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Issue 18: October 2002 Archives Subscribe www.bhpsteel.com.au

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NEWSLETTER CONTENTS

1. House Framing That Lasts A Lifetime
2.
Display Homes Featuring Roofing Made From COLORBOND® steel
3. Leisure Centre Swims In Success
4.
COLORBOND® steel Suits Contemporary Designs
5. Cabrini Hospital Built On The Strength Of BONDEK®
6. Brisbane's Audi Centre A Sculpture In Steel And Glass
7. LYSAGHT SMARTASCREEN® Fencing
8.
New LYSAGHT CUSTOM BLUE ORB® Information
9. Did You Know...

This Month's Feature Article
1. 
House Framing That Lasts A Lifetime


A third generation South Australian builder is using the benefits of steel framing to further the family funeral home business. The design uses single span steel framing to achieve a large open plan building, specifying framing made from ZINCALUME® steel because it offered a truer, straighter finish and minimised any white ant concerns. To read more about this project:


A third generation South Australian builder is using the benefits of steel framing to further the family business.

http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=18lifetimehouseframe


2. 
Display Homes Featuring Roofing Made From COLORBOND® steel

See for yourself just how good a roof made from COLORBOND® steel will look on your home. To find the name of the display that you saw advertised on the COLORBOND® steel TV advertisements, follow this link:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=18displayhomes


3. Leisure Centre Swims In Success

A leisure centre in the heart of Western Australia's Riverton region has won recognition for its stunning contemporary design. The Riverton Leisureplex was awarded a Commendation in the Department of Housing & Works Award for Public/Institutional buildings at the recent WA chapter of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects awards. The contemporary design of the centre includes wall cladding made from COLORBOND® Metallic steel. For more details:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=18leisureswim


4. COLORBOND® steel Suits Contemporary Designs

Leading NSW builder Jandson Homes is offering the option of modern steel roofing in its latest Lifestyle range of homes. The Lifestyle series shows what can be achieved with a family sized home that adapts to the needs of families and their changing lifestyle over time and aims to provide quality housing solutions for a broad spectrum of homebuyers who want a more manageable home on their own block of land. Read more:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=18contemporary


5. Cabrini Hospital Built On The Strength Of BONDEK®

A cost effective and rapid steel formwork system has ensured that a AU$25 million expansion program at one of Australia's largest private hospitals will be completed in record time. The new operating theatres and a new car park at Melbourne's Cabrini Hospital will expand the centre's comprehensive medical services. Structural engineer Anthony Trantino from construction management firm Construction Engineering said using LYSAGHT BONDEK® saved Cabrini Hospital time and money. For more information:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=18cabrini


6. Brisbane's Audi Centre A Sculpture In Steel And Glass

Prestige carmaker Audi is reinforcing its international position as a leading innovator in automotive design by creating showrooms that are sculptures in steel and glass. The newest Audi Centre in Brisbane is the largest and most elaborate of the company's showrooms to open in Australia. Steel is an essential part of the AU$6.5 million facility, built in the form of a hangar to an international blueprint developed by Audi in Germany. To learn more:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=18brisbaneaudi


7. LYSAGHT SMARTASCREEN® Fencing

LYSAGHT SMARTASCREEN® is the latest addition to the LYSAGHT® fencing range. SMARTASCREEN® keeps neighbours happy with its stylish appearance on both sides. The innovative panel fencing made of COLORBOND® steel offers clean attractive lines with a unique subtle textured finish. For more information on this new product from BHP Steel Lysaght:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=18smartascreen


8. New LYSAGHT CUSTOM BLUE ORB® Information

LYSAGHT CUSTOM BLUE ORB® is the traditional corrugated roofing profile, designed specifically for curving. Most commonly used on curved roofing and walling in industrial, commercial and residential applications, the extra ductility of LYSAGHT CUSTOM BLUE ORB® allows for easy curving without distortion. New information - spans, capacity tables - is now available for LYSAGHT CUSTOM BLUE ORB® on the BHP Steel website. To read more:
http://www.bhpsteel.com.au/redirect.cfm?to=18customblueorb


9. Did You Know...

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

  • An average mature oak tree sheds approximately 700,000 leaves in the autumn.
  • The bark of the redwood tree is fireproof. Fires in redwood forests take place inside the trees.
  • In one year, the average tree gives off enough oxygen to allow four people to breathe for a year.
  • The Coco de mer, or double coconut palm of the Seychelles, bears the largest seed in the plant kingdom, weighing up to 27 kilograms
  • The deadliest plant in the world is the castor bean plant. It is estimated that the protein, ricin, found in the castor bean plant is 6,000 times more poisonous than cyanide.

Thanks for reading,

Adam Rollings
BHP Steel - Internet Manager


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