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Clients specify Sustainability Charter membership
The BCSA is in dialogue with Arup and the Highways Agency about the possibility that its Sustainability Charter’s requirements can be implemented in their …
April 2009 – Sustainability looks like a survivor
Recent construction industry related gatherings have been slightly muted affairs, unsurprisingly since the background economic news has been almost …
March 2009 – Building towards zero carbon
Steel and sustainability go hand in hand. The case for selecting the most recycled material in the world for constructing buildings, bridges and other …
Sustainability key to supermarket project
One of the largest ever pre-let distribution centres in the South East is currently under construction near Sittingbourne, Kent. Known as G. Park …
Reusing steel is the sustainable choice
The BCSA has recently received a number of enquires regarding the design and construction of projects to be done, in part, with reused steel sections. …
BCSA provides sourcing option for specifiers
Sustainability requirements are becoming increasingly common in construction specifications, and many companies in the BCSA’s membership have signed the …
The case for steel – Fire performance makes a case for steel
The latest in our Case for Steel series highlights that thanks to a long term, comprehensive research, more is know about how steel performs in fires than any …
Sustainability in action on City of London development
Extensive re-use of an existing basement as well as the refurbishment of a fire station are just some of the features of a prestigious City of London …
Home Office gives sustainable supplier award for Vulcan House
Drivers Jonas has won the Home Office’s Supplier of the Year Award for the Most Beneficial Contribution to Sustainability. The property consultancy scooped …
May 2009 – Case proven for steel
We round up our Case for Steel series in this issue, with a four page section highlighting how and why steel construction so dominates the key markets in the …