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New podcast on building physics
A new episode of the AIRAH on Air podcast features highlights and experts’ insights from the 2019 Building Physics Forum. The event, held in Melbourne from October 23–24 last year, featured 35 presenters discussing topics such as air movement, thermal performance, passive house, control of moisture, sensible and latent energy, acoustic performance, light, solar control, […]
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24ºC new AC default in India
The Indian government has announced that 24ºC will be the new default temperature for air conditioners (AC). This includes all air conditioners that are labelled under the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)-star program. The default setting is the setting at which a machine comes from the factory. Gadgets Now reports that very few people in India […]
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ASHRAE upgrades its global HQ
ASHRAE (the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) has commenced construction on its new global headquarters renovation project. ASHRAE marked the occasion with a launch event on January 10. The building is a two-story, 66,700 square-foot building in Georgia, USA, and will include features such as: Energy-efficient HVAC and lighting systems Water-efficient plumbing […]
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The ultimate beer for fridgies?
San Diego-based craft brewery Ballast Point is taking sustainability to heady new heights, by using condensate from air conditioning systems to make beer. Ballast Point has teamed up with San Diego International Airport to use waste water for the new SAN Test Pilot beer. The airport has been collecting the condensate dripping from the AC […]
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NCC workshops coming soon
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 […]
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Videos on new energy labels
Last year the government ran information training sessions on the new energy labels that will soon start appearing on air conditioners. It has now placed a suite of information related to the content of the information sessions on the Energy Rating website. This includes a series of videos based on the information sessions. The videos […]
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Chemours suspends supply of R404A and R507A
Chemours has suspended the supply of refrigerants with a high global warming potential (GWP) in the European Union, including R404A (GWP 3,922) and R507A (GWP 3,985). The move supports the European Union F-Gas Regulation to lower-GWP alternatives and prepare for the next quota phase-down in 2021. On January 1, 2020, a prohibition came into effect in […]
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The top dog in trade
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 […]
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Advice for workers in smoky conditions
As a result of the bushfires burning throughout Australia, smoke has been affecting large parts of the country, including capital cities. On Monday in the Melbourne CBD, the air quality index (AQI) peaked at 213, considered “very unhealthy”. The suburb of Box Hill experienced an AQI of 372, considered “hazardous”. According to the Environment Protection […]
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MHIAA wins Choice award
Capping off its 20th anniversary year, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioners Australia (MHIAA) has once again been recognised as the Best Brand of Air Conditioners by leading consumer advocacy group Choice. The award is based on test reviews of over 140 split system air conditioners and the results of the annual reliability and satisfaction survey completed […]
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Solving Sydney’s urban heat dilemma
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 […]
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AIRAH announces 2020 Industry Nights
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, […]
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Closing the energy performance gap
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 […]
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IBTech at ARBS 2020
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 […]
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New rules on refrigerated cabinets
From August 15, 2020, the replacement Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Refrigerated Cabinets) 2019 will come into force in Australia. The changes in the 2019 Determination include: The addition of refrigerated storage cabinets, ice-cream freezers and scooping cabinets to the product classes of refrigerated cabinets that are regulated for energy efficiency The assessment of refrigerated cabinet performance […]
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Cold Logic signs MoU
Australian refrigeration specialist Cold Logic has signed an exclusive memorandum of understanding with UK naval refrigeration supplier Ernest West & Beynon. Ernest West & Beynon is currently supplying the provision cooling systems for BAE Systems UK Type 26 class, which is the baseline design for Australia’s Hunter class. Cold Logic is delivering state-of-the-art upgrades to […]
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Oomiak opens KL office
Australian industrial refrigeration specialist Oomiak is expanding into the Asian market. The Adelaide-based company has opened a Malaysian office in Kuala Lumpur in response to growing demand from South East Asia. “We’ve experienced a significant increase in demand from the Asian market for high quality industrial refrigeration systems, so opening an office in the region […]
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Save the date for Green Building Day
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 […]
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RIS for open flued gas heaters
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) is undertaking a review and regulatory impact statement (RIS) process to consider options to address risks from open flued gas space heaters. Open flued gas space heaters pose a risk of releasing unhealthy and sometimes lethal concentrations of carbon monoxide into buildings. Malfunctioning, poorly or infrequently […]
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RMIT seeks HVAC&R projects
RMIT University is seeking to promote the refrigeration, air conditioning and heating disciplines with its engineering students. The university is looking for industrial partners in this space to partner with the School of Engineering and propose potential student research projects, or “capstone projects”, for 2020. What is a capstone project? Undergraduate engineering students are all […]