Apr 12 2024 Refurbishment with Steel Framing Systems (SFS): A sustainable pathway to Lower Carbon Emissions As national and international governments aim towards Net Zero Carbon, along with just about every other sector of the economy, the construction industry is facing increasing pressures to reduce its impact on the environment. Owen Johnson, Research & Development Manager at voestalpine Metsec’s Purlins & Framing Division, looks at the contribution that building refurbishment can … Read more
Feb 23 2024 voestalpine Metsec Launches Online RIBA CPD Seminar Series: Exploring Innovation in SFS, Fire Testing, CCPI, Golden Thread, and Net Zero voestalpine Metsec is thrilled to announce a new online RIBA CPD seminar, offering a deep dive into the innovative realms of SFS (Steel Framing Systems), fire testing, CCPI (code for construction products info), the Golden Thread, and Net Zero construction practices. These engaging sessions are open to all professionals seeking to expand their knowledge in … Read more
Jun 07 2022 EPD underlines voestalpine Metsec’s commitment to sustainability voestalpine Metsec has recently published an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) covering its purlins and framing systems. Verified by independent EPD authority, EPD Hub, the declaration provides designers, specifiers and developers with comprehensive information to include in a project’s sustainability assessment. Assurance of a system’s environmental credentials comes from a manufacturer’s Environmental Product Declaration (EPD). Compiled … Read more
Feb 21 2022 Top marks for voestalpine Metsec voestalpine Metsec’s SFS, Purlins, Metframe, Cable Management, Dry Lining and Custom Roll Forming divisions has attained top marks across all categories of the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) following a recent inspection by scheme monitors. Supported by all areas of the building industry, including contractors, suppliers, local; authorities and the government, the CCS is a voluntary … Read more
Nov 16 2021 Framing systems on NBS Source voestalpine Metsec’s pre-eminence amongst architects and specifiers has been further reinforced by the uploading of the company’s SFS lightweight steel framing ‘through wall’ systems to NBS Source, the industry’s leading cloud-based construction product information system. As well as being available through NBS Source, the product data can be accessed directly from the NBS Chorus specification … Read more