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Author: Laura Timberlake
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Reduce your HVAC costs
The NSW government is holding a webinar on November 7 about reducing business HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) costs. HVAC creates significant costs that businesses need to consider. Improving HVAC performance through control systems can result in immediate benefits. The webinar will give practical advice on: Identifying the major components of an HVAC system at […]
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AS 5389 open for comment
The draft standard AS 5389 Space heating and cooling and ventilation systems – Calculation of energy and comfort performance is open for comment until November 22. According to Standards Australia, the Standard intends to outline a method for calculating energy consumption and determining the comfort performance of space heating and cooling systems as well as ventilator […]
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Walk-in coolroom study highlights sector failings
AIRAH has released the findings and recommendations from the industry consultation into the walk-in coolroom and freezer (WICF) sector. The primary objective of the project – conducted in partnership with The Expert Group – was to investigate the practices and system design, installation, operation and maintenance issues and barriers that lead to energy waste in the […]
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NABERS Annual Report released
NABERS (the National Australian Built Environment Rating System) has released its Annual Report for 2017–18. Aside from celebrating its 20-year anniversary, NABERS has also introduced a variety of new products and services in the past year. These include: NABERS for Apartment Buildings – Australia’s first energy and water certification for existing high-density residential buildings. NABERS Co-assess – […]
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Global Discovery Exchange: Digital Construction
Trade Victoria is holding the Global Discovery Exchange: Digital Construction in the United Kingdom from November 18–23. The Exchange aims to help Victorian construction supply chain companies learn about the latest digital technologies. The delegation will visit cutting-edge manufacturing businesses and infrastructure projects in order to benchmark against global leading practice and experience new technologies. The […]
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Victorian Energy Upgrades information session
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning is holding a free information session about the Victorian Energy Upgrades program in Melbourne on Monday, October 15. The program helps businesses and households cut power bills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by providing access to discounted energy-efficient products and services. The session will be an opportunity to learn […]
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Australasia tops GRESB global ranking
For the eighth consecutive year, Australia and New Zealand’s real estate market has been ranked the world’s number one for sustainability in the internationally recognised 2018 GRESB real estate results. GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) is a global benchmark for environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of real assets, defining and measuring standards for […]
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MHIAA appoints NZ Sales Manager
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioners Australia (MHIAA) has announced the appointment of a new Sales Manager for the New Zealand region. Annemarie Schaal (previously the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air Conditioning Europe (MHIAE) Sales Manager for Germany, France, Ireland and MHIAE’s Eastern European distributors) has been working with the company since 2012. She has a technical background […]
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The MCG goes carbon neutral
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is going carbon neutral during its busiest time in September to offset the emissions from venue operations. The stadium and surrounds consume about 1.65 million kWh of electricity during September, which is comparable to the monthly energy demand of 4,000 average Victorian homes. EnergyAustralia will offset all the emissions from […]
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New Zealand plans HFC phase-down
In October 2016, New Zealand, Australia and almost 200 other countries adopted the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase down HFCs. Australia started reducing HFC import quotas at the beginning of 2018, and now New Zealand is looking at 2020 to begin the same process. The New Zealand cabinet recently agreed to ratify […]
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Family Business Essentials Workshops
Family Business Australia (FBA) is holding workshops across Australia about building a family business. The half-day workshops, called “Family Business Essentials”, will focus on where you want your business to be and how you can harness your distinct competitive advantage to reach your goals. Businesses that participate will complete a diagnostic of the business using the specialised Family […]
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The Global Cooling Prize
The Global Cooling Prize is a global competition designed to spur development of a radically more energy efficient cooling technology. The competition was developed by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), a Colorado-based sustainability research and consulting organisation with a special focus on profitable innovations for energy and resource efficiency. It aims to combat the critical […]
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Chillers: Final policy positions
E3 (Equipment Energy Efficiency) has released a revised version of the paper Chillers: Final policy positions for public comment. The paper outlines the results of feedback on the consultation paper Chillers: Updated policy positions that was published in June 2018. The E3 committee published a consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) and a supplementary consultation paper in 2016 with […]
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Fantech launches AirLink VAV system
Fantech has introduced the AirLink Integrated Variable Air Volume (VAV) system, based on electronic VAV diffusers working with an even-pressure duct design. The system removes the need for airflow hood measurements as all air balancing is performed by the optional airflow sensor built into each diffuser, and the centrally located Rickard software or building management […]
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2018 Green Living Conference
The Master Builders 2018 Green Living Conference is being held from 8am–4.30pm on Friday, August 31 in Melbourne. The conference is an excellent place to discover the latest developments in building technologies and understand how to apply them. The 2018 Green Living Conference will feature industry experts who will explain what it takes to build a best-practice, […]
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New Legionella Control Regulations in NSW
NSW Health has released the Legionella control regulation to protect the public from Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks caused by cooling towers. The new regulations have introduced significant changes to cooling tower systems management in NSW. Following two outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease in the Sydney central business district in March and May 2016, the Legionella Taskforce, headed […]
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New report predicts rise in heatwave deaths
A report released on July 31 predicts that the toll from heatwave deaths could rise by up to 2,000 per cent in some parts of the world by 2080. It was published in the online journal PLOS Medicine, and is one of the most extensive studies that has been done in the area. The study […]
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Condair Group acquires Aireven
Condair Group AG has acquired Aireven Pty Ltd in Australia, and from August 1 has changed its company name to Condair Pty Ltd. The acquisition of Aireven in Australia continues the strategic forward integration of Condair into promising geographic markets, as well as the global strengthening of its humidification and evaporative cooling business. Condair has […]
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simPRO’s Data Feed add-on
simPRO has released a new Data Feed add-on that is designed to save time on data entry. It uses complex algorithms to draw information from multiple electronic formats and interprets it for use in a variety of administrative tasks. It was initially developed for businesses who use simPRO on top of other platforms. The add-on […]
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Tackling air tightness seminar
GBCA (Green Building Council Australia) is holding seminars about air tightness practices for existing and new buildings in Melbourne and Sydney in September. Air tightness is a big challenge that building performance faces. Ensuring that a whole building is well-sealed creates measurably better performance for both energy efficiency and control of the indoor environment. The […]