Alabama Steel Day

WHEREAS, the structural steel industry annually provides structural steel framing systems for more than one billion square feet of new building construction throughout Alabama and other states; and

WHEREAS, the structural steel industry provides employment for more than 185,000 workers in Alabama and other states; and

WHEREAS, the structural steel industry has demonstrated a significant commitment to sustainable construction through the use of structural steel products made from 93% recycled materials from old cars, appliances, stoves, manufacturing waste, curb-side recycling and deconstructed buildings; and

WHEREAS, Ninety-eight percent of the structural steel in a building is recycled at the end of the building’s life; and

WHEREAS, structural steel’s high strength-to-weight ratio and low carbon footprint help to minimize environmental impacts; and

WHEREAS, the American Institute of Steel Construction has declared Friday, September 28, 2012 as Steel Day throughout the United States with more than 150 events nationwide:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim September 28, 2012, as

Alabama Steel Day

in the state of the Alabama.

Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the Office of the Governor at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 28th day of September 2012.

 

      

Robert Bentley, Governor