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Author: Laura Timberlake
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Energy efficiency grants up for grabs
Businesses in Victoria could be eligible to receive up to $25,000 to purchase energy efficient equipment thanks to Energy Efficiency Grants.
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Sustainable refrigeration training day
Mitsubishi Heavy, AIRAH, and Superior Training Centre are hosting a carbon dioxide refrigerant training course.
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New standard for carbon emissions
ASHRAE and the ICC have released a proposed joint standard for the evaluation and documentation of greenhouse gas emissions.
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New apartment energy efficiency handbook released
The ABCB has released an energy efficiency handbook to provide guidance on the energy efficiency requirements for apartment buildings.
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Passivhaus professionals thrive at national conference
The Australian Passivhaus Association is hosting the THRIVE 2024 Passivhaus Conference from May 23–24 in Melbourne, Victoria.
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New synthetic solid approaches absolute 0 without helium
Chinese scientists have discovered how to achieve a near-zero refrigeration temperature without using helium.
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Australia to buy portable AC units for Paris Olympics
The Australian Olympic Committee will provide athletes with over $100,00 worth of portable air conditioning units in Paris.
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Dyson finds IAQ worse than OAQ
Dyson has released a report examining indoor air quality data from the Global Air Quality Connected Data project.
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AIRAH Awards 2023: Celebrating Dr Federico Tartarini
Dr Federico Tartarini, Affil.AIRAH, received AIRAH’s Future Leader award at the AIRAH Awards in Sydney on Thursday, November 30, 2023. The Future Leader Award is open to all AIRAH members who are actively engaged in the HVAC&R and building services industry. It recognises emerging leaders in any facet of the HVAC&R and building services industry. […]
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AIRAH Awards 2023: Refrigeration award goes to City Engineering
AIRAH’s Excellence in Refrigeration award recognises excellence in the retrofit or upgrade to existing refrigeration systems or the development of new systems, or in the industry’s delivery of services. The 2023 award was presented to City Engineering for TCO2 Training at the AIRAH Awards in Sydney during November. City FM and natural refrigerants company (CA […]
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AIRAH Awards 2023: Excellence in Innovation
AIRAH has awarded A.G. Coombs and LCI Consultants the award for Excellence in Innovation at the AIRAH Awards 2023. The award celebrates significant Australian improvements in the areas of HVAC&R achieved through innovation, including new or significantly improved systems or plant and equipment or processes. The A.G. Coombs and LCI team won the award for […]
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AIRAH Awards 2023: Joint winners for Best HVAC Retrofit or Upgrade
AIRAH awarded two companies the Best HVAC Retrofit or Upgrade Award at its Awards ceremony gala in Sydney on Thursday, November 30, 2023. The award award recognises excellence in the retrofit or upgrade of a HVAC system. JMG Engineers and Glaciem Cooling won the award for their respective projects, in recognition of the excellence of […]
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Confirmed: 2023 the hottest year on record
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has confirmed that 2023 is the hottest year on record with the latest climate data from November. The organisation says the world has seen six record-breaking months this year, and two record-breaking seasons. “The extraordinary global November temperatures, including two days warmer than 2°C above pre-industrial [reference period], mean […]
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Planning incentives could drive greener builds
The Property Council of Australia and the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) are calling for sustainability-driven planning incentives and reforms to facilitate the rapid development of energy-efficient new buildings. The organisations have released the state and territory level version of the Every Building Counts report. It outlines a series of policy recommendations, centred on […]
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CSIRO lights path to net zero
The CSIRO has released a report highlighting steps the energy, transport, mining and heavy industries can take in the next 10 years to help Australia achieve its net zero targets by 2050. Funded by the Commonwealth Bank, the modelling demonstrates how each industry will need to transform its economic and social systems. According to the […]
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Promising signs for electrocaloric heat pump
Scientists have created a prototype of a heat pump from a ceramic with a strong electrocaloric effect. It uses the ceramic and electric fields to heat up when exposed to electric fields – and has the potential to replace a standard heat pump, which uses refrigerants. The team, from the Luxembourg Institute of Science and […]
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The Passivhaus Playbook
The Australian Passivhaus Association has released an industry resource titled The Passivhaus Playbook that covers all things Passivhaus. Created in collaboration with Development Victoria and Introba, the Playbook started as a project to develop a practical approach to designing a Passivhaus project. CEO of the Australian Passivhaus Association, Alexia Lidas, says the successful delivery of a Passivhaus project […]
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Refrigeration helping elite athletes
The University of Melbourne has found a new use for one of its research refrigerators: helping to train a woman for an arctic marathon. Sia Kindberg is undertaking the 230km Ice Ultra Arctic marathon in February next year at Swedish Lapland, Sweden. Temperatures can drop to -40°C, and Kindberg will be expected to carry her […]
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Women in construction speak out
The Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) has released the results from its Women in Construction Future Leaders Pilot scoping study. With assistance from the NSW government’s Women in Construction Industry Innovation Program (IIP) grant, ASBEC launched the pilot to create lasting change in the industry and promote gender diversity. It is also a part […]
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Heat pump tour at Hardwick’s
The Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity (A2EP) is holding a bus tour on Wednesday, November 29 in Kyneton, Victoria to visit some commercial and industrial heat pump installations. The tour will showcase how heat pump technology efficiently supplies heating and cooling services for a range of applications. Hosted by A2EP CEO Jarrod Leak, the tour […]