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New gold members for sustainability charter
Four new companies have been successfully audited and joined the Steel Construction Sustainability Charter, bringing the total number of members to 17. Two of …
Steel is designed for minimum waste
Minimising and where possible eliminating waste from construction operations is a key part of the UK’s sustainability drive. Nick Barrett details why …
Steel’s sustainability message goes to school
Cairnhill Structures has become one of the first UK contractors to actively take the increasingly important message of environmental sustainability into …
Adaptable steel shows sustainability benefits
Adaptability, structural efficiency and flexibility are key attributes of constructional steelwork that can be seen in buildings of all types across the …
September 2007 – Sustainably safe steel
One of the greatest success stories in the constructional steelwork sector has been the consistently improving safety performance over the past ten years, …
Structural steelwork has excellent sustainable credentials
Steel may be continually recycled without loss of properties and in the UK 94% of steel is reused or recycled. Steel structures have low carbon footprints, are …
July/August 2007 – Success follows excellence in design
Another outstandingly impressive set of entrants to the Structural Steel Design Awards has earned high praise from the independent judging panel, demonstrating …
Off-site manufacture boosts sustainability gains
The sustainability benefits of off-site construction have for long been appreciated by designers, contractors and owners of buildings. In the latest in our …
November/December 2007 – Sheds lead sustainability drive
Clients have been credited in recent years for making the running in introducing change to the construction industry. Steelwork contractors have always proven …