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Steel – the never ending story
Reclaiming and reusing structural steelwork provides an environmental option unavailable with other construction materials, writes John Dowling, BCSA …
College remodelling
A new entrance hall housed within a glazed rotunda and extra floors added to two existing buildings are just part of the extensive work being undertaken at a …
Around the Press – October 2010
New Civil Engineer 2 September 2010 Northern verve (Wigan Life Centre) One of the project’s most challenging aspects is along the eastern facade where a …
50 Years Ago: An example of steel’s flexibility – Harringay Arena
In the years before and after the Second World War, Harringay Arena was a name intimately associated with a wide variety of sports – in particular, ice …
Inclined façades dictate the use of steel
With four inclined elevations, Canada Water’s new architecturally driven library has made use of steel columns for flexibility and ease of construction. A …
Olympic Stadium’s roof completed
The London 2012 Olympic Stadium’s cable net roof has been completed on schedule, according to the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) annual report and accounts …
UK’s first cold formed steel apprenticeships
The UK’s first specialist apprenticeship programme covering the installation of cold formed steel framing systems has been assisted by Metsec, which is …
Innovative bridge solution saves contractor five days
The installation of the South Bridge, part of the Hangar Lane Bridges Replacement scheme in west London, has been achieved using a launching method saving the …
Bespoke steel enclosure for world triathlon event
Tata Steel manufactured and erected a unique temporary pavilion in London’s Hyde Park to serve as a VIP area for the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World …
September 2010 – An Olympic model for the future
The London Olympic Games are still two years away but already the Olympic Delivery Authority is more confident than any modern Olympics organisers have ever …