INDUSTRY FOREWORD Building a sustainable future


A very large part of the total energy consumption of developed countries is associated with buildings. As a consequence in the UK, and internationally, considerable effort is being invested in the development of high performance building envelopes. Modern steel solutions are characterised by high levels of thermal insulation and air-tightness, together with other refinements such as levels of internal reflectance, that significantly reduce lighting loads, and low carbon integrated energy generation technologies such as photovoltaic panels and transpired solar collectors.


At Oxford Brookes University, we support Tata Steel in playing a key role in the development of new products and solutions that are high performing, reliable and economic, and which also offer excellent and wide ranging architectural opportunities.


Tata Steel is genuinely an international leader in the design of steel intensive building envelope solutions, having invested, in a sustained way, in pre-finished steel development and the optimisation of systems over more than 50 years. As a company it is rooted in best practice, and through evolution and innovation is securing the next generation of solutions. Tata Steel is looking firmly forward, supporting the whole construction supply chain to achieve mainstream sustainable building envelopes.


Colorcoat® Life Building supports these values. It is intended to ensure that sustainability is factored into projects from the outset, and is the most recent development emphasising the commitment of the company to effective, long-term and environmentally sustainable solutions.


Tata Steel has become a pacesetter for one of the most important journeys of our generation.


Late Prof. Ray Ogden 1962 to 2017 Associate Dean of Research, Oxford Brookes University


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