1. At Home Among the Gum Trees
2. LYSAGHT ROOFTRAK® Provides Safe Roof Access
3. Purlins Aid BHP Steel Lysaght Expansion
4. Fencing Warranty Provides Peace of Mind
5. Stately Heritage House Sees the Light
6. Trendy Warehouse Living on the Gold Coast
7. Looking for an Old Steel in Focus Article?
8. Steel Truss Creates More Attic Space
9. Did You Know...?

A large prestige home under construction in Melbourne has opened a window for its occupants on the natural beauty of adjacent Heritage listed bushland populated by koalas and kangaroos. The open plan design was optimised by using purlins made from GALVASPAN® steel for structural framing under the floor and in the roof. The purlins increase the structural strength of the home and reduce the number of walls required, to maximise the living area. Read more here:

http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=19gumtrees

LYSAGHT ROOFTRAK® is a safe, stable, slip resistant walkway system for incidental access to roof-mounted equipment and services. Laid on top of the existing roof cladding, the system offers flexibility in layout. The brackets used to fix the walkway feature numerous mounting holes, while there are a number of accessories to assist in finishing the job. Find out more about this product here:

http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=19rooftrak

Building products rollformer BHP Steel Lysaght is using a move into new Victorian production facilities to showcase the performance of purlins made from GALVASPAN® steel. Cold formed, galvanised purlins made from GALVASPAN® steel have minimum yield strengths 60 percent greater than hot rolled steel purlins. This allows lighter sections to be used and fixing times to be minimised by using self drilling, self tapping screws. Find out more here:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=19purlinsaid

The new LYSAGHT® Complete Fence Warranty is designed to offer home owners unprecedented peace of mind when choosing a stylish new steel boundary fence. The warranty complements all existing warranties which apply to COLORBOND® prepainted steel used in all of its fencing systems to provide the greatest warranty protection ever offered to Australian consumers. Where the new warranty comes into its own is in warranting the entire fence system, not just the fencing sheets, in order to give customers complete peace of mind. Read more:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=19peaceofmind

Woollahra Municipal Council has used ecologically sustainable design principles to create naturally lit semi underground office space beneath a building of great heritage significance. The new AU$10 million, 2000 square metre facility is below the historic Redleaf House at Double Bay, Sydney. The Council chose the winning architectural plan following an expression of interest that attracted entries from 67 architectural firms, of which seven were selected to enter a competition. For more details:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=19heritage

Delfin Warehouses at Varsity Lakes on the Gold Coast have taken the trend of converting old warehouses into contemporary residences one step further by building completely new warehouse style accommodation from the ground up. Each warehouse combines the character of historic warehouses with the benefits of a new home on a separate block and title. Delfin Lend Lease has sold more than 20 warehouses in less than six months - double the number of sales originally predicted. For more information:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=19trendywarehouse

It can be a frustrating experience trying to locate an article when you can't remember which issue of a periodical it appeared in. BHP Steel therefore brings you the Steel in Focus Archive — putting all the articles from all the issues at your fingertips. If you are involved in heavy engineering, manufacturing and infrastructure, the archive is an essential reference. Browse the articles here:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=19focusarchive

A novel steel roof truss system developed to create usable space inside a roof cavity has allowed a Sydney architectural company to create a large rumpus room at minimal cost. Rob Hale of the YBC Group is using steel building frame technology to convert a conventional fibro home into a spacious two storey dwelling in the style of mid—western American architecture. Speed of erection, design flexibility and the structural integrity of the framing system made from ZINCALUME® steel, were major factors in YBC's decision. Find out more here:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=19moreatticspace

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

• A single chocolate chip provides sufficient food energy for an adult to walk about 50 metres, hence, it would take about 875,000 chocolate chips fo fuel an around-the-world hike.
• Chocolate syrup was used for blood in the famous 45 second shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's movie, "Psycho" which actually took 7 days to shoot.
• Chocolate has over 500 flavor components, more than twice the amount found in strawberry and vanilla.
• Chocolate can be lethal to dogs because it contains Theobromine, an ingredient that stimulates the cardiac muscle and the central nervous system.
• The Swiss consume more chocolate per capita than any other country in the world - more than 10kg per person per year on average.

Thanks for reading,

Adam Rollings
BHP Steel - Internet Manager

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