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Powering ahead with steel
Steel portal frames are the solution for three turbine halls for one of the UK’s latest power stations. Martin Cooper reports on the construction of EDF …
Raising the roof for the Olympics
Construction work on London’s 2012 Olympic site is firmly on track with the main venues already becoming landmarks on the east London skyline. One of the …
Steel making provides energy solution
As part of Corus Port Talbot’s quest to find alternative forms of energy, a large steel framed gas holder has been commissioned. Martin Cooper visited a …
Energy solution from waste
Housed within a large steel frame, the UK’s largest energy from waste plant is taking shape on the banks of the River Thames in north Kent. Martin Cooper …
Steel tops Elephant and Castle tower
Steelwork for the uppermost sections of Brookfield’s 43-storey Strata SE1 tower in London’s Elephant & Castle has been completed. The privately funded …
Reduced thermal bridging for steel construction
Energy efficiency is an increasingly important parameter in the design of modern buildings as are thermal bridges that lead to local heat losses and reduce the …
SSDA 2009 – Lakeside Energy from Waste Plant, Colnbrook
A large multi facetted waste plant was erected prominently, economically and effectively close to Heathrow Airport. The Lakeside plant is a state of the art …
Structural steelwork and the North Sea operations
Taken from Building with Steel, 1966 The search which is being carried out at present in the North Sea, to find out whether the strata of the ocean bed will …
April 2010 – Prospects from energy
The UK economy is clearly still struggling, but the debate is now centred on how strong the recovery is likely to be. At least recovery seems to have started, …