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Thermal bridging in steel framed buildings
Mark Lawson and Guillaume Vannier of SCI report on the results of an EU project. In order to retain the accurate formatting of the equations and tables in this …
Steel accommodates university upgrade
Steelwork erection by Walter Watson for a 1,367 bed student accommodation block at the University of Salford is nearing completion. Main contractor Graham …
Retail buys into rooftop garden
A mixed use regeneration scheme in east London features a rooftop private garden that sits above a supermarket. London’s skyline is continually changing and …
Student accommodation graduates with steel
An ambitious student accommodation project is under way at the University of Stirling, a scheme that will ultimately provide 788 new bed spaces. Established by …
News in Brief: March 2013
The SCI has produced a guide to the design and installation of light gauge steel external wall systems. It highlights to clients and specifiers performance and …
Passing the speed examination
Steel’s ability to aid a quick construction programme was the reason it was chosen as the framing material for a student accommodation project in Manchester. …
SSDA 2012: Other finalists
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SSDA Commendation: NEO Bankside, London
NEO Bankside is the first major residential scheme in the UK to feature an external steel bracing system. Representing a considerable engineering challenge, …
Steel creates modern office spaces
Today, companies want offices that are large, open plan and flexible, and the best way of creating such spaces is with structural steelwork. One Howick Place …
Residences framed in steel
A major regeneration development of apartments on a prominent canalside location in Walsall has benefited from the use of structural steelwork. Martin Cooper …
