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Expanding sector gets steel boost
A large mixed-use scheme known as Central Square is the latest project to highlight the strengthening Leeds property market. A stone’s throw from Leeds …
News in Brief – September 2015
AceCad Software has released its BIMReview V8, a collaborative Building Information Modelling (BIM) project review tool for use across construction projects. …
Commendation – Heathrow Terminal 2B
Terminal 2B is a satellite pier for the new Heathrow Terminal 2 development and the first UK airport facility to achieve a BREEAM rating of ‘Very Good’. …
Steel is ready for BIM
The steel construction sector is ahead of the game as far as implementing the use of Level 2 BIM before next year’s Government deadline. Nick Barrett …
Steel frame for Dublin car park is the cost effective solution
Structural steelwork has been chosen as the framing material for a new £10.2M multi-storey car park to serve Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport. Main contractor …
Tekla updates BIM software package
Software specialist Tekla has launched Tekla Structures 21, the latest version of its Building Information Modelling (BIM) software for the engineering and …
Steel lends itself to curving library
The centrepiece of Slough’s town centre regeneration scheme is a highly architectural and uniquely shaped steel-framed library and cultural centre. More than …
News in Brief – February 2015
Designed by Arup, the partially retractable roof of the Singapore Sport Hub is the winner of the steel category in Tekla’s global BIM Awards. A span of 310m …
Market design checks out with steel
Two eight-storey steel framed commercial buildings are spearheading a major investment programme for the St James’s area in central London. Martin Cooper …
Steady outlook for steel
Financial markets have been rocked again recently, raising fears that we might be looking at a new financial crisis. Calmer minds have been advising however …