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Guidance on meeting the Robustness Requirements in Approved Document A (2004 Edition)
“Disproportionate collapse” The 2004 Amendments to the Building Regulations (for England and Wales) include important changes to Part A (Structure). The …
BCSA guides promote safety
The BCSA’s Codes of Practice guides are intended to give guidance on how to eliminate or reduce the risk of on-site accidents. Peter Walker, BCSA Health and …
Decking manufacturers reach the standard
SCI Senior Engineer Andy Smith explains how decking manufacturers ensure their products comply with the relevant standard. Characteristic resistances from …
Norwich schools PFI programme gets under way
Steelwork has been completed on the new £5M Heartsease School project in Norwich, the first of six educational establishments being built by Kier Eastern as …
40 Years Ago: A ‘Grand Stand’ at Lords
Taken from Building with Steel, 1969 It was in 1814 that Mr T Lord leased the now famous ground to the Marylebone Cricket Club and the story of Cricket made …
Design Awards shortlist
Excellence in the use of steel is demonstrated by the shortlist for the Structural Steel Design Awards, which was announced in January. There are 14 …
Steelwork just the ticket
Long steel trusses, forming a large central atrium, knit together the four office blocks forming Network Rail’s new national headquarters. Known as …
Yellow becomes green
A steel frame has provided all the answers for a complex shaped storage facility in west London for Big Yellow. NSC reports. Anew energy efficient, …
All change at London station
Blackfriars Station fully re-opens early next year after the completion of a complex refurbishment programme. Martin Cooper reports on a project which has made …
A steel man for the times
There are not many who have played a more central role in the development of the use of steel in construction over the past 30 years or so than outgoing …
