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Time for action on investment
Corus Chief Executive Officer Kirby Adams has called on government to support construction by increasing infrastructure investment and bringing projects …
40 Years Ago: British steel in Bahrain
Taken from Building with Steel 1969 by D. K. Doran, BSc(Eng), DIC, MICE, Manager, Structural Design Department, George Wimpey & Co. Ltd The foundation …
Reduced thermal bridging for steel construction
Energy efficiency is an increasingly important parameter in the design of modern buildings as are thermal bridges that lead to local heat losses and reduce the …
SDA 2009 – Students show design innovation
The Corus Student Design Awards once again revealed the depth of architectural and engineering talent that is coming through UK universities and colleges, said …
SSDA 2009 – Award winners delight their users
The Structural Steel Design Awards has entered its fifth decade with a quality of …
July/August 2009 – Time for construction to speak up
The steel construction sector can feel justifiably proud of itself having just staged a Structural Steel Design Awards event that was a first class showcase …
SSDA 2009 – Other finalists
30 Crown Place, London EC2 The project at 30 Crown Place is a £60M 18 storey high commercial office development offering 17,500m² of grade A office space …
SSDA 2009 – Lakeside Energy from Waste Plant, Colnbrook
A large multi facetted waste plant was erected prominently, economically and effectively close to Heathrow Airport. The Lakeside plant is a state of the art …
SSDA 2009 – Unilever House, Leatherhead
Feature steelwork came to the fore in this speculative office development built within an existing business park. Unilever’s new Leatherhead headquarters …
SSDA 2009 – Hafod Eryri, Snowdonia National Park
A host of unusual challenges were overcome to complete a visitor centre on the summit of Mount Snowdon. Working on the highest point in England and Wales was …
