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Shortlist shows world-leading steelwork
As BCSA President Mark Denham pointed out in his speech at the National Dinner in June, the past few years have been challenging times for the construction …
Steel meets new and old challenges in evolving ways
We live in fast moving times, with the pace of innovation never seeming to let up for long. From some perspectives however the old adage that the more things …
Steel undergoing technical transformation
Questions have inevitably been raised about how strongly commitments to achieving net-zero carbon targets will survive new and growing, and perhaps more …
Steel makes the best possible
Predictions of the end of the office are still being made and as frequently refuted, and it does seem probable that more people will spend time working from …
Sustainability benefits are hard to price
The sustainability benefits of steel construction have always been promoted by the sector, efforts to get the full message across have been unstinting for many …
Market shares and demand outlook strengthen
There is a lot of encouraging news around giving confidence that the outlook for the economy is positive for at least the next two years or so. The worst of …
Steel-framed buildings can be net-zero now
Following the United Nation’s COP26 climate change conference it seemed that the world united behind the decarbonisation struggle that some characterise as …
Roadmap goes full scale towards net-zero carbon
The United Nations Climate Change conference – better known as COP26 – was in full swing as we went to press, with over 100 world leaders and …
SSDA Judges impressed by sustainability deep analysis
Steel can unarguably claim to be a sustainable construction material like no other, with almost all constructional steelwork being recycled if not reused, and …
Steel stays committed to achieving net-zero carbon
The UK has been a leader internationally in committing itself to carbon reduction targets and was hailed in 2019 for introducing a legally binding target of …