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April 19
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Edinburgh St James
Main client: Nuveen
Architect: BDP
Main contractor: Laing O'Rourke
Structural engineer: Arup
Steelwork contractor: BHC
Steel tonnage: 15,000t
April 2019
Vol 27 No 4
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5 Editor’s comment Campaigners are calling for more brownfield sites to be built on.
Editor Nick Barrett says steel continually proves its worth for often tricky brownfield sites.
6 News A 750m-long viaduct is completed on the A14 and steelwork is creating a new
car park for the Luton Airport expansion scheme.
10 Headline Sponsor Jamestown says recently installed equipment has improved its
method of producing bespoke plate girders.
12 Agriculture Flexibility and clear spans are paramount for a state-of-the-art poultry
facility which is taking shape in Suffolk.
14 Retail/Leisure Rochdale Riverside, which includes shops, restaurants and a cinema,
forms one of the final elements of the town’s £250M investment package.
16 Retail/Leisure The Time Square development will help Warrington achieve its ambition
to become a regional retail and leisure destination.
18 Mixed-use One of the most significant construction and regeneration projects
currently under way in the UK is dramatically altering a large part of central Edinburgh.
22 Viticulture The UK’s oldest commercial vineyard is expanding its facilities with a
steel-framed wine cellar and visitor centre.
24 Technical The SCI discuss the different methods provided by EN1993-1-1 to address
the topics of member stability, global frame stability and second order effects.
29 Advisory Desk AD 428 – Slip factors for alkali-zinc silicate paint.
30 Codes and Standards
31 50 Years Ago Our look back through the pages of Building with Steel features a residential
scheme in Rouen, France.
32 BCSA Members
34 Register of Qualified Steelwork Contractors for Bridgeworks
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