This month’s featured stories
Steel checks in at cantilevering hotel
A confined site, bounded by busy roads and the Manchester Tramlink, have all been contributing factors in the choice of a steel-framed solution being used for …
Sustainability drives refurbishment
The cut and carve refurbishment of 20 Giltspur Street in the City of London has resulted in the project team achieving a number of sustainability benefits. …
Steelwork creates outstanding results
Following on from the previous article, another City of London office block is aiming to achieve the highest sustainability ratings once a major refurbishment …
Steel supports over-station offices
Forming a bridge over underground railway assets, a series of large steel trusses are enabling the construction of a new City of London commercial development. …
Decarbonised purlins add to appeal
voestalpine Metsec is one the UK’s leading specialist cold rolled steel companies, designing and manufacturing engineered solutions for a wide range of …
New Group to keep steel young and fit for the future
The first meetings of the BCSA’s new Young Persons Group have been held, with an impressive cross-sector range of skills represented among the young people …
Minimum degree of shear connection in composite beams, according to Eurocode 4 and other guidance
In this article Graham Couchman of SCI and former chairman of CEN/TC250/SC4 (the Eurocode 4 committee), considers why we have rules for minimum degree of shear …
Leisure centre stacks up
Aiming to achieve a BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ rating and set to be one of the UK’s largest urban facilities, structural steelwork has provided the Woolwich …
Steel refurb creates modern workspaces
New steelwork elements are helping to strengthen an existing frame, while also creating reconfigured floorplates for an extensive refurbishment project on a …
Steelwork completes full circle
A 15-storey steel-framed speculative office block represents the final piece of Manchester’s multi-million-pound Circle Square development. FACT FILENo. 3 …
