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The design options for COLORBOND® steel are almost as limitless as your imagination.
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Advanced Design In A Mine Subsidence Affected Area
Set in the rolling hills of the NSW hinterland, the awarding winning Yarrabee Homestead is an advanced design for a mine subsidence affected area. Read More
Bridging The Gap With a Striking Steel Solution
When approached to design a small house overlooking a picturesque creek on a hobby farm, Max Pritchard’s clients never imagined that he would perch them above the winter waterway. Read More
Steel Saves The Day For Scouts
Following a devastating bushfire, the Shakespeare Centre for Scouting at Camp Cottermouth, ACT, has turned to steel covered modular buildings to rebuild their centre. The scout's original cabins were burnt down during the 2003 bushfires and had to be redesigned to incorporate steel only finishes and exteriors to remove the danger of another fire taking out the centre. Read More
Zero Energy House
The brief was to design a contemporary, sustainable house made from straw bales using an existing post and beam structure and to design a home that required minimal heating or cooling. Read More
Fly Into The Ford Residence
The Ford residence, set on a 400 acre farmlet in Esperance, Western Australia, is a stunning example of sustainable best practise building. Read More
Breaking The Mould With Ecobodes
The Ecobode, designed by Dick Clarke of Envirotecture, is an award winning design concept for a sustainable home which broke the stereotypical project home mould. Read More
Snowy Mountains House Scoops COLORBOND® Award At This Year’s AIA Awards
The Snowy Mountains House, located in a lakeside village around 20kms from Jindabyne in NSW, is an unusual and striking holiday home designed by James Stockwell of James Stockwell Architects. Read More
10 Tips For A Good Investment In Home Energy Reduction
The Carbon Reduction Institute is committed to enabling every individual and organisation to take real and effective action to reduce their impact on the climate. Their mission is to create and initiate greenhouse gas reduction strategies and to drive business and individuals to do the same. Read More
COLORBOND® steel Featured In Australia Post Corrugated Iron Stamp Collection
Iconic Australian brands COLORBOND® steel and ZINCALUME® steel are featured in the new Corrugated Iron stamp collection from Australian Post which pays homage to Australia's love affair with corrugated iron. Read More
Thermatech® Solar Reflectance Technology Wins Commended At BPN Environ Sustainability Awards
Thermatech® solar reflectance technology, the latest technological advancement from BlueScope Steel, won a Highly Commended award in the Innovation of the Year category at the 2009 BPN Environ Sustainability Awards. Read More
