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Camden Council in New South Wales is hosting two free webinars in November to help residents save costs, improve indoor air quality and understand how they can contribute to a clean energy future. The Electrify Everything webinars will feature independent energy experts from Renew Australia and will delve into electrifying homes and using electric vehicles […]
Patrick Bellew of Atelier Ten studio is slated to present two lectures covering his 30-year career in and around sustainable buildings. The lectures will take place in Sydney on November 1 and in Melbourne on November 2. Titled “Patrick Bellew: From Anthills to Labyrinths” the lectures are described as an enlightening and prescient insight into […]
World Ventil8 Day is being held on Wednesday, November 8 to help raise awareness about the importance of ventilation as a crucial part of people’s health and wellbeing. It also aims to recognise and celebrate the ventilation and indoor air quality community. Originally launched by a group of scientists, academics, engineering bodies and environmental activists, […]
ARBS is advising industry professionals, organisations, institutions, and associations that there is now only one month left to submit nominations for the ARBS 2024 Industry Awards. The awards recognise outstanding achievements in the air conditioning, refrigeration, and building services sector, and celebrate innovation and commitment to excellence across six categories. ARBS Young Achiever: Honouring up-and-coming […]
Engineer and model-maker Warwick Bryce will be demonstrating his working model of James Harrison’s original 1857 ice-making machine in Geelong, Victoria, on October 20–21. The Geelong Showgrounds Museum will showcase a collection of farming and agricultural production memorabilia during the Royal Geelong Show from October 19–23. Harrison is known for inventing refrigeration beside the Barwon […]
The Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) is holding a webinar on dispute resolution processes for defective building work complaints on Wednesday, October 25. The webinar has been designed to complement six videos produced to give building contractors some quick and simple insights into the QBCC’s dispute resolution process for such complaints. The video series […]
The Institute of Instrumentation, Control and Automation (IICA) is holding its final Technology Expo of 2023 in Cabramatta, Sydney on Wednesday, October 11. The event is a chance to explore the latest innovations in advanced manufacturing, instrumentation, automation, and telemetry. There will be a variety of industry professionals in attendance who will provide insights into […]
The Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity (A2EP) is hosting a tour of commercial and industrial renewable heating installations in Sydney, New South Wales, on Thursday, October 12. Hosted by A2EP CEO Jarrod Leak, the bus tour will explore how heat pumps are being used to efficiently supply heating and cooling services for a range of […]
All-Energy Australia, in partnership with the Clean Energy Council, is holding an exhibition and conference on October 25–26 on advancing Australia’s transition to a clean energy future. A highly anticipated event in the clean energy sector calendar, the free event provides delegates with access to the latest technology, information and trends relevant to those working or […]
Speaker nominations for Australia’s largest HVAC&R and building services industry exhibition, ARBS 2024, are closing at 5pm on September 30, 2023. ARBS features informative seminars and discussions focusing on the latest trends, innovations, and technologies in HVAC&R and building services. The key topics for speaker submission include: Emerging trends in HVAC&R and building design Latest […]
Australia has marked World Ozone Day with encouraging news about the shrinking bank of ozone-depleting refrigerants in the country. According to the Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC), ozone-depleting gases now make up less than 5 per cent of Australia’s refrigerant bank. World Ozone Day on September 16 celebrates the anniversary of the Montreal Protocol. The theme […]
The German Environment Agency (UBA) is holding an online Green Cooling Summit on October 10–11, 2023. It will explore policy approaches, technology solutions and innovative business models for green cooling along the cold chain. According to the organisers, green cooling refers to a combination of natural refrigerants that harm neither the ozone layer nor the […]
AIRAH is hosting the South Australia Apprentice Awards on Tuesday, October 10, where the top refrigeration and air conditioning apprentices will be recognised. The Awards celebrate the achievements of apprentices in the South Australian HVAC&R industry, and recognises the Apprentice of the Year; Runner-Up Apprentice of the Year; Airefrig Scholarship Award; and Encouragement Awards. This […]
The R U OK? foundation is calling on tradespeople to support their workmates and loved ones on Thursday, September 14, by letting them know: “I’m here to hear”. R U OK? has a dedicated resource called “Tradies Tools to Talk” that provides practical tools and tips for family, friends, and workmates. It can help people […]
A compelling program has been announced for the coming 2023 Climate Smart Engineering Conference (CSE23), which is slated for Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 29 and 30 November later this year. The conference is the flagship event for Engineers Australia. “Since its foundation in 2021, CSE has become a focal point for debate […]
Speaker nominations are currently open for ARBS 2024, Australia largest exhibition for the HVAC&R and building services industry. The event is set to take place at the ICC Sydney from May 28––30, 2024. The seminar program will focus on providing industry-wide updates and fostering discussions on a wide array of topics, from best practices and […]
Western Australia celebrated the achievements in the refrigeration and air conditioning industry on Wednesday, August 30. Hosted by AIRAH, South Metropolitan TAFE and the Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Industry Association of WA (RACIAWA), the two-hour cocktail event was held at the Novotel Langley in Perth. Over 80 attendees gathered to celebrate the future talent of the […]
The Change the Air Foundation in the US is holding its first annual summit on Monday, September 18, with high-profile speakers including Gwyneth Paltrow, Dr Deepak Chopra and Dr Will Cole. The goal of the event is to raise awareness around the importance of indoor air quality and provide actionable ideas and suggestions that will […]
Cundall is holding an online panel discussion on Monday, September 11 to mark World Green Building Week 2023. The discussion, titled Reimagining a Climate Resilient Built Environment, is Cundall’s response to the urgent calls in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 6th Synthesis report released in April 2023, and will focus on how to […]
The Materials & Embodied Carbon Leaders’ Alliance (MECLA) is holding a Spotlight on Mapping Scope 3 Emissions in the Built Environment on Thursday, August 24. “The Greenhouse Gas Protocol provides standards, guidance, tools and training for businesses and government to measure and manage emissions across all parts of an organisation’s greenhouse footprint,” says MECLA. “However, […]