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Delivering a complete solution for schools
Metsec is delivering the steel framing systems for a Building Schools for the Future programme being undertaken by main contractor Balfour Beatty. The …
British Museum expands with steel
Steelwork erection will begin this summer for a new World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre at the British Museum in London. Rowecord Engineering will erect …
A forum for professionals
The Steel in Fire Forum is a discussion group for those interested in the behaviour of steel framed structures under the influence of fire. BCSA Sustainability …
Technical Report: Design of Light Steel Sections to Eurocode 3 (ED005)
Light steel members are especially prone to local buckling, within this new report the design consequences of this behaviour are dealt with in depth, notably …
New and revised codes & standards: From BSI updates February 2012
UPDATED BRITISH STANDARDS BS EN 1998-2:2005+A2:2011 Eurocode 8. Design of structures for earthquake resistance. Bridges AMENDMENT 2 Also incorporates Amendment …
Looking to the future
The worst of the downturn in construction demand is hopefully behind us, and new BCSA Director General Sarah McCann-Bartlett is looking ahead to future …
Town centre evolves with education
A four-storey steel frame, incorporating a retained listed fire station façade, will house a new vocational college in Dudley. Big changes are afoot in Dudley …
Trusses take centre stage
A series of long span trusses form the roof and stage for a spectacular new arena under construction in Leeds. Martin Cooper reports. Many cities and towns in …
Target Zero delivers final guidance
The complete series of Target Zero guidance reports covering five building types – schools, warehouses, supermarkets, offices and mixed-use developments are …
March 2012 – Target Zero raises the bar
What do a Merseyside school, a warehouse in Stoke, a Stockton-on-Tees supermarket, an office block in Paddington and a hotel in Salford have in common? They …