October 2024 Webinar | Debunking the Myths of HSS Costs

Description

Title: Debunking the Myths of HSS Costs
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. CT
Format: Live Webinar
Level: Beginner, Informational, Fabricators

Have you ever believed the myth that HSS is too expensive without verifying the facts? It’s time to set the record straight. Join our upcoming webinar to uncover the truth about HSS costs and benefits. In this informative session, we’ll explore how HSS can help design and fabrication professionals create efficient structures. You’ll learn how to leverage the unique capabilities of HSS to make it a valuable investment, saving time and money at every stage of production, design, and fabrication.

Learning Objectives

• Review the cost benefits of using HSS: savings in material, erection, and life-time maintenance
• Learn about the costs of HSS members in comparison to other sections of similar capacities
• Choose efficient column sizes using STI’s HSS and WF comparison tables
• Discuss fabrication concerns: which details are the most economical so you don’t blow the savings

Speaker
Cathleen Jacinto, PE, SE has over 20 years of experience practicing structural engineering on a variety of projects while at Thornton Tomasetti, T.Y. Lin International, and currently at FORSE Consulting. At FORSE, she also contributes to seminars and publications. One topic Cathleen highlights is structural steel HSS design, as a technical consultant to the Steel Tube Institute. She contributes as a Board Member to SEAOI and serves on committees with AISC, ASTM, and AWS. She is a licensed SE and PE in the State of Illinois.

Professional Development Hours
Each participant can earn 1.0 PDH or 1.0 LU/HSW and receive a certificate of completion from the Steel Tube Institute (STI). To receive a certificate from STI, you must login to the webinar via your unique registration link, attend the webinar in its entirety, and complete all poll questions.

Any participant that holds a PE license in Florida, Maryland, New York and/or North Carolina is required to complete a quiz for your PDH. The quiz will be available to the registrant at the conclusion of the webinar.

Registration Types & Fees

• HSS Professional Member
  • Individual: Registration is free with your individual membership.
  • Group: Registration is free with your group membership.
• Non-Member
  • Individual: $95 for individual registration.
  • Group: Only available with an HSS Professional Group Membership.

Individual registration provides a unique link for one login and is eligible for one PDH certificate upon successfully completing the webinar requirements.

Group registration, only available for HSS Professional Group Members, allows multiple attendees to view the webinar in one room or multiple people from the same office to view individually.

• The office contact for the HSS Professional Group Membership will receive a separate email with instructions for group viewing. 
• If viewing in one room, multiple PDH certificates may be issued provided the poll questions are completed by the group leader during the webinar, the group completes quiz together immediately following the webinar, and the attendee list is submitted within 48 hours of the webinar conclusion. All attendees on the list must have attended the webinar for its entirety.
• To view individually, each person will need to register individually.AIA CES Provider statement
  The Steel Tube Institute is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number 50111160, expiration 12/31/2024. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider or this learning program may be sent to AIA CES (cessupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).

  This learning program is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.

  AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.