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SCI Members day

Over eighty people signed up for the SCI Members Day on 3rd July, and came to Ascot to hear about current developments and network around a BBQ in the evening. The event provided a good opportunity to get together with members and ensure that...

Read More about this story from 21/07/2008

SCI's Annual Dinner 2008

This year’s Annual Dinner will be held on Thursday 20 November at the Landmark Hotel and we are pleased to announce that our guest speaker is Dr Phil Hammond. Discounted ticket prices are available.

Read More about this story from 18/07/2008

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...

Read More about this story from 19/05/2008

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.

Read More about this story from 19/05/2008

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.

Read More about this story from 30/04/2008

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’.&...

Read More about this story from 30/04/2008

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 ...

Read More about this story from 28/04/2008

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...

Read More about this story from 25/04/2008

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.

Read More about this story from 24/04/2008

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...

Read More about this story from 22/04/2008

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...

Read More about this story from 22/04/2008

New course on floor vibration

Are you designing offices, commercial, residential or hospital buildings and have to perform floor vibration analysis on floor systems?

Read More about this story from 22/04/2008

Avoidance of thermal bridging in steel construction

Practical guidance for avoiding thermal bridges heat losses in steel framed buildings; supported by thermal modelling data.

Read More about this story from 22/04/2008

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...

Read More about this story from 21/04/2008

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...

Read More about this story from 21/04/2008

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.

Read More about this story from 16/04/2008

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