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Around the Press – September 2011
New Civil Engineer 28 July 2011 Column free at Cannon Street “Having to feed in 21m long Fabsec beams through the side of the station in the dead of night …
New bridge strikes a chord
Chetham’s School of Music has achieved a significant milestone in its £36M redevelopment with the installation of a bridge to connect new 21st century …
Galvanizing keeps tall ships afloat
Glasgow-based Scottish Galvanizers, part of Wedge Group Galvanizing, has provided its hot dip galvanizing treatment to 100t of steelwork used to build 60 …
Guidance targets zero carbon in office developments
The fourth of the five Target Zero guides, covering medium to high rise office buildings, has been published and is available for download in pdf format at …
King’s Cross redevelopment on line
One of London’s oldest and busiest train stations, King’s Cross, is undergoing a large scale make-over to boost capacity, increase connectivity between …
Steelwork contractor achieves BREEAM accreditation
Severfield-Rowen has become the first steelwork contractor to achieve BES 6001 for BREEAM accreditation. Forming part of the Company’s overall ‘Steel …
New and revised codes & standards: July/August 2011
BS IMPLEMENTATIONS BS ISO 20805:2011 Hot-rolled steel sheet in coils of higher yield strength with improved formability and heavy thickness for cold forming. …
AD 361: Mono pitched portal frames in fire boundary conditions
In SCI publication P313, Single Storey Steel Framed Buildings in Fire Boundary Conditions, Section 2.5.4 gives guidance on the calculation of overturning …
September 2011 – Sustainable surprises from steel
The timing of the economy’s full emergence from the post credit crunch and recession environment may be more uncertain than it seemed just a couple of months …