May issue of New Steel Construction out now

The May issue of New Steel Construction (NSC) is now available in both digital, and print formats that will be arriving in the post this week.

Anyone who does not already receive the print magazine and would like to subscribe should visit: www.steelconstruction.info while, for readers who prefer the digital offering of NSC, this is available at: www.newsteelconstruction.com

This month’s issue comes with a special accompanying brochure that summarises floor dynamics, explaining what a structural designer should do to confirm there isn’t a problem with a design.

Four Pancras Square, the last structure to be built at this prestigious London development adorns the NSC cover. The building features an eye-catching weathering steel exo-skeleton that incorporates a Vierendeel truss to create a 27m-long column free façade.

A value-engineering scheme has helped to streamline the construction programme for the Waid Academy in Fife. The school building will also accommodate a public library and space for the local police force.

Housed in and serviced from two steel-framed buildings in Exeter, the Met Office will soon take delivery of a new supercomputer to improve its weather forecasting.

Overlooking the River Foyle in Derry/Londonderry, the city’s 400-year old college will soon move into its new steel-framed building. Design highlights of the project include a series of lightwell pods and a cantilevering teaching wing that points the way towards the college’s main entrance.

One of Stoke-on-Trent’s largest employers, bet365, is about to move into a new steel-framed headquarters building that had been designed around the extensive use of cellular beams.

NSC also features a technical article and advisory desk from the Steel Construction Institute, industry news, and codes and standards updates.