COLORBOND® steel New Colour Range Brings New Possibilities To Victoria
03 June 2009
New leading edge technology from BlueScope Steel means that all roofs made from COLORBOND® steel now reflect more of the sun's heat and keep your home cooler.
BlueScope Steel's leading edge Thermatech® technology helps to do this by absorbing on average about five per cent less of the sun's heat therefore keeping the roof space cooler and providing greater thermal comfort in homes that feature a roof made from COLORBOND® steel.
Not only does the new COLORBOND® steel standard colour palette now have seven colours classified as light or very light under BASIX and the Building Code of Australia's colour classification, but with the addition of Thermatech® technology, the greatest improvement in thermal performance is in the dark colour range. In some homes it even reduces the need for the amount of insulation required to meet building regulations.
Orbit Homes is one of the first builders in the country to use the new colours that incorporate Thermatech® technology at the Reflections Display Village in Tarneit.
"Thermatech® technology has given us even more options than before," commented Ian Pumpa at Orbit Homes. "The COLORBOND® steel range incorporating the new technology allows us to achieve reduced energy impact consistent with the BCA guidelines and keep roofs cooler, which is great in Australia's harsh conditions."
Ian added: "Thermatech® technology has improved the performance of the dark colour range the most which now allows developers like us and homeowners a wider choice of roofing colours in Victoria."
BlueScope Steel's residential business development manager for COLORBOND® steel, Greg Jones says the new technology will help those in the building industry to meet industry regulations and best practice.
"Climate change and the impact that buildings are having on the environment are issues that are becoming more important throughout Australia, with moves to improve the energy efficiency of homes and ultimately reduce energy bills. Thermatech® technology can aid builders and designers in keeping a house cool by absorbing on average about five per cent less of the sun's heat - a feat of which no other material is capable."
In addition to Thermatech® technology, COLORBOND® steel now offer three new designer colours in the twenty colour range to suit every house style, geography and environment across Australia; Loft®, a rich, deep brown with a slight aubergine overtone, Monument®, a deep and subtle charcoal grey/blue, and Evening Haze®, a neutral cream.
Warranty Improvements
BlueScope Steel is so confident about its next generation of COLORBOND® steel that it has improved not only the colours and new technology it has also rolled out a number of improved warranty offers, across applications such as roofing, walling, and gutters and downpipes.
For all COLORBOND® steel warranty information including eligibility and application, visit our Roofing Warranty page. All warranties are, of course, backed by Australia's own BlueScope Steel, a name you can trust, giving you peace of mind.
Online Colour Centre
To assist homeowners in choosing the right colour for their next home, COLORBOND® steel has launched a new online colour centre, available at www.colorbondcolours.com.
This unique online colour centre enables consumers to truly visualise their building dreams and go beyond their imagination with interactive tools to help them mix and match different colours, learn about COLORBOND® steel's industry-leading technology and draw on BlueScope Steel's expertise to help them choose pre-selected or highly original colour schemes. Plans and ideas can now be easily shared with friends and family or an architect or builder.
Consumers also now have access to easy to use libraries of information and downloadable brochures making it easier then ever to refine design concepts and match colours and products to their needs. Additionally, new colour swatches are now accurately printed on lightweight card so they're easier to carry and use.
