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Sustainable future will be built on steel
The misconception that buildings must be heavy to achieve optimum thermal mass is a myth that has been laid to rest by research showing that the optimum …
Target Zero up and running
Low and zero carbon steel intensive buildings will soon be a reality due to Target Zero, a £1M project jointly funded by the BCSA and Corus. “It has been …
Guidance for Target Zero®
Target Zero, the joint BCSA and Corus initiative aimed at making zero carbon buildings a reality, will publish its first guidance document later this year. The …
September 2009 – Sustainably essential steel
The steel construction sector has invested a great deal of time and money over the years in providing everything that a designer could need to make it easy to …
BCSA ready to respond
New BCSA President Jack Sanderson cut through the economic gloom surrounding construction with a prediction that association members will be well placed to …
BCSA promotes steel to the RICS
BCSA has been actively promoting the value benefits of steel construction by making presentations to leading cost consultants, quantity surveyors and the QS …
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 …
Introducing Target Zero
The BCSA and Corus have announced a major initiative to help make zero carbon buildings a reality. The £1M ‘Target Zero’ project will provide designers …
Steel construction industry aims for zero carbon buildings
The BCSA and Corus have launched a major £1M initiative to help zero carbon buildings become a reality. Known as ‘Target Zero’ the project will provide …
March 2010 – Steel tops low carbon class
Head teachers sitting in the award winning new modern schools of the sort that steel construction provides can award themselves gold stars for their …