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Shortlist projects push the design envelope
The shortlist for the Structural Steel Design Awards has been announced and the 22 selected projects can be seen in this issue of NSC (p 14). Together they are …
Steel has post-pandemic attractions
Construction is making every effort as an industry to put the adverse impact of the pandemic-enforced lockdown behind it and to get back to as near normal as …
Slow return to ‘normal’ begins
A phased return towards the full level of working on construction sites in England, Wales and Northern Ireland was underway as we went to press, and an …
Steel builds for the future
As NSC went to press the latest news in the very fast-moving COVID-19 crisis was, at last, positive. The rate of increase in the numbers of new cases looked …
Investing in sustainability
Life cycle or whole life costing is gaining traction with government and private developers as the world increasingly focusses on tackling climate change. …
Drawing a lesson from education
It shouldn’t come as any surprise that immediately after a major event like the historic UK withdrawal from the European Community opinions are divided on …
No crystal ball required
The start of the year is a traditional time for journalists to get their crystal balls out and write about future prospects. Events this year have thrown all …
BCSA prepared for Brexit – and beyond
Brexit-related caution is reportedly holding up developments across UK industry, to the detriment of construction order books. Recent figures from ABI Barbour …
SSDA will reflect digital transformation
The Structural Steel Design Awards is now into its sixth decade and remains the ultimate recognition for the best achievements in steel construction. Some …
Pandemic raises collaboration hopes
Contractors can just about always say they live in interesting times, but with the world still mired in a pandemic and waiting for a feared second wave amid …