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More power for Devon on the way
Construction work has begun at the UK’s latest energy-from-waste facility (EfW), which once complete, will process 60,000t of household waste per annum for …
Organic waste solution framed in steel
The Greater Manchester Waste PFI scheme is the largest of its kind in Europe and steel framed buildings are crucial to the programme. Worth £3.8bn, the …
SSDA Commendation: Energy from Waste Facility, La Collette, Jersey
Prominently located, the La Collette Energy from Waste Facility required a clever and architectural solution to assimilate the various shapes into a large …
Shedding waste
A large steel braced structure housing three long span halls will accommodate a new recycling facility to process a large proportion of Cumbria’s waste. …
Steel – the never ending story
Reclaiming and reusing structural steelwork provides an environmental option unavailable with other construction materials, writes John Dowling, BCSA …
SSDA 2009 – Lakeside Energy from Waste Plant, Colnbrook
A large multi facetted waste plant was erected prominently, economically and effectively close to Heathrow Airport. The Lakeside plant is a state of the art …
The case for steel – Introduction
Over the past year NSC has carried articles detailing the main benefits for designing and building in steel in the Case for Steel series. Over the next few …
Sustainable steel construction: the facts
Sustainability and steel construction go together more intimately than many might realise. Martin Cooper outlines the sustainability case for steel in the age …
Contractors choose competitive steel
Steel construction is enjoying robust health with output up 7% this year, and is looking forward to a future brightened by the prospect of a demand for …
May 2007 – Think sustainable – think steel
Sustainability has emerged as one of the main business decision making drivers across all industries in a remarkably short space of time. The pace of …