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Steel takes the RIBA prizes
Three of the six shortlisted projects for the prestigious 2006 RIBA Stirling Prize were steel structures, including the overall winner. Picking up the £20,000 …
Work begins on Freedom Tower
Work has started on the foundations for the world’s tallest building, the Freedom Tower, which will occupy the northwest corner of the 16-acre World Trade …
Competitive gap still favours steel
Structural steel remains the most cost effective option for building frames and floors in the latest update of a building cost comparison study carried out by …
Weathering steel for Eden River
As part of the 5km-long A66 Temple Sowerby bypass in Cumbria, Fairfield Mabey, working as Skanska Construction’s steelwork partner for the Highways Agency, …
Caunton builds Honda extension
A major expansion project at Honda’s car manufacturing plant in Swindon has recently been completed by Caunton Engineering. During a 10-week programme, …
Sustainability award gets SCI sponsorship
The SCI will sponsor the David Alsop Sustainability category at this year’s Institute of Structural Engineers’ Awards (IStructE). The IStructE annual …
News in Brief – November/December 2006
A new website, designed, built, run and maintained by the SCI on behalf of The Step Change in Safety Team, has been launched. The site brings together …
New bridge by-passes Barford
Rowecord Engineering has recently completed the fabrication and erection of a 120m–long bridge serving the new Barford bypass in Warwickshire. The structure …
Safety lessons to be learnt
The lessons learnt from major accidents will be the main topic at the Fire and Blast Information Group (FABIG) 48th technical meeting. Kevin Allars, Deputy of …
Welding consumables to be CE Marked
As from 1 October this year the CE Marking of welding consumables has been allowed under the harmonised standard BS EN 13479: 2004. “This has legal …
