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Steel meets new and old challenges in evolving ways
We live in fast moving times, with the pace of innovation never seeming to let up for long. From some perspectives however the old adage that the more things …
Steel undergoing technical transformation
Questions have inevitably been raised about how strongly commitments to achieving net-zero carbon targets will survive new and growing, and perhaps more …
Steel provides solutions in a fast-changing world
Nothing stays still in the commercial property world for long, although one fairly constant feature is the preference for steel construction for most …
Steel goes back to the future
This year’s Structural Steel Design Awards shortlist has been released – see News – and any fears that the COVID-19 pandemic might have impacted …
Sustainable steel supports forward thinkers
This issue of NSC provides a snapshot of many of the challenges facing the construction industry and its clients as we emerge from the second COVID-19 …
Steel sheds support pandemic strategies
The Editor’s Comment in NSC a year ago struck an optimistic note in suggesting that there seemed to be some good news ahead in the COVID-19 battle. It was …
Offices of the future demand steel’s flexibility
Twelve months ago, the first Editor’s Comment of 2020 lamented that events had thrown all sectors of the economy into even more uncertainty than usual …
Pandemic raises collaboration hopes
Contractors can just about always say they live in interesting times, but with the world still mired in a pandemic and waiting for a feared second wave amid …
Steel carbon reduction commitment strengthens
Fears have been raised that the UK’s commitment to tackling the climate emergency may be waning in the face of the multitude of immediately pressing issues …