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news, information and promotions at BHP Steel, to members
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NEWSLETTER
CONTENTS
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1.
COLORBOND® steel Energy Efficiency
Guide
2. Username
and Password
3. Home Follows
The Sun And Wins Six Building Awards
4. Pavilions
In The Hills For Unique B&B
5. Logo Saves
Cans From The Tip
6. Innovative
Design Gives Solar Heating Aesthetic Appeal
7. Modern Steel
Bridge Complements Historical 1900’s Landmark
8.
Critical Applications Depend On Consistent XLERPLATE® Quality
9. Did You Know...?
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1. COLORBOND® steel
Energy Efficiency Guide |
Energy
Efficiency provisions for housing have been introduced
to the Building Code of Australia (BCA)
and are gradually becoming mandatory in each state.
The COLORBOND® steel Energy Efficiency Guide
has been developed to simplify the process of understanding
and complying with the new BCA requirements for any
location in Australia. Read more and download the
guide here:
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http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=27Efficiency
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2. Username and Password |
With
the recent changes to our website requiring users
to log on to access certain areas, you many have
found that since becoming a member, you’ve
forgotten your username or password. Never fear!
If you’ve found yourself in this predicament
send us an email, telling us your full name, the
email address you used when you registered, and
your organization if you have one, and we’ll
email you back the necessary details.
Email for
username and password:
bhpsteeldirect@bhpsteel.com
Become a website member: http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/register/register.cfm
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3. Home
Follows The Sun And Wins Six Building Awards |
A
south facing two bedroom home built on the edge
of the Swan River has taken out six Housing Industry
Association building awards, including awards for
energy efficiency. The award winning Perth residence
overcame several challenges including a steeply
sloping in sandy riverbank soil and the southward
orientation of the house with respect to the river
views. Read more about this innovative project:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=27followsun
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4. Pavilions In The Hills For Unique B&B |
A
South Australian couple has developed a contemporary
Australian bed and breakfast featuring three architecturally
designed 'Pavilions' that sit discreetly in native
bushland. The pavilions, which sit near some of
South Australia's premier wine producing sites,
restaurants and golf courses, have already won
a number of tourism and industry awards including
a Highly Commended New Tourism Development in the
Yellow Pages Tourism Awards. To find out more about
these pavilions, go to:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=27pavilions
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5. Logo Saves Cans From The Tip |
Every year Australians send scores of steel cans
to the tip, wasting a product that can be recycled.
Now a new logo developed by the Steel Can Recycling
Council of Australia for display on the labels
of all types of recyclable steel cans is helping
to conserve resources and protect the environment.
The Recyclable Steel logo, designed to give consumers
confidence in the product’s recyclability,
is already receiving praise from consumers, associated
companies and product associations. Read more
about this steel recycling initiative:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=27canlogo
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6 . Innovative Design Gives Solar Heating Aesthetic
Appeal |
The
University of South Australia, in collaboration
with government and industry partners, has developed
a revolutionary, environmentally friendly heating
system that sits discreetly on any steel roof.
The solar air heating system can be easily integrated
into new roofs or installed during re-roofing of
older homes. For more information about this new
solar heating system, go to:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=27solarheating
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7. Modern Steel Bridge Complements Historical 1900’s
Landmark |
High
strength 400 grade XLERPLATE® hot
rolled steel from BHP Steel was recently used
in the construction of a new single arch steel
bridge over Enoggera Creek in the north-west
Brisbane suburb of The Gap. A key design requirement
for Brisbane City Council was that the new
bridge complement the visual appeal of the
existing historically significant bridge. Discover
how XLERPLATE® steel helped meet this requirement:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=27newbridge
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8. Critical Applications Depend On Consistent XLERPLATE® Quality |
Look
to the skyline of most major cities in the world
and there is every chance you will notice an Australian
made Favelle Favco crane working on top of a construction
site. For over 30 years, Favelle Favco has been
at the leading edge of high-rise construction with
cranes ranging from 60 metre tonnes up to 1800
metre tonnes. To see how BHP Steel has helped Favelle
Favco maintain this ongoing success read on:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=27critical
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9. Did You Know... |
Five
completely trivial but fun facts to boggle
your mind. The theme for this edition of 'S.O.S'
is cows. Did you know:
- Archaeological evidence indicates that
Britons were milking cows at least 5,000 years
ago.
- There are an estimated 920 different breeds
of cows in the world
- It is possible to lead a
cow upstairs but not downstairs, because a cow's
knees cannot bend properly
in order
to walk back down
- Cows can sleep standing up.
- Old cows in India
have their own nursing homes
Thanks
for reading,
Adam
Rollings
BHP Steel - Internet Manager
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