Steel construction provides the most sustainable and economic buildings, representing the most efficient use of resources. This longevity combined with the inherent value of an asset that can be  recycled or reused at end of life means...

Infill Walling Systems 

In multi-storey framed construction light steel external walling systems are used extensively to create a rapid dry building envelope on a range of building types and are an economic and efficient method of...

Utilising light steel frame as the principle structural component in a building creates many design opportunities providing the build system is selected early in the design process. Engaging the manufacturers design team early ensures that their...

Utilising light steel frame as the principle structural component in a building creates many design opportunities. Engaging the manufacturer's design team early ensures that their knowledge and expertise in the use of the system permeates...

Frank and forthright discussions were the order of the day at a recent Focus on Framing virtual roundtable, seeking to identify many of the key drivers for the specification and sustainability of light steel frame within the offsite...

Mark Lawson and Andrew Way of the Steel Construction Institute (SCI) discuss issues related to fire resistance of buildings and introduce upcoming new SCI guidance on the fire resistance of light steel framing. Since the Grenfell...

FRANK AND FORTHRIGHT DISCUSSIONS WERE THE ORDER OF THE DAY AT THE FOCUS ON FRAMING VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE DEBATE – FACILITATED BY DARREN RICHARDS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF OFFSITE EXPERTS COGENT CONSULTING ON BEHALF OF THE LIGHT STEEL FRAME...

LSF Magazine Issue 3 (April 2021) is available to read online here

As we went to press with our last issue in October 2020, optimism was in short supply. But now as the vaccine programme rollout continues at...

Environmental discussions used to focus on lifecycle analysis including recycling at the end of a building’s practical life. More recently the focus has been on embodied carbon probably because it is a less complex calculation and easier to...

Caunton Engineering has constructed a blast box for warhead testing at The University of Illinois using the Steel Bricks™ modular system, which it developed in the UK with the Steel Construction Institute under license from Modular Walling...