Press & Media
Keep up to date on our latest news and press releases. You will also find a variety of technical and non-technical publications in this section as well as the results from our latest Home buyer’s survey.
| Look Off-Site to Back PM’s House Building Boost | Jul 2008 |
| Industry experts have responded to the Prime Minister’s plans to increase house building in the UK by insisting changes are needed across the board. |
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| SHG calls for Government commitment to sustainable housing | Mar 2008 |
| Dr Bassam Burgan, Deputy Director of the Steel Construction Institute (SCI) and chair of the Steel Homes Group, has called upon the Government to provide a clearer timescale for the introduction of rules on the sustainability of new housing developments. |
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| Why off-site construction can prove to be a long-term financial steel | Jun 2008 |
| Recent data comparing the cost of commercial properties built using different structural materials show that around £32 per square metre can be saved by opting for a steel rather than a concrete frame. Crucially this work identifies key factors to consider when comparing the cost of using different materials. Those factors are just as important in residential buildings as they are in commercial buildings. |
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| Women outshine men as demand for green homes grows | May 2008 |
| A nationally representative survey has found more people than ever before would like a house built with sustainable materials - and it is women who are leading the way. |
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| Refurbishing empty homes and the environment | Mar 2008 |
| While refurbishing homes that lie empty may indeed offer environmental benefits (report, Mar 15), Lorna Blackwood’s article is wide of the mark in its assertion that embodied energy accounts for nearly three times as much as the building’s lifetime emissions. |
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| Credit crunch and sustainability | Jun 2008 |
| The credit crunch will undoubtedly have an effect on the market, but let’s hope that the change is not a shift away from protecting the future of the environment, but a shift to looking at build techniques that are both more sustainable and more efficient. |
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| Industry modernisation | Jun 2008 |
| Off-site construction also uses more appropriate materials. Steel is lighter, stronger, more durable and, when coupled with off-site advantages, more sustainable. |
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| Support for Kitemark | Jun 2008 |
| The recent flash-flooding in the West Country again brought the UK’s unpredictable weather onto the front-pages, and as the waters subside and householders assess the damage, attention will no doubt turn once again to the costs these floods have to insurers. |
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| Letter to Architects Journal - Green doesn't need to be grey | Jun 2008 |
| The announcement of the RIBA awards brings yet further proof of the dramatic improvements that have been made in using steel-framing alongside forward-thinking design, firmly laying to rest the out-dated image of grey corrugated-iron buildings. |
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| Steel can dam the flood of damage | Mar 2008 |
| With many still unable to return to their homes after the UK’s summer of flooding, the benefits of steel-framed homes seem more pertinent than ever. |
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| MP support for steel-framed homes | Apr 2008 |
| MP and CLG member Dr Phyllis Starkey showed her support for steel-framed housing, with a recent visit to a Milton Keynes construction site.
The visit, organised by the Steel Homes Group, saw Group chair Dr Bassam Burgan and Group member Robert Clark (UK Manager of Fusion), explain the theory behind steel-framed homes. Dr Starkey then enjoyed a tour of the Paul Newman New Home site’s residential housing, seeing the practical benefits of steel construction. |
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