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Best practice for warehouse construction and building ...

The need for distribution centres and warehouse construction is at an all-time high - with the rise of online shopping this brings with it an increased need for warehouse space and large distribution centres…

January 8, 2020

How to fix decking to a support structure

The correct fixing as specified by the fastener manufacturer, to suit the application of fixing to cold rolled thin gauge purlins, hot rolled steel sections or timber supports.

November 29, 2019

Professional support for your roof deck project from s...

Tata Steel maintains a friendly technical help desk which is freely available to all Architects, Engineers and Contractors to assist with all aspects of RoofDek trapezoidal roof deck and liner tray design.

November 29, 2019

Specifying steel tube ensure availability MAIN

Specifying steel tube - how to ensure availability

When finalising your structural hollow section design, incorporating hot finished normalised S355NH steel tubes, do you then consider whether they’re going to be readily available?

November 20, 2019

fire testing steel PIR composite panel MAIN

What tests are used to measure the fire performance of...

At Tata Steel we use LPCB and FM Approvals for the best independent assessment for the applications (building types) that our products go into.

October 31, 2019

How to ensure the ‘Golden Thread’ to your project is n...

The inappropriate use of combustible materials in the insulation and upgrading of tall buildings is being addressed through the Building Regulations.

October 31, 2019

How do the August 2019 amendments to ADB2 effect steel...

Dame Judith Hackitt’s review (Building a Safer Future: Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, published in May 2018[1]) of fire safety regulations

October 31, 2019

Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for Dummies

The attributes of steel make it well suited to circular economic use and highly sustainable. It’s durable, flexible, adaptable in use, and at end-of-life.

October 29, 2019

Designing sustainable buildings for disassembly and re...

Steel is 100% recyclable while maintaining quality. In addition, steel components can be reused as building components.

October 29, 2019

Trisobuild Horizontal Wall 3D render NEW (Oct 21) product shots

What is a systems approach to building?

A systems approach to construction means focusing on how components in the building envelope work together as a whole, rather than how they perform in isolation

October 10, 2019

What are the benefits of a traceable and reputable sup...

Construction products and materials that come from a traceable, reputable and consistent supply chain offer much greater certainty. They are therefore easier to specify, and also tend to benefit from more…

October 10, 2019

Considerations for developing complex buildings with c...

Specifiers have to achieve the correct balance of thermal performance, acoustic performance, fire performance, wind resistance, durability, and structural stability.

October 10, 2019

How does responsible sourcing help to reduce risk in b...

Responsible sourcing helps to reduce risk in building specification and performance by designing resiliency into our built environment.

October 10, 2019

How to eliminate risk when designing and specifying bu...

Reducing risk generally, and eliminating unnecessary risk specifically, in the design and specification of building envelope solutions, can be achieved through a systems approach to construction.

October 10, 2019

How do guarantees help to achieve a lower cost of buil...

A building envelope system solution backed by a manufacturer’s guarantee helps to ensure that a project is constructed right first time, and does what it was designed to.

October 10, 2019