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Steelwork incorporation
Retained façades and original steel framework have been incorporated into a new and enlarged modern and reconstructed office building in London. Martin Cooper …
Big is best for distribution
A large distribution centre in Reading is being constructed for Tesco, and steelwork’s speed of construction is ensuring a tight programme is being adhered …
A design in isolation
A number of performance spaces, all needing to be acoustically isolated, have been constructed with a complex steel design at the new Guildhall School premises …
Sustainable office accommodation
The EcoCampus at Hamilton is a sustainable business community providing open plan modern accommodation across three carbon neutral office buildings. …
Higher sustainability costs less says report
A new report based on research by quantity surveyor Gardiner & Theobald, consultant Peter Brett Associates (PBA) and contractor Mace shows higher …
BCSA participates in health and safety myth busting
“Health and safety is often incorrectly used as a convenient excuse to stop what are essentially sensible activities going ahead,” said Peter Walker, BCSA …
Royal opening for Media City
Her Majesty the Queen has completed the official opening of the Media City UK complex in Salford, a project which required more than 8,000t of structural …
London cable car stretches across the Thames
Construction work on London’s Emirates Air Line (cable car) has reached a major milestone with the completion of all three steel towers and the installation …
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 …
