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Olympic water polo venue completed
One of the final pieces of the London 2012 Olympic Park – the Water Polo Arena – has been completed and will begin to host test events during May. …
New façades and cladding brochure
Lindapter has published a new Façades & Cladding Brochure, said to be tailored to architects and engineers working on building envelope design and …
Historic tea clipper Cutty Sark reopens
Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, has officially reopened the Cutty Sark, the world’s last surviving tea …
News in Brief: May 2012
Voortman will be holding Product Introduction Days at its facility in Rijssen, The Netherlands on June 28 and 29. The company will demonstrate a large number …
Around the Press: May 2012
RIBA Journal March 2012 Ghost Busting It’s asking a lot, but if a building were a Transformer, the Sainsbury Centre, now in its 34th year, would be its …
Seminars to boost steel construction knowledge
Kingspan Structural Products has developed a CPD Seminar which has been approved by Construction CPD Certification Services. The seminar reviews the history of …
Software goes for BIM approach
AceCad Software has launched BIMReview – a collaborative BIM project review tool for design, procurement and construction teams in the building and …
New structural roof decking brochure
Tata Steel has launched a new brochure focusing on its RoofDek range of structural roof decking and trays. Illustrated throughout, it highlights the …
50 Years Ago: The New Cambridge University Press
Low cost, high speed of erection and light weight were among the principal considerations which led to the choice of structural steelwork for the two large …
May 2012 – Steel wins carbon comparison
We reported last month on research showing that steel frames still dominate the market for multi storey and single storey buildings; this month we report on …