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This section of the website explores the use of steel in construction.

Topics covered include:

  • Developments and good practice
  • Use as a structural material
  • Climate impact, carbon emissions and sustainable design

Resources and events

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Eurocode 3: structural steelwork design - October 2025

This course provides an introduction to structural steelwork design to Eurocode 3 for building design.

Date – 29 October 2025
Location – Online
Price – £295 - £445 + VAT
Course
<h4>Steel essentials: practical design of structural steelwork</h4>

Steel essentials: practical design of structural steelwork

This one day, online course presents practical guidance on key aspects of preliminary scheme development and detailed scheme design in structural steelwork.

Date – 6 October 2025
Location – Online
Price – £295 - £445 + VAT
Course
Structure partly collapsed upon itself

Seismic design of structures

This two-day, online course introduces seismic design of civil engineering structures. It builds on the basics of structural dynamics and engineering seismology. The course focuses on seismic loading and design codes, conceptual seismic design principles and analysis for seismic loading, and design and detailing of structural members.

Date – 21 May 2025
Location – Online
Price – £515 - £765 + VAT
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steel roof

Eurocode 3: structural steelwork design - April 2025

This course provides an introduction to structural steelwork design to Eurocode 3 for building design.

Date – 10 April 2025
Location – Online
Price – £295 - £445 + VAT
Visit
<h4>Application Status of Integrated Construction (MiC) in Hong Kong – Technical Visit</h4>

Application Status of Integrated Construction (MiC) in Hong Kong – Technical Visit

Technical Visit to Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) Factory in Mainland China

Date – 29 March 2025
Location – Huizhou and Pingshan, Mainland China
Price – HK$600
Course
<h4>Building resilience: protective design and blast engineering for structures</h4>

Building resilience: protective design and blast engineering for structures

This course demonstrates how significant blast resilience and resistance is possible with careful design, planning and detailing of a structure.

Date – 20 March 2025
Location – Online
Price – £295 - £445 + VAT
Course
steel roof

Eurocode 3: structural steelwork design - February 2025

This course provides an introduction to structural steelwork design to Eurocode 3 for building design.

Date – 19 February 2025
Location – 47-58 Bastwick St, London, EC1V 3PS
Price – £295 - £445 + VAT
Webinar
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Advanced structural analysis and design of a RC building with steel roof

This webinar, sponsored by Graitec, discusses how to perform advanced structural analysis and design seamlessly using Graitec Advance Design.

Date – 6 February 2025
Location – Online
Price – Free
Course
Aluminium airport bridge

Eurocode 9: design of aluminium structures

This one-day online course is designed to help those using structural aluminium. It introduces basic considerations as well as giving guidance on using Eurocode 9. It includes design examples.

Date – 30 January 2025
Location – Online
Price – £295 - £445 + VAT

Featured events and resources

Guidance
<h4>Examples for the seismic design of steel and concrete buildings to Eurocode 8</h4>

Examples for the seismic design of steel and concrete buildings to Eurocode 8

Simple design calculations for basic steel and concrete elements for buildings within the scope of BS EN 1998.

Date – 24 February 2022
Author – Costas Georgopoulos and Kong Kian Hau
Price – £39.95
Guidance
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Making your steel specification more sustainable

In the form of embodied carbon, steel is a significant contributor to the climate crisis. This guidance sets out how structural engineers can use their steel specifications to help move the industry towards net zero.

Date – 30 March 2021
Price – 0