This month’s featured stories
SSDA Shortlist 2024
The shortlist for the 56th Structural Steel Design Awards (SSDA), jointly sponsored by the BCSA and Steel for Life, has been announced. As usual, the Awards …
Steel checks in at cantilevering hotel
A confined site, bounded by busy roads and the Manchester Tramlink, have all been contributing factors in the choice of a steel-framed solution being used for …
Sustainability drives refurbishment
The cut and carve refurbishment of 20 Giltspur Street in the City of London has resulted in the project team achieving a number of sustainability benefits. …
Steelwork creates outstanding results
Following on from the previous article, another City of London office block is aiming to achieve the highest sustainability ratings once a major refurbishment …
Steel supports over-station offices
Forming a bridge over underground railway assets, a series of large steel trusses are enabling the construction of a new City of London commercial development. …
Decarbonised purlins add to appeal
voestalpine Metsec is one the UK’s leading specialist cold rolled steel companies, designing and manufacturing engineered solutions for a wide range of …
New Group to keep steel young and fit for the future
The first meetings of the BCSA’s new Young Persons Group have been held, with an impressive cross-sector range of skills represented among the young people …
Minimum degree of shear connection in composite beams, according to Eurocode 4 and other guidance
In this article Graham Couchman of SCI and former chairman of CEN/TC250/SC4 (the Eurocode 4 committee), considers why we have rules for minimum degree of shear …
Leisure centre stacks up
Aiming to achieve a BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ rating and set to be one of the UK’s largest urban facilities, structural steelwork has provided the Woolwich …
Steel refurb creates modern workspaces
New steelwork elements are helping to strengthen an existing frame, while also creating reconfigured floorplates for an extensive refurbishment project on a …
