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Iconic crystal leads the way in green design
The Crystal, a unique structure designed for Siemens to showcase sustainability has officially opened in London. Located on the waterfront at the western end …
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 …
July 2012 – Steel gives legacy lessons
Last year at this time NSC wished the rest of the London Olympics structures well in the 2012 Structural Steel Design Awards, following the success of the …
Shared campus rises with steel
A new secondary school development is under construction in Port Glasgow, a shared campus which will bring together the existing Port Glasgow High School and …
News in Brief: June 2012
CSC has released a trial version of its Tedds structural calculation software and engineers downloading it get a free sample of automated calculations. “We …
Sustainable office accommodation
The EcoCampus at Hamilton is a sustainable business community providing open plan modern accommodation across three carbon neutral office buildings. …
Sustainability centre for London’s Docklands
Work is now underway on the £30M Siemens Pavilion in east London, a structure which will kick-start a planned Green Enterprise District centred around the …
Around the Press – November/December 2010
Construction News 14 October 2010 Leaning city library tears up the rulebook (Canada Water library) When complete, the entire building will be held together by …
The route to sustainable construction
The BCSA was the first representative organisation in the UK to launch a sustainability charter, the objective of which is to develop steel as a sustainable …
September 2012 – Post Olympic glow
The London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics is vying for the accolade of the best organised and brilliantly delivered Olympic Games ever. For a few weeks the …