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Guidance for Target Zero®
Target Zero, the joint BCSA and Corus initiative aimed at making zero carbon buildings a reality, will publish its first guidance document later this year. The …
Olympic size order for metal flooring
Composite Metal Flooring (CMF) is manufacturing and installing the specialist flooring for the £1.45bn Westfield Stratford City development which is adjacent …
Putting a step into education
Locality and making the best use of existing topography influenced the design of a new BSF college in Bideford. Martin Cooper reports from the north coast of …
Steel construction industry aims for zero carbon buildings
The BCSA and Corus have launched a major £1M initiative to help zero carbon buildings become a reality. Known as ‘Target Zero’ the project will provide …
‘Excellent’ office block set for London
Billington Structures has erected 1,600t of steel for a new commercial development at One Southampton Row in central London. Due for completion by early 2009, …
BRE updates environmental guide
The latest version of the Green Guide to Specification, produced by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) is available online, at www.thegreenguide.org.uk …
BREEAM awards green buildings
The greenest buildings in Wales were recognised in the first ever BREEAM Awards, specifically for the Principality, with two steel projects among the winners. …
Cube office for Corby Council
Galliford Try has been awarded the £25.5M contract to build the ‘Corby Cube’, a six-floor civic building which will include council offices, an …
Super green building
Vulcan House is one of the UK’s greenest buildings. The Home Office’s new Sheffield headquarters has also received the city’s first Excellent Rating in a …
March 2009 – Building towards zero carbon
Steel and sustainability go hand in hand. The case for selecting the most recycled material in the world for constructing buildings, bridges and other …