and ready to be of assistance.

Who we are

The Steel Structures Technology Center focuses on providing consulting services, technical resources and training related to the design, fabrication, erection, inspection and quality of steel-framed structures. Founded in 1990, SSTC has provided training and support to thousands of engineers, fabricators, erectors, inspectors, building officials and others involved in steel buildings, steel bridges and other forms of steel construction.

Our seminars

SSTC seminars are conducted in cooperation with the International Code Council, and all SSTC inspection seminars are approved for ICC certification renewals. Each one-day SSTC inspection seminar provides 8.0 continuing education hours (0.8 CEUs, 8.0 PDHs), and the Plan Reading seminar provides 2.5 continuing education hours (0.25 CEUs, 2.5 PDHs).  For AWS Certified Welding Inspectors, SSTC seminars count toward AWS CWI renewal under AWS QC1:2007.

For professional engineers and structural engineers, SSTC live seminars also count toward continuing education / professional development requirements, except for Florida PE licenses. We have New York State PE approval from the Practicing Institute of Engineering for Structural Steel and Bolting (PS003375) and Structural Welding Inspection (PS003339).

Our webinars

SSTC webinars are conducted in cooperation with the International Code Council, and all SSTC webinars are approved for ICC certification renewals. Each eight-hour SSTC inspection seminar provides 8.0 continuing education hours (0.8 CEUs, 8.0 PDHs), and the Plan Reading seminar provides 2.5 continuing education hours (0.25 CEUs, 2.5 PDHs). For AWS Certified Welding Inspectors, SSTC seminars count toward AWS CWI renewal under AWS QC1:2007.

For professional engineers and structural engineers, SSTC webinars typically count toward continuing education / professional development requirements, just as our live seminars would, however, you should check with your local registration body for confirmation or for special requirements. Limitations may apply in New York (being investigated). We do not have pre-approval of our webinars for Florida PE licensing..

Our publications

To improve efficiency and quality in the steel construction industry, SSTC publishes the Structural Bolting Handbook 2010, the Structural Welding Quality Handbook 2010, and the Shop Inspection Handbook for Structural Steel Buildings 2010. We also make available the Structural Steel Inspector's Workbook, written by Bob Shaw of the SSTC and published by the International Code Council.

Our examination services

SSTC now offers a unique service to fabricators, erectors, testing and inspection agencies, building departments, and others who need to establish or document the knowledge of their inspectors. SSTC now offers to employers of inspectors a Welding Inspector Qualification Examination that meets the requirements of AWS B5.1:2003, Standard for the Qualification of Welding Inspectors, the same technical basis as AWS QC1 for certifying welding inspectors through examination by AWS. Soon, SSTC will release examinations on the additional requirements for seismic work inspection,  structural welding inspection specialists, and for structural bolting.

Our consulting services

SSTC frequently provides consulting services to owners, engineers, fabricators, erectors and testing agencies to assist in the understanding and/or resolution of steel construction issues. Examples of recent work includes implementation of the AISC and AWS requirements for seismic construction, bolting installation and quality issues, welding design and quality issues, and the development and review of WPSs (welding procedure specifications). SSTC provides these consulting services through Robert E. Shaw, Jr., PE. Mr. Shaw, with 38 years experience in the steel construction industry, is active in standards development, serving on American Institute of Steel Construction, American Welding Society, Research Council on Structural Connections, and ASTM International standards-writing committees. He is also involved in international welding activities, chairing Commission XV of the International institute of Welding.

About ICC Certifications

Because our ICC seminars and webinars are frequently used to help people prepare for ICC certification exams, or taken for ICC certification renewals, we are often asked questions about the ICC examinations, renewals and transitioning. If you have questions about ICC Structural Steel and Welding Special Inspector (85) certification, about transitioning to the Structural Steel and Bolting Special Inspector (S1) certification and/or the Structural Welding Special Inspector (S2) certification, or about ICC certification renewal, please visit this page . It provides answers and provides links to forms and answers to your questions. If the page does not answer your questions, please email us at info@steelstructures.com .