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SSDA 2009 – Hafod Eryri, Snowdonia National Park
A host of unusual challenges were overcome to complete a visitor centre on the summit of Mount Snowdon. Working on the highest point in England and Wales was …
SSDA 2009 – The Weather Room, Monken Hadley
A steel framed addition to connect parts of a listed building has created a sensitive addition to an historic setting. White Lodge is a Grade II listed house …
Steel projects scoop ACE awards
Construction industry business association, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) announced the winners of its second Engineering Excellence …
SSDA 2009 – Ryanair Maintenance & Training Hangar, Stansted
With a clear span of 125m Ryanair’s new cavernous hangar can accommodate up to five Boeing 737s. Not far from Stansted’s main runway and within sight of …
SSDA 2009: A2/A282 Dartford Improvement Scheme
More than 4,000t of weathering steel was used for the construction of four new bridges on the busy A2/A282 junction in north Kent. Approximately 200,000 …
SSDA 2009: Cabot Circus Footbridge, Broadmead, Bristol
The sweeping high level glazed footbridge connects the new Cabot Circus retail development with its multi-storey car park by spanning the Bond Street South …
SSDA 2009 – 201 Bishopsgate and the Broadgate Tower, London
Two landmark office buildings, partially situated above busy railway lines, called for an innovative design approach and sophisticated steelwork. This City of …
All change at Cheapside
Plans are afoot to return one of London’s oldest thoroughfares into a retail destination. Martin Cooper reports from One New Change, a new landmark retail …
AD 335: Eurocode design and National Annexes
As design to the Eurocodes commences, this Advisory Desk note reminds designers how important it is to refer to the appropriate National Annexes. The …
New and Revised Codes & Standards: May 2009
BS EN PUBLICATIONS The following are British Standard implementations of the English language versions of European Standards (ENs). BSI has an obligation to …
