Steel construction agreement signed

Representatives of nearly 30 companies and organizations in and for the Dutch (steel) construction sector have signed the Steel Building Agreement. This covenant, intended for the entire national steel construction chain, provides for further improvement in the sustainable use of steel in Dutch construction and infrastructure by 2030.

During a festive meeting at IMd Raadgevende Ingenieurs in Rotterdam, the agreement was ratified on behalf of all the different links in the steel construction chain: from public and private clients and designers to steel builders, traders, producers and suppliers. Signatories included Tata Steel Netherlands, ArcelorMittal Netherlands, Koninklijke Staalfederatie and Samenwerkende Nederlandse Staalbouw, as well as Rijkswaterstaat, Provincie Noord-Holland and Gemeente Amsterdam.

With this chain-wide recognition of the covenant, the go-ahead was given for a package of coordinated, collective activities for the coming years in the areas of (technical) advice, education and knowledge transfer with the aim of significantly reducing the environmental impact of commissioning, designing, producing and building with steel by 2030.

Ambitions

The Steel Building Agreement lays down the ambitions for the entire steel construction chain in our country for reducing CO2 (by at least 60% compared to 1990), increasing the use of renewable energy and energy-saving measures, reducing the environmental impact of substances with risks for people and the environment, and promoting the reuse of steel objects, components and materials. In this way, the chain wants to contribute to the necessary (inter)national climate transition by 2030. In addition, the covenant contributes to a better economic and innovative strength of the sector and a greater attractiveness for current and future employees.

The Steel Building Accord focuses on all applications of steel, both structural and non-structural, in the B&U and GWW sectors.

Signatories:

• basic industry: Tata Steel Netherlands - ArcelorMittal Commercial Netherlands - SAB Profile;
• steel trading companies: Brink Staal - Overdie - Royal Steel Federation;
• steel construction companies: Brink Steel Construction - Circular Steel - GB Steel Group - Hollandia - SNS (Samenwerkende Nederlandse Staalbouw);
• engineering consulting firms and knowledge institutions: Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences - cepezedprojects - Arup - Building for Good Foundation - Movares;
• public clients: Rijkswaterstaat - Municipality of Amsterdam - Province of North Holland;
• private clients: Delta Development Group;
• suppliers: Rotocoat - Zincinfo Benelux;
• construction companies: Heijmans;
• demolition and dismantling companies: C.A. de Groot;
• recycling and scrap metal companies: Overdie Metals Group - PMC (Purified Metal Company).

Participation

The covenant was put together by a group of representatives from various disciplines in the Dutch steel construction chain, under the chairmanship of Jacqueline Cramer (former Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment and current professor of sustainable innovation at Utrecht University). Building with Steel (also initiator of the covenant) and Tata Steel Netherlands are handling the project organization.

The Steel Construction Agreement can be found Free PDF download here.

For more information, go to building agreementsteel.co.uk