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www.newsteelconstruction.com STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGN AWARDS 2016 No 9 October 2016 24 Vol In this issue Cover Image Harlech Castle Footbridge Concept designer: Mott MacDonald Structural Engineer: David Dexter Associates Steelwork Contractor: S H Structures Ltd Main Contractor: RL Davies & Son Ltd Client: Cadw October 2016 Vol 24 No 9 EDITOR Editor’s comment The 2016 Structural Steel Design Awards judges saw a rise in the Nick Barrett Tel: 01323 422483 [email protected] 5 technical challenges being overcome by designers and steelwork contractors in this DEPUTY EDITOR year’s awards, writes Editor Nick Barrett. Martin Cooper Tel: 01892 538191 [email protected] PRODUCTION EDITOR News The Structural Steel Design Awards (SSDA) celebrated its 48th year with a Andrew Pilcher Tel: 01892 553147 [email protected] 6 ceremony at the Museum of London. PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Alastair Lloyd Tel: 01892 553145 [email protected] Sector Focus: Computer Software The computer software sector forms an integral COMMERCIAL MANAGER part of steel design and construction. Fawad Minhas Tel: 01892 553149 10 [email protected] NSC IS PRODUCED BY BARRETT BYRD ASSOCIATES Structural Steel Design Awards A special feature detailing all of this year’s winners ON BEHALF OF THE BRITISH CONSTRUCTIONAL 11 and shortlisted projects. STEELWORK ASSOCIATION AND STEEL FOR LIFE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE STEEL CONSTRUCTION INSTITUTE Introduction and Judges David Lazenby, Chairman of the SSDA judging panel said it The British Constructional Steelwork Association Ltd was reassuring that there was an increase in the number of submissions for the 4 Whitehall Court, Westminster, London SW1A 2ES 12 Telephone 020 7839 8566 Awards scheme this year. Website www.steelconstruction.org Email [email protected] Steel for Life Ltd Award winning projects 4 Whitehall Court, Westminster, London SW1A 2ES Telephone 020 7839 8566 14 Website www.steelforlife.org Email [email protected] Commendations The Steel Construction Institute Silwood Park, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7QN 24 Telephone 01344 636525 Fax 01344 636570 Website www.steel-sci.com Email [email protected] Merits CONTRACT PUBLISHER & ADVERTISING SALES 28 Barrett, Byrd Associates 7 Linden Close, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 8HH National Finalists Telephone 01892 524455 Website www.barrett-byrd.com 30 EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Ms S McCann-Bartlett (Chair); Mr N Barrett; Mr D G Brown, SCI; Technical SCI’s Richard Henderson discusses the determination of steel subgrade Mr C Dolling, BCSA; Mr R Gordon; using BS EN 1993-1-10. Mr A Palmer, Buro Happold Engineering; 34 Ms B Romans, Bourne Construction Engineering; Mr G H Taylor, Caunton Engineering; Mr M Thompson, Mott MacDonald; Codes & Standards Mr O Tyler, Wilkinson Eyre Architects 38 The role of the Editorial Advisory Board is to advise on the overall style and content of the magazine. 50 Years Ago Our look back through the pages of Building with Steel features an New Steel Construction welcomes contributions on any suitable topics relating to steel construction. Publication 38 intriguing sports pavilion. is at the discretion of the Editor. Views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the BCSA, SCI, or the Contract Publisher. 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ISSN 0968-0098 These and other steelwork articles can be downloaded from the Register of Qualified Steelwork Contractors for Bridgeworks New Steel Construction Website at www.newsteelconstruction.com 42 NSC October 16 3 Comment Award entries on rising trend Living in interesting times as we do, it is good to see the Structural Steel Design Awards come around again with a range of first class projects that demonstrate advances in design, innovation and fabrication. Much has changed in the year since the last awards, with UK steelmaking undergoing a restructure and the referendum to exit the EU in June. The structural steelwork sector has come through the year in fine shape, experiencing no issues around the supply of high quality raw steel and a study by KPMG concluding there is sufficient structural steelwork capacity in the UK to meet current as well as future demand. Nick Barrett - Editor The number of entries to the awards rose this year. The quality of entries is there for all to see, and seems to be rising over time even as we see, as Chairman of the Judges David Lazenby pointed out, an increase in the complexity of modern projects. The judges’ comments on the Award winners repeatedly focus on how steel construction was used to overcome technical challenges imposed by boundary pushing designs, logistics or site constraints. All the shortlisted projects were, uniquely among award schemes of this type, visited by judges. And all of them have strong merits and a strong case for an Award – but the Awards only go to those that catch the judges’ attention as being a cut above the others and that show steel construction at its finest. As always there has been a wide geographic spread. There is also an encouragingly wide spread of type and size of project among the award winners – major sports arenas, education buildings, museums, a national memorial, energy schemes and no fewer than five footbridges. It is notable that constructional steelwork is benefitting ancient structures like Harlech Castle and modern growth industries like energy from waste, creating new icons such as the Bomber Command Memorial Spire as well as extending and reviving older commercial buildings and large stadiums. The 2016 SSDA shortlisted projects all exemplify the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, high aesthetics, sustainability and innovation that structural steelwork routinely delivers. They instil confidence that next year’s entries will continue the trend of improving excellence in steel construction. Headline sponsors: BARRETT STEEL LIMITED Gold sponsors: AJN Steelstock Ltd | Ficep UK Ltd | Kingspan Limited | National Tube Stockholders and Cleveland Steel & Tubes | ParkerSteel | Peddinghaus Corporation | voestalpine Metsec plc | Wedge Group Galvanizing Ltd Silver sponsors: Hadley Group, Building Products Division | Jack Tighe Ltd Bronze sponsors: BAPP Group of Companies | Barnshaw Section Benders Limited | Hempel | Joseph Ash Galvanizing | Kaltenbach Limited | Kloeckner Metals UK | Sherwin-Williams | Tension Control Bolts Ltd | Voortman Steel Machinery For further information about steel construction and Steel for Life please visit www.steelconstruction.info or www.steelforlife.org Steel for Life is a wholly owned subsidiary of BCSA NSC October 16 5 News STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGN AWARDS 2016 Industry’s expertise highlighted at Awards Five projects were Award winners at this Lazenby CBE said: “It is reassuring that that steel is also the structural material of year’s Structural Steel Design Awards we have seen an increase in the number of choice for schools, offices, sports stadia, (SSDA) held on 5th October at the Museum submissions for the Awards scheme this power generation facilities, footbridges, of London. year, and the quality and appeal of the and a wide range of other structures. The five winning projects at the projects is as high as ever. “Much has changed since our 2015 48th annual SSDA were the London “The spread of the projects, both Awards ceremony. It has been a tumultuous Olympic Roof Conversion; Harlech Castle geographically and in type, demonstrates year for UK steelmakers. But the supply Footbridge; Thames Tower Redevelopment, how steelwork is used successfully in of structural steel was unaffected and Reading; South Stand Expansion, Etihad almost any type of work. Bearing in mind confidence in steel as the framing material AWARDS Stadium; and The Memorial Spire, the great ingenuity applied by designers of choice has been maintained. International Bomber Command Centre, and practitioners there are scarcely any BCSA steelwork contractor members Thames Tower Redevelopment, Reading Lincoln. limits to the nature of the submissions.” continued to source their steel from high- London Olympic Roof Conversion From the shortlist of 20 projects, British Constructional Steelwork quality domestic and imported sources, all of this year’s entries scored highly in Association [BCSA] President Wendy supported by a strong distribution and South Stand Expansion, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, aesthetics, Coney said: “While it is well known that stockholding sector. This enabled us to Etihad Stadium sustainability and innovation. single storey sheds are almost all built meet demand for the full range of projects Harlech Castle Footbridge Chairman of the Judges, David in steel, tonight’s shortlist demonstrates and clients.” The Memorial Spire, International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln COMMENDATIONS Land Rover BAR America’s Cup HQ Building, Portsmouth The Diamond Engineering Building, The University of Sheffield Lagan Weir Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge, Belfast 6 Bevis Marks Roof Garden, London MERIT Leeds Station Southern Entrance Energy