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Education wrapped in steel
17 May 2022Education escorts us throughout our entire lives – as do the buildings in which we acquire our knowledge and skills. We recollect their architecture, interior design, pieces of furniture, and even their smells. Some have impressed us more than others, but none of them have left us indifferent. In our memories, these buildings are profoundly connected to our experiences and emotions, including the people we connected with there.Over the last few decades, education has evolved and so have the requirements for educational buildings. Architectural design has significantly increased in importance, technology has conquered interior design, and user comfort is a key concern, all of which are important factors accompanying the learning experience. Architecturally attractive buildings not only express the prestige and status of institutions but contribute to a sense of wellbeing for their users.
Project newsWebinar in German 21 June: Steel for innovative facades
12 May 2022On 21 June 2022, IndustrieBau will host a technical webinar, 'Industrial facades - design, planning, maintenance, and legal regulations,' where ArcelorMittal Europe will present the latest innovations in steel for facades of industrial and logistics buildings.
Event newsWebinar in Italian 24 May: Offices and sustainable development
10 May 2022On Tuesday 24 May 2022, ArcelorMittal, as an official partner of THE PLAN, will take part in the Italian-language webinar ‘Offices and sustainable development - the role of architecture for a better society’.
Event newsBenbow Steels becomes first UK supplier to buy XCarb® Green steel certificates
5 May 2022Benbow Steels, an independent supplier of prepainted steels, has become the first ArcelorMittal customer in the United Kingdom to buy XCarb® Green steel certificates. Benbow Steels will make the certificates available to their final customers so they can reduce the Scope 3 emissions of their projects.
Industry newsLuxembourg railways (CFL) buys XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced steel to support infrastructure decarbonisation
30 March 2022At the end of 2021, ArcelorMittal Europe - Long Products’ plant in Rodange rolled its first XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced products made from recycled steel using 100% renewable electricity in an Electric Arc Furnace. UPN300 beams made in Rodange have just been delivered to the Gilbert steel service centre in Ehlerange. After cutting them to length and galvanising them, they will in turn deliver them to the final customer - Luxembourg railways (CFL) - for use at Rodange’s railway station just a stone's throw from the plant where they were made.
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Education wrapped in steel
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Education escorts us throughout our entire lives – as do the buildings in which we acquire our knowledge and skills. We recollect their architecture, interior design, pieces of furniture, and even their smells. Some have impressed us more than others, but none of them have left us indifferent. In our memories, these buildings are profoundly connected to our experiences and emotions, including the people we connected with there.
Over the last few decades, education has evolved and so have the requirements for educational buildings. Architectural design has significantly increased in importance, technology has conquered interior design, and user comfort is a key concern, all of which are important factors accompanying the learning experience. Architecturally attractive buildings not only express the prestige and status of institutions but contribute to a sense of wellbeing for their users.
We invite you to explore a sampling of our Constructalia case studies about educational buildings in which steel plays an important role. Be it in their structural systems, facades, or roofing, find out how steel contributes to the aesthetics, functionality, and safety of these buildings whilst keeping cost and sustainability concerns in mind.
Experimental construction at the service of science
Seemingly floating over the ground with its gentle slopes and internal patios, the educational experience at the Rolex Learning Center on the campus of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland must be one of a kind. Who wouldn't like to discover its innovative learning labs, libraries, and student mingling spaces? While we cannot take you there, our case study can offer you a glimpse.
It takes a village…
At Vista College, formerly known as Arcus College, hundreds of students receive vocational education at different levels, preparing them for the ever-changing professional world. At its campus in Herleen in the Netherlands, six steel-clad, organic shaped buildings are connected on their ground floors below street level and arranged around two patios, resulting in an environment that encourages openness, flexibility, and exchange.
Ecological intelligence transformed into a building
Stoas Vilentum University of Applied Science, now called Aeres Hogeschool, focusses on research and teaching in the fields of agriculture and ecology. With a durable steel facade, its university building in Wageningen in the Netherlands was also featured as Constructalia case study a few years back. Learn about its 'ecologically intelligent' design that was conceived in close cooperation with its future users.
An all-in-one primary education project
Wouldn’t you like to acquire skills and knowledge at a school that combines education, handicrafts, and leisure activities? Read how this is achieved at Pôle Molière in Le Havre, France where former stables now function as a part of a modern multipurpose school project, partly clad with weathering steel.
Secondary education with a sustainability focus
Find out more about Gallieni High School and its workshops in Toulouse, France that offer a fine example of steel architecture, in an industrial philosophy, designed in accordance with an environmental approach. In this project, like in many others, steel allows for a high degree of prefabrication, offers wide spans for flexible spaces, and optimises user comfort while saving materials and cost.
Just plane lightness
A more specific form of education takes place at Air Vergiate Flying School in Sesto Calende on Lake Maggiore in Italy where, thanks to their lightness, beams with large web openings brought life back to a sacred place of Italian civil aviation. See where future pilots learn to fly planes in this renovation project case study.
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Webinar in German 21 June: Steel for innovative facades
On 21 June 2022, IndustrieBau will host a technical webinar, 'Industrial facades - design, planning, maintenance, and legal regulations,' where ArcelorMittal Europe will present the latest innovations in steel for facades of industrial and logistics buildings.
When? Tuesday 21 June 2022 from 13.15 - 15.45 CET
Where? At your office or home office via Zoom
Topics will include:
- Specifications and avoidable errors in the execution and maintenance of industrial facades
- Building law and technical requirements
- Steel for innovative facade solutions
Steel for innovative facade solutions
ArcelorMittal's contribution will outline challenges and expectations in terms of corrosion resistance, durability, and sustainability. This will include requirements, norms, and regulations with a specific focus on fire and thermal performance as well as specific cases of renovation.
The session will include a live Q&A.
Registration
For registered Constructalia users, participation in this IndustrieBau seminar is free of charge!
Click on the below link to register with/log in to Constructalia to access your invitation code.
With this code, you can register for the webinar as a guest on the IndustrieBau website.
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Webinar 21 June in German: Steel for innovative facade solutions
Webinar in Italian 24 May: Offices and sustainable development
On Tuesday 24 May 2022, ArcelorMittal, as an official partner of THE PLAN, will take part in the Italian-language webinar ‘Offices and sustainable development - the role of architecture for a better society’.
Offices and sustainable development - the role of architecture for a better society
Tuesday 24 May from 15.00 to 18.00 CET via Zoom in Italian
This webinar is the third in a series of ten webinars on the theme of ‘Sustainable development - the role of architecture for a better society’.
Partners of THE PLAN, including ArcelorMittal, will present various topics related to the link between offices and sustainable development: from design to comfort to energy efficiency and much more!
ArcelorMittal Steligence® Engineer Marina D'Antimo from ArcelorMittal Global R&D and Engineer Mattia Alemani, Customer Technical Support (CTS) Manager of ArcelorMittal Europe - Flat Products, will give a presentation on steel and its role in office solutions entitled ‘High performance steel for offices’.
Participation in this webinar is free! Click here to register.
About THE PLAN
THE PLAN is an architecture and design magazine. Thanks to its strongly international approach, it is one of the most acclaimed and widely distributed magazines in Italy and worldwide, with an important readership made up of professionals from the fields of architecture, design, construction and real estate, as well as students from numerous universities. THE PLAN's editorial approach is to present architectural projects as highly formative tools for information and learning.
For more information: THE PLAN
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Benbow Steels becomes first UK supplier to buy XCarb® Green steel certificates
Benbow Steels, an independent supplier of prepainted steels, has become the first ArcelorMittal customer in the United Kingdom to buy XCarb® Green steel certificates. Benbow Steels will make the certificates available to their final customers so they can reduce the Scope 3 emissions of their projects.
Proud to partner with ArcelorMittal Europe on this revolutionary initiative
“We are delighted to be the first supplier in the UK to be able to offer ArcelorMittal’s innovative XCarb® Green steel certificates,” says Simon Benbow, Managing Director of Benbow Steels. “We are proud to partner with ArcelorMittal Europe on this revolutionary initiative which will help the steel industry get to net-zero emissions by 2050.”
The certificates will accompany Benbow Steels’ orders of organic coated steels from ArcelorMittal’s Granite® HDX range. The prepainted Granite® HDX steels are typically supplied by Benbow Steels for a variety of applications including the construction and HVAC industries.
“XCarb® Green steel certificates provide a fantastic way for our customers to play their part in delivering net zero,” says Samantha from Benbow Steels. “As the savings represented by the certificates are independently verified, this gives everyone in our supply chain peace of mind.”
About Benbow Steels
Benbow Steels supplies a wide range of prepainted steels to the UK and Ireland. Offering 24-hour delivery as standard, the company prides itself on its exceptional service levels. They have two bespoke, state-of-the-art blanking lines specifically designed to process colourcoated, laminated steel, and they have the ability to apply strippable film and the ability to recoil.
More info: www.benbowsteels.com
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Luxembourg railways (CFL) buys XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced steel to support infrastructure decarbonisation
At the end of 2021, ArcelorMittal Europe - Long Products’ plant in Rodange rolled its first XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced products made from recycled steel using 100% renewable electricity in an Electric Arc Furnace. UPN300 beams made in Rodange have just been delivered to the Gilbert steel service centre in Ehlerange. After cutting them to length and galvanising them, they will in turn deliver them to the final customer - Luxembourg railways (CFL) - for use at Rodange’s railway station just a stone's throw from the plant where they were made.
Low CO2 profiles = low carbon railway infrastructure
The UPN profiles from Rodange are part of a larger order. At the beginning of 2022, HEB and HEM beams of different dimensions were also produced in ArcelorMittal Belval and Differdange to complete the delivery.
These steels produced with very low CO2 emissions will be used to support Luxembourg's railways as part of their drive to decarbonise their infrastructure.
Sustainable mobility is on the rise in Luxembourg, and decarbonised solutions are in the spotlight. Since 2007, all CFL passenger trains have been running on renewable electricity and with zero CO2 emissions. Decarbonising the infrastructure is a further step in CFL's environmentally-responsible approach.
Green steel for CFL catenary supports
“We are committed and have a responsibility to act sustainably in everything we do - from design to operations,” says Stephan Weyer, head of energy division, infrastructure engineering department, CFL.
“While the electricity used for the traction of our trains already comes from 100% renewable sources, it was also important for us, in the context of the Rodange station redevelopment project as well as other future projects, to implement climate-friendly installations, especially in the ‘energy’ subsystem. The amount of steel deployed in such projects is significant, representing approximately 150 tonnes of steel per kilometre in a station.
By opting for green steel for our catenary supports (by reducing the CO2 emitted during their production by 80%), we are actively contributing to our company's sustainable development objectives and encouraging innovation. We are proud to learn that we are the first customer for XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced steel from the ArcelorMittal plant in Rodange, and that the technology exists in our country to produce this steel. In addition, we are constantly looking for ways to reduce CO2 emissions. We hope that this initiative will help raise awareness of the importance of green steel."
Circular economy: the economy of tomorrow
Daniel D'Antonio, head of iron and metals / sanitary departments at Gilbert, welcomes this first order in XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced:
"Offering our customers XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced allows us to position ourselves as a sustainable development player in Luxembourg. I am convinced that the circular economy is the economy of tomorrow. Steel has long been recognised for its recyclability and, when its production is itself decarbonised - with XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced for instance – it becomes the flagship material for green construction.
When I highlighted the advantages of XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced to the CFL, they were immediately interested, happy to benefit from a certified, decarbonised product for their infrastructure. The Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) of XCarb® profiles was a determining factor in our discussions."
Henri Reding, CEO ArcelorMittal Rodange, comments:
"This order is the first for XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced steel from Rodange, but in this CFL project, Gilbert has already mentioned other orders for this low CO2 emission steel. Indeed, more and more customers, like Gilbert and CFL, are requesting goods and services that help them reduce their carbon footprint, driven either by their ambition to meet climate targets or by their own customers who are conscious of their responsibility towards future generations. It is a source of great satisfaction for us when our customers choose our XCarb® Recycled and renewably produced and support our environmental initiative by involving their own stakeholders.”
Gilbert: a long-standing partner
Gilbert Service Center is a long-standing partner of ArcelorMittal in Luxembourg. For 125 years, the centre has been equipped with the most efficient work tools to offer a wide range of services to their customers from cut-to-length to surface treatments and galvanisation. In Ehlerange, where they have been located for the past 15 years, Gilbert offers a storage capacity of 12 000m2 for more than 40 000 tonnes of steel products.
More information: www.gilbert.lu
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Norway’s oldest steel distributor buys XCarb® recycled and renewably produced
Norsk Stål, Norway’s oldest steel and metal distributor, has decided to stock ArcelorMittal’s XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel beams.
Sustainable and efficient stockholding with XCarb® recycled and renewably produced beams
Norsk Stål supplies the offshore, shipbuilding, construction, and mechanical industry markets and has a vision to continuously develop and provide ‘sustainable and efficient stockholding’ as well as recognising the importance of steel in the development of a sustainable society. Buying XCarb® recycled and renewably produced beams was therefore a natural decision for the Norwegian distributor to contribute to the company’s and country’s commitment to the Paris Agreement, while also being able to offer customers low-carbon products.
Ambitious climate goals & competitive advantages
Speaking about the purchase of XCarb® products, Leif G. Hübert, Director of Supply Chain Norsk Stål, said:
“As an almost 200-year old company, we must continuously be at the forefront of new developments in the market, so stocking ArcelorMittal’s XCarb® recycled and renewably produced steel beams was a natural choice for us. Our role, as a large player in our market, is to offer our customers the best that is out there. If we are to succeed in meeting our ambitious climate goals, we all must participate the best way we can. Not only does responsible buying have a positive impact on the environment, it also makes our customers more competitive, as many consumers value sustainability when purchasing goods.”
Stefan Deheyder, CMO Sections and Merchant Bars at ArcelorMittal Europe – Long Products, said:
“We are very pleased to be working with Norsk Stål, to provide them with XCarb® recycled and renewably produced products, supporting their sustainability vision as well as enabling customers to decarbonise their supply chain. Norway has an ambitious climate policy that is helping to create a strong market for low-carbon products in the country, particularly in the public construction sector, and we are therefore delighted to have our first Norwegian XCarb® customer."
An increasing demand for sustainable steel
There is a growing demand for low emission steel throughout Scandinavia, and with its GWP at just 333 kg CO2e per ton of sections and merchant bars, XCarb® recycled and renewably produced is the first product to offer a guarantee of up to 100 per cent recycled scrap steel and 100 per cent renewable electricity coming from solar and wind projects.
XCarb®, launched by ArcelorMittal in March 2021, is an initiative which brings together all of ArcelorMittal’s reduced-, low-, and zero-carbon products and steelmaking activities. In addition to XCarb® recycled and renewably produced, ArcelorMittal’s XCarb® initiatives also include XCarb® green steel certificates, which are specifically designed for ArcelorMittal’s steel products made from iron ore in a blast furnace. They are based on real CO2 savings achieved through these practical activities as well as wider initiatives that reduce ArcelorMittal’s carbon footprint and projects aimed at green innovation. The savings are independently assured by DNV GL.
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