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BlueScope steel product's sustainable attributes

Steel is theoretically 100% recyclable; if recovered at the end of each use phase, the life cycle of steel is potentially endless.
Sustainability of BlueScope steel products
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About BlueScope

BlueScope Steel is the leading steel company in Australia and New Zealand, supplying a large percentage of all flat steel products sold in these markets.
About BlueScope
The new Queanbeyan Government Service Centre cladding is made from BlueScope XLERPLATE LITE™ HW350 steel, custom folded using the sheet dimensions.

NSW Government Service Centre

The strikingly contemporary Government Service Centre in Queanbeyan celebrates the past while looking boldly towards the future.
NSW
Project  |  Commercial Office
The roof made from COLORBOND® steel is suspended below the curving roof trusses, which reduced the external wall area by about 900m2 to achieve significant cost savings.

Transend Primary Store

Heffernan Button Voss Architects’ brief was driven by functional requirements but the Transend Primary Store at Bridgewater near Hobart, is anything but mundane.
TAS
Project  |  Factories Warehouses
The cladding is LYSAGHT CUSTOM ORB® profile made from COLORBOND® steel in the colours Axis® and Conservatory®, which alternate vertically on the northern face.

Sunbury Aquatic Centre

A textural application of cladding staggered along horizontal wall girts has seen Suters Architects transform a suburban gym into a flamboyant design statement.
VIC
Project  |  Community Buildings
Charles Sturt University School of Dentistry. The pavilion walls are protected by LYSAGHT SPANDEK® profile cladding made from COLORBOND® Metallic steel in the colour Cortex®.

Charles Sturt University's School of Dentistry

Brewster Hjorth Architects’ design for Charles Sturt University’s School of Dentistry at Wagga Wagga admirably embodies the building’s purpose and location.
NSW
Project  |  Education
Carey Grammar School, Phil De Young Centre for Performing Arts. This vibrant building, clad in COLORBOND® steel, is designed as a music hall, performance space and reception for the school.

Carey Grammar School, Phil De Young Centre for Performing Arts

Gregory Burgess Architects has designed a vibrant building with twisting planes and the power to simultaneously shock and enchant its audience.
VIC
Project  |  Education
Vessels being manufactured for the Woodside 4th LNG Train Project.

Australian Pressure Vessel Standard (AS1548) - Changes

The Australian Pressure Vessel Standard AS 1548 has undergone a major revision which has resulted in significant changes.
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BHP Biliton Tower, Perth

Changes to the AS/NZS 3678 Standard (Structural Steel)

The AS/NZS 3678 Standard covering hot rolled plate products changed in 2011. BlueScope Steel manufactures plate to this Standard under the XLERPLATE® steel brand.
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Basic Oxygen Steelmaking

How to obtain a test certificate

NATA accredited test certificates are provided with each BlueScope Steel order and are kept on file. Certificates dating back to 1993 are available online for uncoated steel.
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Industry news

Congratulations to Laurie A from VIC on being the winner of the Steel Profile Promotion. We received many entries and thank you to all that participated, we look forward to sharing Steel Profile with you in the future.
https://steelprofile.steel.com.au/
Steel Profile Magazine
Victoria's first eight-star energy rated InsulLiving home nears completion.
http://www.insulliving.com.au/insulliving/news/victorias-first-insulliving-home-nears-completion
Bondor
Connection Magazine's Summer edition have a ‘Smart Roof Australia’ feature addressing common roofing challenges and tips and tricks for installing a steel roof. Check out some of the advice in the News section.
http://steel.com.au/news
Building Connection