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Milestone reached at steel-framed Surrey school
Pupils, staff and the construction team at Hopescourt School have celebrated the completion of the main frame erection with a steel beam signing event. …
London Luton Airport expansion ready for take-off
Plans to almost double the passenger capacity at London Luton Airport, from 18 million passengers per annum (mppa) to 32 million mppa, have been given the …
Work starts on Northstowe community centre
Main contractor Kier has hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction at the Unity Centre, a new community hub for the Cambridgeshire new …
Victoria renaissance
A steel frame, largely sourced from EAF production facilities, is helping an office development in central London achieve its ambitious sustainability targets. …
Steel addition for data campus
With a sustainable design at its core, a new Administrative Building, located on a confined site, will provide a data provider with better and more efficient …
Sustainable choices
Steel sections from the most sustainable sources available have contributed to more than 90% of the main frame for the Holborn Viaduct commercial scheme. FACT …
Carbon neutral leisure
Aiming to achieve the highest sustainability ratings, Epping’s new steel-framed leisure centre is set to provide the Essex town with an economic and …
Low carbon offices
A hybrid steel and CLT solution, combined with a retained 1950s structure is said to have played a major role in reducing construction related CO2 on a …
What’s changing in the updated FprEN 1993 Eurocode 3 – Design of Steel Structures?
A European Design Standard, with country specific annexes and design guides Eurocode 3 provides both general and structure specific recommendations for the …
Design at elevated temperatures – unrestrained beams
Previous articles on the design of members at elevated temperatures covered restrained beams and columns. This third article in the series by David Brown of …
