Sustainability publications
The steel sector – comprising Tata Steel, the British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA), and the Steel Construction Institute (SCI) – is delighted to be leading the way in developing a more sustainable construction industry for the UK.
Metals for Buildings
This publication has been developed by METALS FOR BUILDINGS, the alliance of European Metals Associations active in the building sector to promote the unique strengths of metal products for recyclable and sustainable buildings.
The Whole Story: From Cradle to Grave
The Whole Story: From Cradle to Grave was commissioned by Tata Steel and the BCSA and will broaden the ongoing sustainability debate and help engineers and designers to think about the longer-term implication of their choices. It highlights the shortcomings of most current embodied carbon calculations and encourages a more holistic approach.
Building a Bright Future: Ecobuild 2011
An overview of several of Tata Steel's sustainability initiatives that put steel construction at the forefront of sustainable construction
Cost Effective Routes to Carbon Reduction
How do we design zero carbon, steel-framed buildings? That was the question we wanted to answer in 2008 when we commissioned Aecom and Cyril Sweett to carry out this study into the routes to low and zero carbon.
Sustainable Steel Construction
Reducing the carbon footprint of buildings is set to remain a top priority for the steel construction sector.
Steel: The Sustainable Bridge Solution
Steel is the most sustainable construction material. The basic raw material – iron – is the most abundant of all the earth’s elements. It is an infinite resource as steel can be recycled indefinitely without any loss of property or performance.
Sustainable construction: The bigger picture
Steel construction has no equal in sustainability. The recycling and reuse rate for steel construction products in the UK is 94% and as high as 99% for structural steelwork.
The right direction
Nothing could be more natural or sustainable than to build our world with steel. Iron, the basic raw material, is the most abundant element on Earth. This inexhaustible natural resource becomes truly infinite as steel can be recycled indefinitely without loss of property or performance.
Sustainable steel construction
An overview of the design and construction of sustainable buildings, demonstrating steel's excellent sustainability credentials. Case studies illustrate how steel is being used to provide solutions for key sustainability issues such as fabric energy storage, minimum waste, flexibility of use and excellent recycling/reuse at end of life.
From old to new
A case study showing how a 53 year old building was demolished and the steel recycled into new products for construction, automotive and other sectors
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