In this issue
NSC 3
March 19
Cover Image
One Crown Place, London
Main client: AlloyMtd
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Main contractor: Mace
Structural engineer: AKT II
Steelwork contractor: Severfield
Steel tonnage: 2,600t
March 2019
Vol 27 No 3
These and other steelwork articles can be downloaded from the
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5 Editor’s comment Editor Nick Barrett reports that surveys show strong developer
confidence, especially in the regions, despite Brexit induced uncertainty.
6 News A crane survey reports that construction is booming in UK regional cities, and
the BCSA publishes a second edition of its welding publication.
10 Transport The centrepiece of the Manchester Airport Transformation Programme is a
steel-framed extension of Terminal 2.
12 Music The renowned Hallé Orchestra is enlarging its rehearsal and recording facility
with the construction of a steel-framed structure that features acoustically-isolated
practice spaces.
14 Headquarters One of Lowestoft’s main employers is developing a new sustainable and
contemporary HQ that makes use of exposed steelwork throughout.
16 Mixed-use A series of 15 steel trusses support two residential towers and
accommodate apartments within their depth at a prestigious central London scheme.
20 Energy Ireland’s latest steel-framed renewable energy plant is taking shape at
Huntstown near Dublin.
22 Technical Ricardo Pimentel of the SCI introduces the topics of buckling phenomenon,
second order effects and the approximate methods to allow for those effects.
26 Codes and Standards
26 50 Years Ago Our look back through the pages of Building with Steel features an unusual
television studio.
27 Advisory Desk AD 428 –Draft guidance: lateral and torsional vibration of half-through
truss footbridges.
28 BCSA Members
30 Register of Qualified Steelwork Contractors for Bridgeworks
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