1. Home Stay Dome Showcases Energy Efficient Design
2. Bridging the Gap with XLERPLATE®
3. Measurement Conversion Tool Download
4. Green Community A Smart Way To Live
5. Rainforest Sanctuary Showcases Innovation Housing
6. Succulent Steel
7. Western Australian Firm Makes Light Work Of Heavy Lifting
8. Did You Know...?

An award winning home stay residence on the Sunshine Coast has combined energy efficient living with the style of the traditional Queenslander. The home uses a mix of steel, glass, ZINCALUME® steel and timber to create the stunning look. For more information on this multi award winning home, visit:

http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=33energy

The Finke River Bridge in the Northern Territory is about to be given a facelift with the construction of a new A$6.3 million bridge to be completed this February. Find out how the use of BlueScope Steel’s XLERPLATE® steel has aided the success of the Finke River Project:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=33bridging

BlueScope Steel’s latest tool, the measurement conversion tool, is now available in a downloadable version. The tool allows users to convert from one unit of measure to another and covers units of measure for acceleration, angles, area, computers, density, length, energy, flow, force, mass, power, pressure, speed, temperature, torque and volume. Download the tool here:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=33download

An architecturally designed community on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has won recognition for its green design that blends in with the coastal surrounds with minimal impact to the local environment. Each of the 150 architecturally designed villas, apartments and houses within the development feature roofing made from COLORBOND® Ultra steel in the colour Surfmist®. To find out more about this energy efficient village, go to:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=33green

A new approach to housing nestled among a tropical rainforest in Queensland is redefining the way people live, creating homes that co-exist with nature while providing comfort and privacy. To ensure that the home blends into the forest, only neutral colours were used; with roofing made from COLORBOND® steel and a subtle beige colour selected for the exterior. For more information on these eco-sensitive homes, go to:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=33rainforest

A 16 metre long sculpture in Sydney’s Royal Botanical Gardens, created by Australian television personality Jamie Durie and sponsored by BlueScope Steel and the Steel Can Recycling Council, is helping to promote steel recycling. Find out more about this sculpture that consists of garden beds created from curved sheets of XLERPLATE® WR350 steel:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=33succulent

The biggest portal crane in the country has recently been designed and constructed by a local Western Australian company, who beat world-wide competition to win the contract. The crane was fabricated in Vector Lifting’s workshop in Jandakot, and at Pacific Industrial’s workshop in Naval Base, using 650 tonnes of 250 grade XLERPLATE® steel. For more information:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=33lifting

In conjunction with the release of the BlueScope Steel’s Measurement Conversion Tool download, the theme for facts this month is measurement. Did you know:

• A bathometer is an instrument for indicating the depth of the sea beneath a moving vessel
• A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second
• The metal instrument used in shoe stores to measure feet is called the Brannock device
• A gnat's eye is a slang unit of distance. The eyes of typical gnats tend to have diameters similar in size to a hair's breadth - roughly 100-150 micrometers
• A hogshead is a unit of volume for liquids defined to hold 2 barrels or 63 gallons. No one seems to know how this unit got its unusual name

Thanks for reading,

Matt Lynch
BlueScope Steel - Internet Manager

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