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The article discusses the investment of 1,000 million British pounds for the on site construction of school buildings in 2013 based on the Autumn Financial Statement of Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne in December 2012. Education building will benefit from the investment which allegedly prioritises steel construction as a method. It offers a brief description of the Building Schools for the Futures program, the Priority School Building Programme, and the Private Finance Initiative.

The article discusses why building designers in Great Britain choose steel as the primary choice for building material. According to the article, developers, designers and contractors alike opt for the use of steel due to safety considerations. Moreover, steel meets most strict requirements for vibration performance without any special strengthening as well as being the most sustainable among other construction materials.

The article discusses the efforts of Barrett Steel Buildings to reduce its carbon emissions. The company claims it is the first steelwork contractor in Great Britain to measure and reduce its carbon footprint, in a joint effort with the Steel Construction Institute (SCI) and dCarbon8. Barrett managing director Richard Barrett hopes that the company's move of analyzing its carbon footprint could help other organizations by being a benchmark across the industry. INSET: USING STEEL MAXIMISES RE-USE..

The article presents an interview with Richard Elliot, head of construction at property company British Land. He remarks on the role of steel in the projects of the company. According to him, the quality of a manufacturing facility and the straightforwardness of contractors and suppliers are among the qualities that are significant to a steelwork contractor. He hopes to see improvement in communication between designers and steelwork contractors.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "More 16-18s face training crisis" in the April 10, 2009 issue, "Laureate bids adieu" in the same issue, and "Behavior training is what heads want" in the April 3, 2009 issue of "The TES Cymru."