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Steel

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

Course
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Eurocode 3: structural steelwork design - November 2026

Eurocode 3: structural steelwork design - November 2026
This course provides an introduction to structural steelwork design to Eurocode 3 for building design.
Date – 3 November 2026
Location – Online
Price – £315 - £465 + VAT
Course
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Steel essentials: practical design of structural steelwork

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 – 5 October 2026
Location – Online
Price – £315 - £465 + VAT
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CROSS Safety Report: Incorrect steel section properties in structural analysis software

CROSS Safety Report: Incorrect steel section properties in structural analysis software
This month's report highlights the importance of varied quality assurance when using structural design and analysis software after a reporter found a steel section with erroneous data in the software's database.
Date – 1 April 2026
Author – Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures
Price – £0
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Recovering steel for reuse – a demolition contractor's view

Recovering steel for reuse – a demolition contractor's view
This article provides a snapshot of some of the outputs developed in the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products' DISRUPT II project to recover more steel from demolitions.
Date – 4 March 2026
Author – Asselia Katenbayeva, Katherine Adams, Howard Button and Roy Fishwick
Price – £9.95
Training
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​​Fire design principles for structural engineers​

​​Fire design principles for structural engineers​
Engineers must be clear on their responsibilities regarding the performance of the structure in fire.
Date – 20 February 2026
Author – Various
Price – £88.40 - £340 + VAT
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Profile: Tom Howarth

Profile: Tom Howarth
Tom Howarth found himself fully immersed in a major steel reuse project just a couple of years after graduating – now he's bringing his knowledge and experience to bear on developing a template for the 'circular city'. Helena Russell reports.
Date – 2 February 2026
Author – Helena Russell
Price – £0
News
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Collaborative CPD session with IStructE, ICE and CARES

Collaborative CPD session with IStructE, ICE and CARES
IStructE UAE collaborated with ICE and CARES for a CPD session on UAE’s pioneering steel sustainability regulations at Heriot Watt University Dubai.
Date – 28 November 2025
Author – UAE Regional Group
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CROSS Safety Report: Errors in steelwork connection design risk unsafe beam sagging moments

CROSS Safety Report: Errors in steelwork connection design risk unsafe beam sagging moments
This month's report concerns design issues encountered when reviewing connection designs. The reporter discovered a moment connection between a universal beam and a universal column, with the moment connection being made to the web of the column.
Date – 17 November 2025
Author – Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures
Price – £0
Guidance
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Technical position papers: structural materials and global emissions

Technical position papers: structural materials and global emissions
Papers outlining the Institution’s position on the use of the three main structural materials in ways which minimise greenhouse gases at a global level.
Date – 14 November 2025
Author – The Institution of Structural Engineers
Price – Free

Featured events and resources

Guidance

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

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

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