Industrial, Process & Energy
Novus Point
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
Project overview
Novus Point is a commercial and industrial development at Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, providing modern accommodation of the type required by manufacturing, distribution and trade occupiers, with associated offices, yard and access arrangements.
Buildings in this category are usually portal-framed or braced steel structures with long clear internal spans, generous eaves height and lightweight cladding, and their engineering value lies in economy and speed rather than complexity. The design has to resolve wind loading on large clad surfaces, crane or plant loads where these are required by the occupier, floor slabs suited to heavy loading and traffic, and foundations proportioned for the ground conditions across a large footprint. External works, yards and hardstanding are frequently as significant to the client as the building frame itself.
Carl contributed to the structural engineering design and delivery of the project while employed at Renaissance Associates, working within the consultant design team.
Project highlights
- Commercial and industrial accommodation
- Long clear-span steel framing
- Heavy-duty floor slabs and hardstanding
- Wind loading on large clad elevations
- Economical, buildable framing
Project snapshot
- Sector
- Industrial, Process & Energy
- Location
- Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
- Employer at the time
- Renaissance Associates
- Structural form
- Steel-framed industrial and commercial buildings with associated slabs and external works.
Engineering challenge
Achieving economical long clear spans and heavy-duty ground-bearing slabs across a large footprint, while resolving wind loading on extensive clad elevations and foundations across variable ground.
Prior professional experience
Experience gained while employed at Renaissance Associates, prior to the formation of Bebbington Engineering Studio Ltd.
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