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Steel components are manufactured efficiently and can be recycled or re-used. The BRE Green Guide rates all light steel and modular construction technologies as A+ or A in terms of environmental performance.

Winton School: Modular construction of mixed tenure residential units

The Winton School development near Kings Cross in London is a six storey combination of town
houses, apartments...

Six-storey Housing using Light Steel Framing and Bathroom Modules Case Study

Six-storey Housing using Light Steel Framing and Bathroom Modules
The Peabody Trust chose light steel framing for its social housing development in London, because of experience on ot...

High-life for Light Steel at Wembley Case Study

High-life for Light Steel at Wembley
The rapid construction programme and site logistics of Wimpey’s 150 unit Chalkhill development in Wembley led the con...

Waterside Court, Lower Bristol Road, Bath Case Study

Waterside Court, Lower Bristol Road, Bath
Located on a key approach to the centre of the City of Bath - a World Heritage Site, Waterside Court lies on the sout...

Pre-Engineered 195 Bedroom Travel Inn – Manchester Airport Case Study

Pre-Engineered 195 Bedroom Travel Inn – Manchester Airport
Modules formed the meeting rooms at ground floor level, bedrooms and circulation areas above and plant rooms at roof ...

First UK Hilton hotel constructed using modular technology. Case Study

First UK Hilton hotel constructed using modular technology.
The building comprises an in-situ steel frame forming the ground floor front-of-house areas...

Metsec infill walling lightens the load at Devonshire Court Case Study

Metsec infill walling lightens the load at Devonshire Court
Over 12,000m2 of Metsec infill walling has been used as a fast, efficient and lightweight way to enclose Berkeley Hom...

Quality Apartments using New Metframe Flooring System Case Study

Quality Apartments using New Metframe Flooring System
An innovative building concept using composite floors and light steel framing was demonstrated in this Thames-side re...

Lightweight steel fast tracks three Scottish apartment projects Case Study

Lightweight steel fast tracks three Scottish apartment projects
Scotland’s house building boom is paying dividends for Metsec Building Products who has won contracts worth nearly £3...

Light steel framed luxury apartments Case Study

Light steel framed luxury apartments
Metsec Building Products’ fast track light gauge steel framing system has been used to create luxury apartments on an...

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