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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 …
Steel and Steel Recycling: Circling the World Incognito
In spite of its enormous physical presence throughout today’s world, steel as a material may seem invisible because it is normally “disguised” as a …
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 …