BlueScope Steel - Spotlight on Steel Newsletter
Issue 42: November 2004 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. A True Blue Solution for Melbourne's Newest Office Block
2. Developers Take The Stress Out Of Fencing

3.
Designing For Our Climate
4. Taking A Walk Down LYSAGHT® Street
5. A Smart Way To Be Green With COLORBOND® Steel
6. New Profiles In Structural Decking
7. Fast Facts

This Month's Feature Article
1. A True Blue Solution For Melbourne's Newest Office Block

A new A$65 million development in the heart of Melbourne will be the first new office building for 8 years. The building is located at 11 Exhibition Street and uses LYSAGHT BONDEK BLUE® in its structural design. Read more about how and why LYSAGHT BONDEK BLUE® is being used for this project at:

http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=42office


2. Developers Take The Stress Out Of Fencing

Those in the market for a new home may find that the hassles associated with choosing and erecting a fence may well be a thing of the past. Well known developers such as Peet & Co and Stockland are now offering fencing as part of their land packages. Read more on why they have chosen COLORBOND® steel for their land packages:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=42stress


3. Designing For Our Climate

According to the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland is currently experiencing a "border line El Niño" climate that could result in below average rainfall and warmer temperatures. As the effects of this climate change become more evident, the emphasis on careful planning, appropriate design and environmental sustainability in Queensland's built environment will grow. Read more on how COLORBOND® steel and ZINCALUME® steel can help:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=42climate


4. Taking A Walk Down LYSAGHT® Street

Australia's leading steel building solutions provider, BlueScope Lysaght, has been turning heads at the West Australian Spring Home Show 2004, with its exhibition concept "Lysaght Street". The Lysaght Street exhibition comprised a series of stands, each displaying various LYSAGHT® products in different home improvement applications. Read more at:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=42street


5. A Smart Way To Be Green With COLORBOND® Steel

With new residential developments being targeted as the easiest way to enact change, the responsibility of choosing green friendly building products when constructing new homes has been placed squarely on the shoulders of builders and developers. Read how COLORBOND® steel and ZINCALUME® steel assist in designing a home that is more environmentally friendly and sustainable:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=42green


6. New Profiles in Structural Decking

LYSAGHT W-DEK® and LYSAGHT POWERDEK™ are revolutionary new structural decking products available from BlueScope Lysaght. For more information on these new products:
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=42profiles


7. Fast Facts...
  • No piece of square dry paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
  • The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.
  • Lachanophobia is the fear of vegetables.
  • Humans blink over 10,000,000 times a year.
  • The penguin is the only bird that cannot fly but can swim.
  • When exiting a cave, bats always turn left.

Thanks for reading,

Matt Lynch
BlueScope Steel - Internet Manager


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