BlueScope Steel - Spotlight on Steel Newsletter
Issue 59: July 2006 Archives Subscribe www.bluescopesteel.com.au

Welcome to "Spotlight on Steel" - a monthly electronic newsletter, delivering the latest steel initiatives, product news, information and promotions at BlueScope Steel, to members of the BlueScope Steel Website.

NEWSLETTER CONTENTS

1. IH2 - Where Technology Meets Sustainability
2. Mobile Roll Forming Meets Mirvac's Quality Standards
3. No Sleepless Nights For ResMed Formwork Contractor
4. Split Level Success
5. Fast Facts

This Month's Feature Article
1. Where Technology Meets Sustainability

Technology and environmental sustainability have been impressively fused together to create Innovation House 2, a new designer home concept initiated by leading Queensland environmental developer Heritage Pacific and the Gold Coast City Council. Read how the home showcases smarter, greener, easier and more affordable living, using the latest in technology, in an environmentally friendly home at:

Innovation House 2, a new designer home concept.

http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=59IH2


2. Mobile Roll Forming Meets Mirvac's Quality Standards

Premises for an anchor tenant at a new Mirvac industrial estate in Sydney's southwest are likely to set a benchmark for the seven hectare development. Find out how mobile roll forming technology from BlueScope Lysaght was part of a cost effective building solution for the Atlas Steel warehouse at:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=59mobile


3. No Sleepless Nights For ResMed Formwork Contractor

Traditional formwork has been replaced with LYSAGHT BONDEK® structural steel formwork in ResMed's 12 hectare campus site at Norwest Business Park in Sydney. When completed the site will consist of office towers and a low-rise manufacture and warehousing facility, set amongst landscaped grounds and lakes, with extensive staff amenities including creche, gym, indoor pool, canteen, and recreation room. Find out why steel formwork was chosen at:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=59resmed


4. Split Level Success

The popularity of steel building frames made from TRUECORE® steel continues to grow as South Australian designers and builders increasingly use it to give homeowners larger spanned, exciting contemporary homes. South Australian building company, Serenity Homes recently demonstrated this with a large 300 square metre, split level home in Golden Grove, north of Adelaide. Read the full story at:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=59split


5. Fast Facts...
  • July is named after Julius Caesar, who was born in this month. Because of its origin, until the 18th century this month's name was pronounced the same way as the name "Julie"
  • Previously, it was called Quintilis in Latin, being the fifth month in the Roman calendar which started in March.
  • July begins on the same day of the week as April every year and also January in leap years.
  • In Finnish, the month is called heinäkuu, meaning "month of hay"
  • A number of countries celebrate independence and national days in the month of July including but not limited to Canada, USA, Venezuela, Argentina, Peru, France, Egypt, Colombia, Somalia, Maldives and Belarus.

Thanks for reading,

Matt Lynch
BlueScope Steel - Internet Manager


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