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October 2011 – Steel good for everyone
Earning a creditable BREEAM rating is a fairly routine achievement for a steel framed building, as is proven by the highly sustainable buildings that regularly …
September 2011 – Sustainable surprises from steel
The timing of the economy’s full emergence from the post credit crunch and recession environment may be more uncertain than it seemed just a couple of months …
July/August 2011 – Steel’s best keeps getting better
The Structural Steel Design Awards has been highlighting the best of steel construction for an unbroken run of 43 years, and the best keeps getting better as …
June 2011 – BCSA goes the extra mile
That steel construction is inherently safer than other forms of construction is a key message that the sector has been at pains to deliver. Safety superiority …
May 2011 – Steel inherently more safe
Sad news from the Health and Safety Executive confirms that there will have been a rise in construction related fatalities for the year 2010-2011 which brings …
April 2011 – Steel for sustainable cost cuts
Now that the Budget is behind us construction is looking ahead to what looks like a fairly subdued recovery from what has been a painful recession, but at …
March 2011 – Steel development continues
Along with the rest of the construction industry, the steel sector is facing testing times. The tide of economic recovery looks increasingly unlikely to lift …
February 2011 – Most sustainable stadium
The Olympic Park Legacy Company was meeting to decide on which of two competing bids to accept for the future of the centrepiece London Olympic stadium as NSC …
January 2011 – Thermal mass – the sustainable view
As the drive towards sustainability gathers pace, the steel sector is devoting considerable resources on a number of fronts to ensure that designers have all …
November/December 2011 – 35 years of highlights
The retirement of the BCSA’s Director General Derek Tordoff at the end of this year after 27 years in the job has already been announced. In this issue you …