Specify with Confidence
New Product Reference Guide Now Available
BlueScope has released a new Product Reference Guide, Specify with Confidence, to support commercial and residential specifiers in making informed decisions when selecting steel products. Designed as a ready reckoner, the guide provides a concise overview of selected BlueScope coated and uncoated steel products and their applications, helping specifiers confidently navigate compliance requirements and material selection.
At first glance, most steel products may appear the same, especially when new. But when you look beyond the surface, steel that seems identical can be anything but. This guide helps specifiers understand what sets BlueScope apart, equipping them with the knowledge to specify with confidence.
A valuable resource for architects, engineers, builders, project managers, certifiers, fixers and installers, the guide includes:
- An overview of BlueScope’s product range, including performance attributes across key applications such as roofing and walling, rainwater goods, fencing, structural decking, purlins, light gauge steel framing, uncoated structural steel, and more.
- Clear guidance on selecting BlueScope products that meet relevant Australian Standards, comply with the National Construction Code (NCC), and are sourced from ResponsibleSteel™ certified sites - helping to minimise the risk of non-compliant materials being used in project designs.
- Essential details on compliance, quality, warranty, and sustainability credentials across BlueScope’s trusted brands, including COLORBOND® steel, ZINCALUME® steel, TRUECORE® steel, GALVASPAN® steel, DECKFORM® steel, XLERPLATE® steel, and REDCOR® steel.
Michael Waterford, Technical Manager at BlueScope, highlights the importance of specifying steel that meets strict compliance standards:
“Australian Standards, in conjunction with the National Construction Code, ensure a nationally uniform set of technical requirements with a goal to create buildings that are safe, efficient, durable, and resilient. By employing construction materials that are designed and manufactured to conform with all relevant Australian Standards and developed specifically for application in the Australian construction industry, BlueScope is helping to deliver on that goal.”
Sustainability credentials are a key focus of the guide, with information on BlueScope’s Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and third-party certifications. As Philippa Stone, Sustainability Manager at BlueScope, explains:
“Our product sustainability credentials and certifications can help our customers achieve their sustainability objectives. Our product-specific Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are particularly valuable for use in rating tools such as NABERS, Green Star, and IS Rating, or for Scope 3 reporting. Third-party verification and certification support informed decision-making and help to avoid greenwashing.”
This brochure replaces the Create with Confidence guide and offers a more comprehensive overview of both coated and uncoated steel products. Now available for download, the updated Product Reference Guide provides detailed insights into BlueScope’s range of steel products, all designed to meet relevant Australian Standards.