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New and Revised Codes & Standards: June & July 2009
BS EN PUBLICATIONS The following are British Standard implementations of the English language versions of European Standards (ENs). BSI has an obligation to …
Olympic size order for metal flooring
Composite Metal Flooring (CMF) is manufacturing and installing the specialist flooring for the £1.45bn Westfield Stratford City development which is adjacent …
AD 336: Execution class for bridge steelwork
This Advisory Desk Note provides background to the choice of ‘default’ execution class in the Model Project Specification (MPS) for the execution of …
News in Brief – July/August 2009
Cairnhill Structures has taken delivery of a FICEP Close Coupled CNC Sawing and Drilling line, a system which includes high speed carbide drilling. The line …
Composite slabs and beams using steel decking: Best practice for design and construction
This long awaited Revised Edition covers the design and construction of composite floors, paying particular attention to the good practice aspects. The major …
Cultural centre for west London
Located adjacent to the Grand Union Canal and the A40 Westway flyover, a new cultural hub in west London known as Great Western Studios is set to be fully …
School timetable dictates construction programme
New buildings for Catford High School in south London have been completed, with all building work having been coordinated around the school’s timetable in …
Steel Building Design: Worked Examples for Students
A concise overview of steel design to the Eurocodes This easy-to-read publication provides a concise overview of steel design to the Eurocodes. Although …
BCSA lobbies for improved Construction Act
After a number of years of lobbying and campaigning, the changes to the Construction Act contained in Part 8 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and …
BCSA ready to respond
New BCSA President Jack Sanderson cut through the economic gloom surrounding construction with a prediction that association members will be well placed to …
