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Bespoke steelwork
NSC investigates the broad range of structural components frequently used on steel-framed
Academia embraces sustainability
A steel-framed solution has helped the University of Salford achieve its sustainability aspirations for its new Science, Engineering and Environmental (SEE) …
National Finalists – SSDA 2019
Project Mint at The O2 FACT FILE Architect: CallisonRTKL Structural engineer: BuroHappold Engineering Steelwork contractor: Bourne Steel Ltd Main contractor: …
Capital regeneration
Numerous column grid patterns, requiring hundreds of tonnes of transfer structures, are helping to create a large retail-led mixed-use scheme in central …
Inspired design
A number of challenges have been overcome to erect a steel-framed student accommodation scheme that shares a constrained site with a Grade-A listed church …
Award: Bloomberg London
Bloomberg’s new European headquarters achieved a BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ rating, which is the highest design-stage score ever achieved by any major office …
Merit: 1 & 2 London Wall Place
Steelwork lies at the heart of the London Wall Place development. It was decided early in the design process that the optimum superstructure solution for both …
AD 416: Artificially reducing the effective width of slab to satisfy shear connection requirements
In composite construction, the effective width of slab to be used in composite beam design, as calculated from BS EN 1994-1-1 (clause 5.4.1.2) and the former …
Healthcare in the frame
A number of challenges have had to be overcome during the construction of a new hospital in the Orkney Islands. Martin Cooper reports from a project where …
Commendation: The Curve, Slough
A new multi-purpose community venue forms a central element of the larger heart of Slough regeneration project. The three-level Curve building is 89.7m long, …
