There are 249 company listings in the 2010 Structural Engineering & Design’s StructuralSource. This is an outstanding increase from the 141 company listings in 2009. Aside from the increase in the company listings and the products and services offered by those companies, this annual guide contains many resources for practitioners.

Whether you prefer a printed resource or depend upon online information, we’ve got you covered. The annual StructuralSource issue is the upshot of a rigorous outreach effort to the industry to compile the most up-to-date product, service, association, and event information to serve design professionals who practice structural engineering. Reflective of the broadening scope of Structural Engineering & Design, this guide contains a new category for architectural products and services that are relevant to structural engineering such as cladding or building envelope systems, egress, fireproofing, proprietary system design services, and software.

For readers who are new to our guide, it is organized into two parts: the products and services listings (page 17) and the alphabetical listings (page 39). The products and services are arranged into groups specific to structural engineering interests such as architectural systems and components, cold-formed steel, concrete, geotechnical, hardware, masonry, professional resources — which included business consultants, education and training specialists, and other related services such as lab testing and wind tunnel testing firms — retaining or barrier wall, software, structural components, structural monitoring, structural steel, and wood. The alphabetical listings provide contact information — including company name, address, telephone number, email address, and website — for all of the companies and organizations listed in the products and services section.

If you prefer a digital resource, all company information andthe products and services they offer is available in an easily searchable directory online at www.gostructural.com/structuralsource This site also contains all product information typically published in Structural Engineering & Design including the Specifiers Guides, New & Noteworthy, and Manufacturer’s Turn articles. This is truly a wealth of product information at your fingertips.

Additional resources included in this issue include a directory of associations (page 24) and an index of national events of interest to practitioners of structural design (page 32). Of course, all of these resources are also available at www.gostructural.com

We know that keeping up with continuing education requirements is an effort for many practitioners. Stagnito Media recently launched the Continuing Education portal to to inform you of free and for-fee courses. Once you create a free account, you can manage all of the Stagnito Media continuing education courses and certificates from one site. Visit www.gostructural.com/continuting-education.html to access all of the courses including “Slender Column Design Based on ACI 318-08” and “Structural Steel Shop Drawing Review: The Present — the Future.” See page 36 for more details.

Additionally, the 2010 State of the Industry survey results are revealed in “State of the structural engineering industry: The business, the practitioners, the outlook.” The good news is that survey respondents remain optimistic about the future despite a challenging year in 2009. Learn more about what structural engineering practitioners believe about being and engineer, market growth, BIM, and more on page 8.

Jennifer Goupil, P.E.,

jgoupil@stagnitomedia.com