Projects and Features
Steel takes centre stage
The need for long spans and large column-free spaces meant a structural steel framing solution was the obvious choice for Derby’s new entertainment and …
Sustainability drives office design
Structural steelwork’s lightweight attributes and sustainability credentials have proven to be ideal for an over-station office development in the City of …
Atmospheric corrosivity classifications for weathering steel
Weathering steel has an increased resistance to atmospheric corrosion, compared to conventional steel, and a distinctive appearance which make it attractive …
Passport to a circular economy
Featuring a number of sustainable credentials, the 12-storey Edenica office development is the first City of London scheme to use Materials Passports, digital …
Vital Greenwich link installed
Crossing the Blackwall Tunnel Approach Road, a new steel footbridge forms a vital, as well as the only, means of pedestrian access between the two halves of …
Transport hub expansion in the frame
A fully galvanized steel frame has created the desired architectural and durable design for a multi-storey car park serving a transport hub in Cheltenham. FACT …
Steel opens up factory project
Rising up on the site of a former steelworks, a state-of-the-art steel-framed factory will secure the Scottish future of a company crucial to the whisky …
Mixed-use scheme lights up Piccadilly
Sat behind London’s most famous billboard, a new steel-framed seven-storey development has reimagined a previously under-used site. FACT FILELucent at 1 …
Reaching for the asymptote – what is an optimal design?
Greatly simplifying the complex subject of structural design, one would imagine that an optimally designed element, or structure, would achieve unity factors …
Steel exhibits long span qualities
Due to be completed next year and aiming to achieve a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating, the further expansion of ExCeL London once again sees steel construction …
