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High grade steel: the new standard for cost effectiveness
High grade steel is becoming much more popular. Richard Barrett, Chairman of BCSA’s Process and Technical Committee, explains why modern designers …
Steel design can be simple using EC3
Many steel designers still hanker for the simpler days of BS 499. But could a simple BS 449-like approach emerge from the apparent complexity of Eurocode 3, …
Dancing columns at Waterloo
A new London office development in Southwark challenges some of the preconceptions of what a building should look like and presented a few challenges to the …
Modelling scores at Arsenal’s new home
Arsenal FC’s new home ground is ahead of schedule and looks like being a jewel among stadiums. David Fowler reports on the game plan from pitchside. …
Letters: April 2005
NSC welcomes letters from readers on steel construction related issues. Please keep your letters brief — the editor reserves the right to condense. …
News in Brief: April 2005
Radio and TV presenter John Humphrys has been confirmed to chair the panel discussion on the future construction market at the Steel Construction Conference …
Tight planning provides key to Stroud Centre
Just in time delivery was a crucial factor in the erection of steelwork for a retail development in Stroud. Conder Structures had a tough 12-week deadline to …
Big in Bradford
Bradford’s biggest single office investment for over a decade, No 1 The Interchange, has been completed. Elland Steel Structures supplied and erected …
Tate’s 100 tonne steps
Constructing a 100-tonne steel structure to form the centrepiece of a new exhibition by Sir Anthony Caro at the Tate Modern presented several unusual …
April 2005 – International effort will boost use of steel
News of a major International drive by steel manufacturers to enhance the attractiveness of their products to construction should come as welcome news to UK …