Projects and Features
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 …
New City Academies: Two pre-cast floor systems compared
Following the completion of two new City Academy projects, the relative merits of two different pre-cast floor systems are discussed in relation to their use …
Modern Roof Cladding Systems
Recent changes to Part L of the Building Regulations mean that it is now more important than ever for designers to understand how the various components that …
Harbour Reach, Jersey
This mixed-use project designed for the Channel Islands shows the problems of building in an offshore location where the constructional, regulatory and waste …
