This month’s featured stories
Balancing Act
A steel frame has proven to be the right choice for a commercial project being constructed above an array of London Underground assets. Martin Cooper reports …
On track for redevelopment
One of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects is under way at Reading station. Reliant on steel construction, the work includes time saving modular offsite …
Furnace ready for blast off
Modular off line construction of large steel components is playing a central role in Tata Steel’s multi million pound project at Port Talbot to rebuild a …
Shaken and Stirred
During 2010 and 2011 a series of severe earthquakes shook New Zealand’s South Island causing severe damage to a wide range of buildings. Dr Charles Clifton, …
Wilkinson at steel’s cutting edge
One of the best known names in UK architecture, whose international repute is growing strongly with ambitious and high profile projects under way worldwide, is …
Students drive regeneration
A large mixed use development, incorporating student accommodation, is set to breathe new life into Gateshead town centre. Martin Cooper reports. Trinity …
Steel is just the ticket
A new steel framed bus station is being heralded as the precursor for the redevelopment of a large swathe of Stoke-on-Trent’s city centre. It’s all change …
Fast delivery for landmark offices
Steel framed construction has allowed a 17-storey Birmingham office block, complete with a feature glazed atrium roof and bow-string trusses, to be built in …
Debunking the myth
Utilising thermal mass can reduce a structure’s operational CO2 emissions while also contributing to overall cost savings, and can be achieved as easily with …
Cost comparison update
Steel remains the most cost competitive framing solution for modern office buildings according to the latest update in the series of cost comparison studies …
