The 22nd Constructional Steelwork Day, organized by the Turkish Constructional Steelwork Association (TUCSA) every year since 2000, was completed with intense participation, of which content was consisting of online presentations, panels and award ceremonies.
22nd Constructional Steelwork Day was achieved on 24-25 November 2021 which was sponsored by 1915 Çanakkale Highway and Bridge, Computers Engineering, Efectis Era Avrasya, Intekno, Karçel, Dorçe Prefabrik & İnşaat, ENG Metal Yapı, Çolakoğlu Metalurji and ArcelorMittal RZK companies.
On the first day of the event, the opening speeches were made by H. Yener Gür’eş, President of TUCSA, Uğur Dalbeler, CEO of Çolakoğlu Metallurgy, Vice President of Turkish Exporters Association and Management Board member of WSA and Ümit Yasin Güven, Head of Metal Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Technology.
Theme of the first day of the event was “Earthquake and Sustainability”, and on the second day the theme was “Digitalization and Modularization”. Within this context, two round table discussions were performed with the topics of “Are We Ready for the Green Consensus, Sustainability and Border Carbon Regulation Mechanism for Steel Structures?” and “Are We Using High Technology Enough in the Construction Sector and in Modular Structures?”.
On the second day of the event, Award Ceremony was also held for the 18th Steel Design Student Awards (SteelPRO 2021). Students have given brief information about the project designed by the team members. After the award ceremony, the ECCS European Steel Design Awards Ceremony was shared with the participants as a video.