1. Rural Hospital Just What the Doctor Ordered
2. Formula SAE: The Steel City Racer
3. Steel Oasis Flourishes in the Hills
4. French Elegance Triumphs in South Australia
5. Wavelike Roof Mimics Surfing Curls
6. Thermal Efficiency Saves Costs and the Environment
7. BHP Steel Email Addresses are on the Move
8. Did you know...?

A spectacular, semi-circular, roof plan in the newly completed Myrtleford & District Memorial Hospital has highlighted the adaptability of LYSAGHT LONGLINE® 305 cladding. By tapering the cladding, the unusual shape was achieved without resorting to segments or valley gutters. The AU$5.5 million upgrade of the hospital has resulted in vastly improved facilities crowned with an attractive steel roof. Read more here:

http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=14ruralhospital

Light weight, strength and agility are the essential attributes of any competitive racing car, and these qualities are also paramount in Formula SAE. The Steel City Racer - designed, engineered and manufactured by the University of Wollongong Racing Team (UOW Racing) - achieves these global prerequisites by combining a number of unique design features with selection of the right material for each specific application.
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=14steelcityracer

The difficulties of a severely sloping hill site have been overcome by T & R Homes' Simon Joiner by developing an innovative steel base that required minimal site works and offered maximum strength. The family home is built in rough hilly terrain, with one side four metres from the ground and the other only 40 centimetres. To overcome this problem, Mr Joiner erected a concrete combo system which used concrete footings and GALVABOND® steel to create a solid and stable flooring system.
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=14steeloasis

The Burgundy - a grand French-style home designed and constructed by Marshall Thompson Homes - has been named South Australia's Home of the Year for its spacious design and innovative construction techniques. Utilising a steel frame made from ZINCALUME® steel, the construction successfully negated the sloping site using a steel flooring system. "Marshall Thompson Homes has created a split-level display home at the prestigious Blackwood Park Estate which offers nothing less than five-star quality," the judges said. Read more here:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=14frenchelegance

The Building Designers Association of Queensland recently awarded designer David Leth the south west regional award for the best individually designed home in the 201sq metre to 300sq metre category. Capturing panoramic ocean views in one direction and the mountain hinterland in the other, Leth's design harnessed the flexibility of COLORBOND® steel as roofing and walling to create an energy efficient layout. Read more here:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=14wavelikeroof

BHP Steel is supporting thermally efficient design with the launch of an information brochure entitled "Thermal Efficiency", which outlines the benefits and cost savings that can be achieved for an average family by using roofing made from COLORBOND® steel or ZINCALUME® steel. The brochure details important considerations such as building orientation, roofing material, insulation and roof shape. For more information, read on:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=14thermalefficiency

The Public Listing of BHP Steel is fast approaching, and with it, comes a change to our email addresses. The new format for most email addresses will be "firstname.surname@bhpsteel.com". If you do have old email addresses in your email address books, now would be a great time to update them. If in doubt, please email your BHP Steel contact at their old address before the end of June to confirm their new email address, or email us at our new address: bhpsteeldirect@bhpsteel.com.

Five completely trivial but fun facts to boggle your mind. The theme for this edition of 'S.O.S' is snow. Did you know:

• It takes about nine minutes for a snowflake to fall to Earth from a height of 328 metres.
• The greatest snowfall in the world belongs to Mount Rainer in Washington, for the 1971-1972 season. During that time it accumulated over 31 metres of snow.
• The largest snowflake ever observed was 38 cm wide. That was recorded in Montana, USA, on 28/1/1887.
• Fresh snow is an excellent insulator - 25 cm of fresh snow provides insulation approximately equal to a 15 cm layer of fiberglass insulation.
• It takes more energy to eat snow than it is worth - you use more energy eating it than you gain by hydrating (adding fluid to) your body

Thanks for reading,

Adam Rollings
BHP Steel - Internet Manager

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