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Summer 2008 SCI Newsletter

Welcome to the Summer 2008 SCI Newsletter
Click here to read more about: Will the Eurocodes be the biggest challenge facing our sector this year
Will the Eurocodes be the biggest challenge facing our sector this year
Or should that say the biggest opportunity?  Recognising this importance, and thanks to generous support from Corus, SCI will be publishing an extensive set of Eurocode guides over the next two years or so.
Eurocode training
SCI is heading up a partially European funded project to develop a quality online Eurocode training resource for steel design and construction. The plan is to deliver 12 modules by the Autumn of 2009.
Click here to read more about: BSI asks SCI to consult industry on Eurocode transition
BSI asks SCI to consult industry on Eurocode transition
BSI British Standards has contracted The Steel Construction Institute (SCI) to find out what designers actually need in making the switch to Eurocodes. The project aims to create a new generation of standards-based products and information to ease ...
New course on floor vibration
Are you designing offices, commercial, residential or hospital buildings and have to perform floor vibration analysis on floor systems?
Click here to read more about: SCI Members day
SCI Members day
It is a time of great change for the construction industry, and the purpose of this event is to inform SCI Members of some of the changes that are taking place and how SCI can help Members come to terms with these changes.
SCI PROMIS commended
The Project Records Online Management Information System (PROMIS) was nominated and commended in the Award category: Central e-Government excellence: Procurement - Sponsored by OGC (Procuring excellent IT-enabled solutions for better public serv...
Click here to read more about: SCI short listed for The Health and Safety Awards 2008
SCI short listed for The Health and Safety Awards 2008
The SCI has been short-listed for The Health and Safety Awards 2008 for their work in the Trojan Horse initiative. The Trojan Horse is a new communication technique that conveys health and safety information via pictorial messages to construction s...
Companies gain competitive edge with new SCI analysis model
Drawing on their considerable experience of developing and testing deck products, SCI engineers have developed an Improved Engineering Model (IEM) that more accurately predicts cold-formed steel product behaviour in a wider range of construction sc...
Click here to read more about: The sound of silence
The sound of silence
The first series of case studies on the acoustic performance of steel framed buildings (SCI publication P371) was published in December 2007. These four case studies demonstrate the excellent acoustic performance that has been achieved with differe...
Successful fire test on light steel floor
As part of a development programme into the use of light steel framing, SCI has carried out the first industry sponsored fire test on a light steel floor that achieves 90 minutes fire resistance to the BS EN 1365 fire test. The work was sponsored b...
Click here to read more about: SCI co-ordinates European research project on stainless steel in fire
SCI co-ordinates European research project on stainless steel in fire
Work has been successfully completed on this 3½year European research project studying the behaviour of structural stainless steel in fire.
Avoidance of thermal bridging in steel construction
Practical guidance for avoiding thermal bridges heat losses in steel framed buildings; supported by thermal modelling data.
Click here to read more about: Sound insulation within steel framed buildings
Sound insulation within steel framed buildings
This publication gives acoustic details for steel framed buildings with a range of floor and wall constructions. The guidance is based on acoustic test results and information published by manufacturers and suppliers of plasterboard, light steel fr...
Recent recruits
It is a great pleasure to welcome four new starters to SCI.  The Vision we developed at the end of 2007 highlighted our desire to ‘strengthen our position as the leading provider of technical expertise to the constructional steelwork sector’.&...
Click here to read more about: New SCI Advisory Desk Manager
New SCI Advisory Desk Manager
We are pleased to announce that Abdul Malik has taken over as Manager of our Advisory Desk. Many of you will know Abdul, who joined SCI at its inception in 1986.
Please contact us if you need further information about any of these articles. All articles are fully detailed on our website.


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