Projects and Features
Steel provides architect’s vision
Cost, efficiency as well as a number of challenges associated with existing foundations were all overcome with the use of a steel frame on a new commercial …
Putting a step into education
Locality and making the best use of existing topography influenced the design of a new BSF college in Bideford. Martin Cooper reports from the north coast of …
A slice of the action for steel
A steel framed solution was the answer for a new production and office building for Domino’s Pizza, where 60m long internal spans were a requirement. The …
University challenge
Forming part of a new campus extension, a three storey steel structure, dubbed the ziggurat, has been inserted inside a former aircraft hangar. Martin Cooper …
More for prestigious south bank development
Steel construction has played an integral role in the development of More London on the capital’s south bank. Martin Cooper reports from Plot 7, the last …
Introducing Target Zero
The BCSA and Corus have announced a major initiative to help make zero carbon buildings a reality. The £1M ‘Target Zero’ project will provide designers …
Sustainability puts steel first
The 2008 Market Shares Survey – the 28th in this series of annual surveys – shows that steel’s share of the key multi storey market remains above 70% …
Steel solution for viaduct replacement
To keep vehicles flowing on the A34 near Oxford a temporary bridge will carry traffic while an existing viaduct is demolished and then rebuilt. The deck of …
Trusses keep the trains running
Off-site construction came to the fore when a new commercial development was built over an existing underground railway station. Martin Cooper reports from …
Sustainability takes centre stage
Optimum sustainability is being achieved with state of the art technology on the Blue Planet distribution centre in Staffordshire. Situated on the outskirts of …
