The transition towards a more circular built environment is essential to reduce the resource intensity and waste created in the present construction industry.
Curved roof structures have become a popular trend over recent years with the curved lines providing aesthetic appeal and the practical advantages of lower apex heights and parapet requirements
Signifying a landmark moment, Tata Steel has recently issued its 50,000th Confidex® Guarantee - renowned as being one of the most comprehensive pre-finished steel guarantees in the industry.
To take steps in creating a more sustainable built environment a broader approach to designing and constructing buildings is needed.
There has been a visible shift amongst clients, developers and architects, with increasing focus on the sustainability of a building and the materials required for its construction.
The challenge, to improve the sustainability of the built environment, is one of the most critical in construction today.
Assessing the environmental impacts that are associated with the manufacture and use of construction materials, over their life cycle, has been of interest to the construction industry since the early 1990s.
Last year, annual crude production from the United States reached a record 11 (mb/d), representing the largest increase by any country ever, with annual production forecast to rise by 1.4 mb/d this year and…
Tata Steel, one of Europe's leading steel producers, has secured three separate contracts with TechnipFMC for work in the UK North Sea
Sustainability is probably not the first thing you contemplate when you think of steel, but it is an extremely sustainable material. Then there are the products that are made from steel.
Research carried out by USP Marketing Consultancy, Rotterdam showed that 39% of Dutch Architects still find it hard to believe that the Dutch Construction Sector will ever become completely circular – the…
Sustainability megatrends are shaping our world. In particular climate change, scarcity of resources, and demographic shifts. This is feeding into societal expectations which in turn drives policy frameworks…
Why are corners so important and what can you do to improve your next project by paying more attention to the corners?
One of the design criteria for composite slabs is the resistance to vertical shear, and although not traditionally critical some very conservative design models were used.
The Circular Economy (CE) is a phrase arising out of the work of Walter R Stahel, an architect who, in a paper from 1982 titled ‘The Product Life Factor’ first described a model for a closed-loop economy…