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Sustainable in every sense
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Trisobuild® built-up wall systems can be specified as vertical or horizontal to suit whatever appearance and feel you are looking to achieve for your building envelope.
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When installing a Trisomet® steel faced insulated roof panel, the sealant might seem like an insignificant component. However, even though the sealant may not be seen, it is one of the roof’s vital parts. It…
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“We are living in a climate emergency.”
This is the term that scientists agree best represents the current situation with respect to climate change.
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The choice to install metal wall cladding panels vertically is one that most often comes down to visual appeal with the system producing tall clear lines. Trisobuild® built-up wall systems installed…
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This blog uses a recent refurbishment project, that we were involved in as part of an ongoing programme to investigate the effect of refurbishment of buildings using steel technology, to detail how…
April 27, 2021
Tata Steel has invested a great deal of time and effort into developing innovative energy-saving products and systems that are helping to produce energy efficient buildings that will remain so throughout…
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Steel composite floor decking is a fast, efficient and sustainable method for floor construction.
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The loss or dissipation of sound energy in passing through a material or on striking a surface.
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The Technical team at Tata Steel weathered the storm extremely well, a rare highlight of 2020 that many of our customers will have had reason to be grateful for. The team have all worked effortlessly to make…
January 4, 2021
For roof designs involving acoustics, there is a trade off between the requirements for acoustic absorption and reduction.
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