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Federal funding for community energy upgrades
The federal government has announced $100 million in funding to deliver energy upgrades for community facilities such as local pools, sporting clubs and community centres. The assistance is aimed at helping councils cut their emissions and reduce their energy bills. “The new $100 million Community Energy Upgrades Fund will co-fund upgrades with councils and has […]
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Governments eye crucial decade for energy efficiency
Australia is among 45 countries to have endorsed the goal of doubling the average global rate of energy efficiency improvements by 2030. In a ministerial statement released after the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 8th Global Conference on Energy Efficiency in Versailles, France, governments from across Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe highlighted the critical role […]
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Australia to ban high-GWP refrigerants in small AC
The Australian federal government intends to implement restrictions on small air conditioning equipment with high global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant. From July 1, 2024, Australia will ban the import and manufacture of small air conditioning equipment using refrigerant with a GWP over 750. This ban will apply to equipment with up to 2.6kg refrigerant charge […]
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New clamp enables easy attachment to metal roofs
Roof attachment specialist S-5! has introduced a new clamp for attaching a wide range of rooftop accessories to the Riverclack metal roof profile. According to the company, the two-piece design of the S-5-RC aligns with the rib geometry of the roof profile and creates a mechanical interlock strong enough to mount most rooftop applications with certified holding strength, […]
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Free vehicle registration for Victorian apprentices
The Victorian government has announced it will make vehicle registration free for eligible apprentices from July 2023. The $10 million initiative, included in the Victorian Budget 2023/24, will provide free registration to apprentices if their employer can verify that their vehicle is an essential part of their work. Apprentices who need their car for work […]
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New temperature sensing tech for metal tanks
Dwyer Instruments has announced a new product in Omega’s HANI (high accuracy, non-invasive) temperature sensing range: the HANI temperature sensors for metal tank applications. According to Dwyer, the new design makes sensor installation easy by enabling it to be mounted to the outside of a metal tank where it can read the temperature of the […]
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future:gas roadshow gathers momentum
The 2023 future:gas refrigerant seminar series is now under way and travelling across Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu until September. The series has been organised to deliver vital information to industry stakeholders preparing for systems and equipment designed for new refrigerants such as HFOs, CO2, ammonia, hydrocarbons, lower global warming potential (GWP) […]
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Professor Morawska wins Women in Science award
The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has announced that world-leading air quality expert and Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska has received the prestigious 2023 L’Oréal–UNESCO for Women in Science Award for Asia and the Pacific. An Australian Laureate Fellow, Australian Academy of Science Fellow, and Director of the International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, Prof. Morawska is one […]
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Daikin cuts ribbon on Melbourne warehousing facility
Daikin Australia has officially opened its new Daikin Park Melbourne facility in Truganina with a ceremony attended by Daikin dealers and key business partners involved in the development of the site. The warehouse facility of 13,603m2 has been built as a comprehensive logistics solution for Daikin Australia to optimise fulfilment and dispatch operations for finished […]
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Pushing the private sector on sustainable cooling
The Environmental Investigation Agency US (EIA US) has released a new report calling for private sector commitments on cooling to be meaningful enough to tackle the climate crisis. EIA US says the suite of government contributions to curb greenhouse gas emissions alone are not enough to put the world on a path to limit warming to […]
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Vale Graham Boyle
Graham Boyle, L.AIRAH, a highly respected educator and advocate for Australia’s HVAC&R industry, has passed away after a battle with illness. WA-based Boyle began teaching refrigeration and air conditioning at Perth Technical College in 1980 and eventually became Portfolio Manager at South Metropolitan TAFE (previously Polytechnic West) in 2009. He was the author of the […]
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NCC energy efficiency improvements put on hold?
The Victorian government has announced that some requirements in the National Construction Code that were due to come into effect in October 2023 may be delayed, including those around energy efficiency. In 2022, industry stakeholders advocated strongly to lift the minimum energy efficiency requirements for new homes from 6 to 7 NatHERS stars – the […]
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Catching up with the embodied carbon conversation
The Materials and Embodied Carbon Leaders’ Alliance (MECLA) is running its annual update on June 14 at 3pm (AEST). The event is an opportunity for anyone interested in embodied carbon in the built environment to get a broad overview of MECLA activities. The event features short presentations from the chairs of all 10 MECLA working […]
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Dyson offers personal air purification
Dyson has released a new product, the Dyson Zone, which combines noise-cancelling headphones with personal air purification. Inventor of the bagless vacuum, a fanless fan and efficient hand dryers, Dyson described the evolution of the product as the biggest challenge its engineers have ever tackled. “The Dyson Zone is a set of noise-cancelling, high-fidelity over-ear […]
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NZ HVAC&R Hub trade show confirms dates and speakers
A compelling program has been assembled for New Zealand’s HVAC&R Hub event slated for June 20–21 at the Auckland Showgrounds, Greenlane, Auckland. The trade-only event is being co-hosted by IRHACE, and held as part of BuildNZ. “Attendees will get to experience the latest and greatest in heating, cooling and air quality control technologies and all […]
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World Refrigeration Day celebrations at RMIT
The RMIT Refrigeration Department in Melbourne is hosting tours of its facility and opening its new CO2 lab to celebrate World Refrigeration Day on Monday, June 26. Trade teachers at the department will take groups on guided tours of the new state-of-the-art training facility starting at 3.30pm, followed by an address by Shannon Egan from […]
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Commercial ice makers under scrutiny
The Australian government has invited comment on whether to introduce minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for commercial ice makers. According to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water (DCCEEW), commercial ice maker energy use is increasing in Australia and New long with a growing population and the expansion of the foodservice and […]
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Practical guide to reducing upfront carbon
The Green Building Council of Australia and Lendlease have released a practical guide to reduce upfront carbon emissions in new buildings and major refurbishments. The authors note that 25 per cent of a typical building’s emissions can be attributed to the products and materials used during construction, and the construction processes themselves. These emissions can’t […]
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Advice on decommissioning trigeneration systems
Building services specialist A.G. Coombs has released an advisory note on decommissioning of trigeneration and cogeneration plants. Cogeneration plants simultaneously produce electricity with the recovery and utilisation of heat – and in the case of trigeneration, use the heat produced by the plant to generate chilled water for air conditioning or refrigeration. Although such systems […]
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ATO offers tax tips for tradies
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has developed a tailored occupation guide for tradies that includes things like tools and equipment, car costs and protective clothing. It explains which deductions people can and can’t claim this year, as well as the income they will need to declare and the records they must keep. The guide has […]