Projects and Features
Grange City Hotel, London
This project demonstrates how steel can be used to overcome technical problems and to unlock the potential of existing buildings previously thought to be …
Flagship Development, Guernsey
An office and residential development has presented a number of difficulties due to its location on the island of Guernsey. Steel has been used to good effect …
AD 273: Portal Frame SLS checks and BS 6399-2
Since the issue of Amendment 1 to BS 6399-2, the SCI has received many questions about the serviceability limit state (SLS) checks for duopitch portal frames, …
Modelling Wimbledon Centre Court
Developing a single-source 3D/4D project model of all project information allowed the Symonds Structures’ design team to manage the interfaces between new …
Energy Efficient Design of University Building
The University of Surrey Management School has reduced its operational energy use by a novel heating and cooling system based on waste heat, coupled with a …
Optimum Sports Hall
This steel building system for sports halls can produce a variety of sizes and layouts. Four projects have been constructed to date. The Optimum Sports Hall …
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens Visitors’ Centre
A new single-story building with a cantilevered roof requiring precautions against wind uplift. The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens occupy a patch of rolling …
Health & Safety in Steel Construction
Major developments are taking place in all aspects of health and safety in steel construction. WORK AT HEIGHT The UK Government, through the Health & …
Gatwick Passenger Bridge
Extensions to Gatwick Airport’s terminals have necessitated the construction of a bridge to carry passengers over an aircraft taxiway which is in …
Rising to the residential challenge
How steel technologies are meeting new demand for homes in multi-storey residential buildings Steel construction has achieved a high market share in many …
