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Steelwork stars for Blackpool’s big screen
The use of structural steelwork has provided the long spans and flexibility for a nine-screen cinema complex that also accommodates retail and restaurant …
Offsite manufacturing in the frame
In this article, NSC focuses on lightweight cold formed steel products, a vital component for many steel construction projects. Designers and specifiers have …
Hallé Orchestra to get new and larger rehearsal space
Manchester’s Hallé Orchestra is enlarging its St Peter’s rehearsal and recording facility with the construction of a steel-framed extension that includes …
Town centre renaissance
Steel is playing a leading role in the biggest regeneration scheme of its kind in the East Riding of Yorkshire The construction of Flemingate, a large …
Light Steel Framing In Residential Construction (P402)
Light steel framing systems use galvanized cold formed steel sections as the primary structural components, which can be assembled as prefabricated panels. …
Best practice for light steel framing
Andrew Way of the Steel Construction Institute discusses some of the best practice issues to be considered for the design and construction of light steel frame …
Arena underpins regeneration
In the latest of our Projects Revisted series, Martin Cooper reports from the First Direct Arena in Leeds, a project that has gained a BREEAM ‘Very Good’ …
SSDA Commendation: Garsington Opera Pavilion, Wormsley
A demountable temporary summer pavilion to accommodate the Garsington Opera has been erected and integrated into a historic landscape. Providing 600 seats and …
A design in isolation
A number of performance spaces, all needing to be acoustically isolated, have been constructed with a complex steel design at the new Guildhall School premises …
On-line tool for acoustic performance in construction
Tata Steel and the SCI have jointly developed an on-line tool to provide structural engineers and architects with a quick and easy-to-use system for working …
