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# [Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings](https://www.conspectusinc.com/blog/2011/11/pre-engineered_metal_buildings)

 Written by [jlane](https://www.conspectusinc.com/blog/author/jlane) | 11/23/11 7:03 PM

I learned today that some metal building manufacturers, commercial master specifications,  and the Masterspec specification section on "Metal Building Systems" include  
 incorrect information in regards to the certification of Per-Engineered Metal Buildings.

If you have the new 2011 3rd quarter Masterspec update you will not have any issues as described here.

I found that the some commercial masters, older versions of Masterspec, and most manufacturers'  
 documents indicate the Metal  
 Building manufacturer  
 must be certified by American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) for the  
 design and that the manufacturer produces metal building systems and components  
 in an AISC-Certified Facility.  This is  
 not correct. I contacted AISC to confirm this and they stated they no longer  
 provide this service and in fact the announcement came out in October 2007 and  
 was finalized in December 2008.   AISC suggested I should contact the Metal  
 Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) who is providing the certification  
 program.

Here is the link on AISC website discussing the separation  
 with MBMA:

[http://www.aisc.org/newsdetail.aspx?id=11150](http://www.aisc.org/newsdetail.aspx?id=11150)

After reaching out to MBMA, I confirmed they now rely on a  
 third party certification organization International Accreditation Services,  
 Inc. (iAS) to provide all accreditation certification for fabricators of Pre-Engineered  
 Metal Buildings.  You can find the  
 accreditation listings here: [ http://www.iasonline.org/Metal_Building_Systems/MB.html](http://www.iasonline.org/Metal_Building_Systems/MB.html)

In short, be careful using manufacturer's product data and commercial  
 masters because what you see may not always be  
 correct.

Here are some web links to help make your search for  
 information easier.

(AISC) - [http://www.aisc.org/](http://www.aisc.org/)

(MBMA) - [http://www.mbma.com/](http://www.mbma.com/)

(iAS) - [http://www.iasonline.org](http://www.iasonline.org/)

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