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BREEAM awards green buildings
The greenest buildings in Wales were recognised in the first ever BREEAM Awards, specifically for the Principality, with two steel projects among the winners. …
London’s new landmark hotel
The steel frame for the Westminster Bridge Park Plaza Hotel in London is fast taking shape. Located on the site of the old County Hall annex, the hotel forms …
Four new schools for steel city
Caunton Engineering is supplying structural steelwork for four new schools in Sheffield under the Government’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) …
New European Standard for fabrication and erection
The European Standard for the fabrication and erection of structural steelwork, EN 1090-2, has passed its Formal Vote within Europe and will now be issued by …
Terminal 5 up and running
Heathrow’s £4.3bn Terminal 5 officially opened for business on 27 March, six years after construction work first started on the mega project. The …
SCI to consult industry on Eurocode transition
British Standards (BSI) has contracted SCI to find out what designers need in making the switch to Eurocodes, with the aim of creating a new generation of …
BCSA to open regional office
The BCSA is planning to open a new regional office on the outskirts of Leeds and two new staff members, a Welding and Fabrication Manager and a Certification …
Busy bees bolt to world’s highest apartment block
Fixing a sculpture, depicting a swarm of bees, to the façade of the 300m-high Eureka tower in Melbourne, Australia was recently achieved with Lindapter’s …
Steelwork ready for the Derby
Work is currently progressing on schedule for the £25M redevelopment of the Epsom Downs Racecourse. The centrepiece of the project is a new 11,000 capacity …
New and Revised Codes & Standards: March 2008
BS EN PUBLICATIONS The following are British Standard implementations of the English language versions of European Standards (ENs). BSI has an obligation to …
