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BlueScope Steel's sustainability manager Richard Rowe said that with the launch of next generation ZINCALUME® steel the company is taking a big step towards creating a smaller environmental footprint.
18 Mar 13 Next generation ZINCALUME® steel has less Environmental Impact
BlueScope Steel's next generation ZINCALUME® steel, which is a new building product due for launch in August, will have a considerably reduced environmental impact compared with current ZINCALUME® steel. [Read more]
BlueScope Steel product durability team leader Tahnee Lowe has been monitoring the progress of next generation ZINCALUME® steel over many years of field testing.
14 Mar 13 Extensive Testing Proves Next Generation ZINCALUME® steel's Durability
An innovative new building product about to be launched by BlueScope Steel has benefited from a durability testing program remarkable even by its own thorough standards. Next generation ZINCALUME® steel with patented Activate™ technologies has been developed by testing more than 5000 panels in a wide variety of laboratory and 'real world' climatic conditions over 17 years. [Read more]
Rear facade of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors' Infinite Value Award-winning David Jones redevelopment in Melbourne's CBD.
12 Mar 13 David Jones Redevelopment Awarded for Innovation
A major redevelopment of the David Jones store in central Melbourne has won an innovation award from the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS). [Read more]
Super Studio competition winners Ben Kazacos, Phoebe Baker-Gabb and Brock Hogan on their trip to Venice, courtesy of BlueScope Steel.
12 Mar 13 Architecture and Design Students Make Their Mark in Venice
Three students from RMIT University in Melbourne have returned from a trip of a lifetime to the Venice Biennale, where they made their mark with the winning design from the recent Australian Institute of Architects Super Studio competition. [Read more]
A newly uploaded video at www.nextgenzincalume.com.au describes the self-sealing Activate™ coating technology intrinsic to BlueScope Steel's next generation ZINCALUME® steel.
12 Mar 13 Online Video Reveals Patented Technology Behind Next Generation ZINCALUME® steel
A video explanation of the patented technology behind a breakthrough innovation in the Australian steel industry is now available to view online. [Read more]