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In March and April, the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) will be presenting seminars on the National Construction Code (NCC) in capital cities around the country. The 2020 NCC seminars will focus on answering common technical enquiries concerning the application of the NCC Volumes One and Two, and information relating to the changes contained in […]
Forty-year-old Queensland apprentice Troy Connors has been awarded the Refrigeration and Air conditioning Apprentice of the Year award, at the second annual TAFE Queensland – SkillsTech Apprentice Awards evening. Connors says he was honoured to be recognised and wasn’t expecting to win. “To be awarded Apprentice of the Year feels pretty surreal,” he says. “It was very […]
Penrith City Council is hosting a Masterclass event in 2020 to try and tackle Sydney’s urban heat dilemma. The event will bring key stakeholders and leading professionals together at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre on February 18. Penrith Mayor Ross Fowler says that the Cooling the City Masterclass was developed as a result of councillor concerns arising from […]
The Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) has announced the schedule for the 2020 Industry Nights. The 15 Industry Nights will take place across Australia, and give attendees the opportunity for networking and to see the HVAC&R industry’s latest innovations. Industry Nights are free to attend. AIRAH chief executive Tony Gleeson, M.AIRAH, […]
The Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre (SBEnrc) and the Australian Department of the Environment and Energy have partnered to produce a research report about building energy performance. The report was commissioned as part of the IEA’s Building Energy Efficiency Taskforce (BEET). Building energy efficiency has been identified as a cost-effective opportunity to reduce energy consumption […]
As anticipation builds ahead of ARBS 2020 – slated for May 19–21 in Melbourne, the organisers have revealed more about what to expect. Alongside over 250 exhibitors offering access to the latest in HVAC&R, the event will include IBTech@ARBS – a precinct within the exhibition dedicated to the latest intelligent building technologies. “This technology will […]
Green Building Day 2020 is being held in Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney throughout May and June next year. Green Building Day is a one-day conference that examines how to drive change through the Green Star rating system. It will explore the latest Green Star case studies and how the system is evolving to meet […]
The Department Of Mines, Industry Regulation And Safety – Building And Energy is holding a free information session on the Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement (CRIS) titled Reforms to the approvals process for commercial buildings in Western Australia. The CRIS will be published on Wednesday, December 11 and will be available from the Building and Energy website. The […]
The Ray W Herrick Laboratories at Purdue University in Indiana, USA, has announced three conferences to be held from July 13–16, 2020: Compressor Engineering; Refrigeration and Air Conditioning; and High Performance Buildings. “Purdue University has played host to the International Compressor Engineering Conference (beginning in 1972), the International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference (added in […]
Registration is now open for ARBS 2020, to be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from May 19–21, 2020. Registration is free and grants entry into the exhibition across all three days. Registering in advance allows attendees to avoid queues, as the ticket is sent directly to the person’s mobile phone or email. Early-bird […]
Bruce Precious, M.AIRAH, and the University of Wollongong have been recognised at the 2019 Green Globe Awards. The annual Green Globe Awards are NSW’s premier environmental awards, recognising and celebrating collaboration, partnerships and projects that encourage others to achieve positive change and protect the environment. This year, Precious was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award, […]
Visitor registration for the ARBS 2020 trade exhibition opens on December 2. The event will be held in Melbourne from May 19–21, 2020, at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The organisers are promising access to Australia’s most comprehensive display of products, innovations and services from the top HVAC&R and built environment suppliers in the […]
Enhar is holding an event in Melbourne on Tuesday, December 3 to explore alternatives to gas. The Councils Beyond Gas Forum aims to shine a light on proven gas alternatives, policy ideas for councils leading the way, and implementation pathways. Enhar’s senior consultant Richard Keech will be speaking about the transition from gas and has […]
On November 14 at Doltone House in Sydney, more than 300 people from Australia’s HVAC&R industry – a record attendance for the event – put on their black-tie best for the AIRAH Awards presentation gala. AIRAH president Ian Harwood, F.AIRAH, opened the evening by reflecting on the underlying purpose of the awards. “I don’t know […]
From early December, Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art will be home to a snowman. Created by leading Swiss contemporary artists and collaborators Peter Fischli and David Weiss, Snowman is part of the Water exhibition. The artwork is in fact an encased water system with controlled cycles of condensation, precipitation and freezing. The snowman itself is […]
This year TAFE NSW – Sydney Region Refrigeration Section hosted the annual student’s awards night at the Apprentice Restaurant, Ultimo. The organisers took advantage of this first-time event to recognise last year’s award winners too, as well as the 2019 WorldSkills Sydney region finalists. “The event showcases passion, dedication and commitment the students, teachers and […]
The Global Cooling Prize – a competition designed to spur development of a radically more energy efficient cooling technology – will be announcing its finalists at a ceremony in New Delhi, India on November 15. This event is being co-hosted by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India; Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI); and Mission Innovation. It will […]
Daniel Mugnier, chairman of the International Energy Association Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (IEA SHC), will be the keynote speaker at AIRAH’s Renewable Heating and Cooling Forum in Canberra on December 3. The one-day event will explore Australia’s renewable heating and cooling sector and where it is headed. This includes the latest developments in solar, […]
The ARBS 2020 Industry Awards is celebrating its first decade next year. The Awards recognise excellence from across the HVAC&R and building services industries, and will be held during the ARBS 2020 exhibition from May 19–21 in Melbourne. The Awards officially launched in 2010 in Melbourne to honour and reward the talent in the Australian industry. Nominees […]
The 2019 AIRAH Awards are being held on Thursday, November 14, and the finalists have been announced. While some awards highlight a specific aspect or sector of HVAC&R, one category that cuts right across the industry is the Excellence in Innovation Award. This year the award is sponsored by Mitsubishi Electric. The Excellence in Innovation […]