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OCTOBER 2007 VOL15 NO9 NEW STEEL CONSTRUCTION www.new-steel-construction.com Steel shields proton research Chancery Lane façade retained Innovative design transforms Dublin docks Retail tie-in at Royal Windsor The SCI Annual Dinner The SCI’s prestigious Annual Dinner is once again set to provide an excellent opportunity for guests to socialise with friends and colleagues, renew old contacts and make new ones, in one of the capital’s finest hotels, the Landmark London. The evening will start at 7pm with pre-dinner drinks in the Drawing Room followed by dinner in the Ballroom and conclude with after-dinner drinks. From left to right: Gary Richardson, The Atrium, The Ballroom, The Landmark London. This year’s speaker is Garry Richardson, sports presenter on Radio Four’s Today programme, Five Live’s Sportsweek and regular contributor on BBC TV. He is ranked as one of the country’s funniest speakers, with an exceptionally wide range of international sporting contacts and anecdotes for most of them! This year’s dinner will mark the retirement of the current Director, Dr Graham Owens after 22 years with the Institute, and the induction of his successor, Dr Graham Couchman. Please come to say farewell to one Graham and welcome to another! 15th November 2007 The Landmark London, 222 Marylebone Road, London NW1 6JQ Dress Code: Black Tie For further details contact • Liz Chamberlain • SCI • Tel: +4490)1344 636525 2 NSC October Fax:2007 +44(0)1344 636570 • E-mail: [email protected] • www.steel-sci.org CONTENTS OCTOBER 2007 VOL15 NO9 The SCI Annual Dinner The SCI’s prestigious Annual Dinner is once again set to provide an NEW STEEL CONSTRUCTION excellent opportunity for guests to socialise with friends and colleagues, www.new-steel-construction.com renew old contacts and make new ones, in one of the capital’s Cover Image ISIS TARGET STATION 2, DIDCOT, OXFORDSHIRE finest hotels, the Landmark London. Client: Rutherford Appleton Laboratories Architect: Anshen Dyer Structural engineer: White Young Green Steelwork contractor for building’s frame: Severfield-Reeve 5 Editor’s comment The latest Cost Comparison study update shows The evening will start at 7pm with pre-dinner drinks in the Drawing Room EDITOR Nick Barrett Tel: 01323 422483 steel still beating concrete as a framing material. [email protected] followed by dinner in the Ballroom and conclude with after-dinner drinks. DEPUTY EDITOR 6 News The BCSA is advising members to familiarise themselves Martin Cooper Tel: 01892 538191 with an imminent new European standard for the fabrication of [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITOR constructional steelwork. Ty Byrd Tel: 01892 524455 [email protected] PRODUCTION EDITOR PROFILE Andrew Pilcher Tel: 01892 524481 [email protected] 12 Ty Byrd meets Richard Barrett, the BCSA’s new President, Non From left to right: PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Alastair Lloyd Tel: 01892 524536 Executive Chairman of Barrett Steel Buildings and a fan of fast cars. [email protected] Gary Richardson, NEWS REPORTERS Mike Walter, Victoria Millins ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER FEATURES The Atrium, Sally Devine Tel: 01474 833871 [email protected] 14 More than 30,000t of steel has been used at the unique ISIS research The Ballroom, facility in Didcot to house and shield a proton beam and target against radiation leakage. Martin Cooper visits the monolith of steel. PUBLISHED BY The Landmark London. The British Constructional Steelwork Association Ltd 18 One of the most innovative steel designs ever attempted in the 4 Whitehall Court, Westminster, London SW1A 2ES Telephone 020 7839 8566 Fax 020 7976 1634 Republic of Ireland has resulted in a unique and eye-catching hotel Website www.steelconstruction.org structure in Dublin’s Docklands. Martin Cooper reports. Email [email protected] 20 A new steel-framed retail centre extension - with an attached The Steel Construction Institute Silwood Park, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7QN light-steel framed hotel tied into a retained shopping mall - is Telephone 01344 636525 Fax 01344 636570 transforming Windsor town centre. Website www.steel-sci.org Email [email protected] 22 Nick Barrett continues the sustainability series of articles with a look This year’s speaker is Garry Richardson, sports presenter on Radio Four’s Today at why steel represents the best material for minimising waste. Corus Construction and Industrial PO Box 1, Brigg Road, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire DN16 1BP 24 Steelwork has recently been completed on a new energy efficient programme, Five Live’s Sportsweek and regular contributor on BBC TV. Telephone 01724 404040 Fax 01724 404224 Website www.corusconstruction.com and state-of-the-art distribution centre at the Pineham ProLogis Park He is ranked as one of the country’s funniest speakers, with an exceptionally wide Email [email protected] in Northamptonshire. CONTRACT PUBLISHER & 25 Steelwork is allowing retention of an historic façade on a new ADVERTISING SALES range of international sporting contacts and anecdotes for most of them! Barrett, Byrd Associates commercial and residential development on Chancery Lane in Linden House, Linden Close, central London Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 8HH Tel: 01892 524455 28 SCI’s Mark Lawson explains the benefits of modular construction www.barrett-byrd.com This year’s dinner will mark the retirement of the current using off-site prefabricated units. 30 New Steel Construction previews some of the latest innovations and EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Director, Dr Graham Owens after 22 years with the Institute, Dr D Tordoff (Chairman); Mr N Barrett; Mr D G Brown, SCI; developments in structural steel design packages. Mr M Crosby, Capita Symonds; Mr R Gordon, Mace Ltd; Mr W Gover, Consultant; Mr R Harrison, Glentworth Fabrications 35 40 Years Ago Our look back through the pages of Building with Steel and the induction of his successor, Dr Graham Couchman. Ltd; Mr A Hughes, Consultant; Mr A Palmer, Buro Happold; features the Victoria Bridge in Windsor. Mr R Steeper, Corus; Mr O Tyler, Wilkinson Eyre, Mr M Webb, Corus Group 36 Advisory Desk The latest advice from SCI - AD315 - examines Please come to say farewell to one Graham and welcome to another! The role of the Editorial Advisory Board is to advise on the overall style and content of the magazine. bending strength. 38 Publications New Steel Construction welcomes contributions on any suitable topics relating to steel construction. Publication is at the discretion of the Editor. Views expressed in 39 Codes and Standards this publication are not necessarily those of the BCSA, SCI, Corus or the Contract Publisher. Although care has been taken to ensure that all information contained 40 BCSA members herein is accurate with relation to either matters of fact or accepted practice at the time of publication, the BCSA, SCI, Corus and the Editor assume no responsibility for 42 SCI members any errors or misinterpretations of such information or any loss or damage arising 15th November 2007 from or related to its use. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the permission of the publishers. The Landmark London, CHANGES TO THE MAILING LIST If you wish to notify us of a change: Non Members of either the SCI or the BCSA please telephone 222 Marylebone Road, London NW1 6JQ Corus on 01709 825452 Members BCSA Telephone BCSA on 020 7839 8566 Members SCI Telephone SCI on 01344 636525 SUBSCRIPTIONS Dress Code: Black Tie To take out a subscription please telephone 01344 636525 The British Annual subscription £92.00 UK, £117.00 elsewhere. Constructional All rights reserved ©2007. ISSN 0968-0098 Steelwork Association Ltd For further details contact • Liz Chamberlain • SCI • Tel: +4490)1344 636525 Fax: +44(0)1344 636570 • E-mail: [email protected] • www.steel-sci.org NSC October 2007 3 KS_Multibm_NSC_297x210_Sep01 21/8/07 10:10 am Page 1 1965 1970 1983 1994 2007 MULTIBEAM EVOLVED LIGHTER | STIFFER | STRONGER | GREENER Make Multibeam your natural selection. Now in its 4th Generation and with 4 decades of development, our highly evolved purlin and rail system is now lighter for easier site handling, stiffer for straighter cladding lines, stronger for longer spans and greener due to reduced steel content.This means that it saves you time, lowers your costs and provides greater sustainability. Also introducing Toolkit 5 the ideal way to design and detail the 4th Generation of Multibeam, with an increased design capacity which gives a more efficient design and an interactive link to CSC Fastrak Portal Designer. To register and download your free copy of the Technical handbook, as well as Toolkit 5 visit www.kingspanstructural.com or call 01944 712000 4 NSC October 2007 Editor’s Comment Steel more cost effective than concrete Good news on the costs front comes from the latest update of the Cost Comparison study that Corus has produced since 1995. The updated study, incorporating prices current in the second quarter of 2007, shows that steel framing solutions are still more cost effective than concrete alternatives. The independently produced study, carried out by Davis Langdon, Arup and MACE, shows that steel frames have been less expensive than concrete alternatives throughout the period since 1995. The competitive gap between the two can be seen progressively widening as steel gets more cost effective and concrete more expensive in real terms for most of the period. Concrete is 24% more expensive in real terms now than in 1995 whereas steel shows only a 17% increase for the two buildings examined for the study, a 2,600 square metre office in Nick Barrett - Editor Manchester and an 18,000 square metre prestige office building in central London. The study shows that the cost gap between steel and concrete based framing systems has barely altered in the past two or three years, after widening in favour of steel over the previous ten years or so.