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ANC Distribution offers REMS Curvo 50
Engineering product distribution ANC Distribution is now offering the REMS Curvo 50 for bending pipes and tubes. “Experience clean and precise cold bending of up to 90 degrees on a variety of tubes and pipes such as stainless steel, steel, carbon steel, copper, plastic and multilayer composite tubes with the REMS Curvo 50,” says ANC […]
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New home comfort rating system for Darwin homes
CSIRO and its project partners are holding a forum to launch a new home comfort rating system for Darwin residential building designs on Thursday, March 30. The industry and community forum will include presentations, a home comfort rating demonstration and a “where to from here?” discussion opportunity. This will include field validation of house energy […]
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New standalone wall-mount CO controller for carparks
HEVAC, an Australian company specialising in control systems for the commercial air conditioning industry, has a new offering in its range of carpark CO control systems. The new SACO is a standalone wall mount sensor/controller that complies fully to Standards Australia AS 1668.2-2012 for CO management, fan-fault monitoring and minimum timed ventilation requirements, says HEVAC. According […]
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Siemens launches Connect Box
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has launched Connect Box, which the company says is “an open and easy-to-use” IoT solution designed to manage small to medium-sized buildings. “The latest addition to the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, Connect Box is a user-friendly approach for monitoring building performance, with the potential to optimise energy efficiency by up to 30 per […]
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Sustainable cooling could save thousands of lives
A collaborative study by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and Yale University has found that it is possible to provide affordable cooling to an ever-growing population and also avoid increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Keeping people cool can save tens of thousands of lives each year, the report says. Those without access to indoor […]
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Alfa Laval launches heat exchanger for fuel cell systems
Alfa Laval has launched what it says is the first heat exchanger developed specifically for fuel cell systems – the AlfaNova GL50. According to Alfa Laval, fuel cells will play an important role in the global transition to green energy. By unleashing the energy stored in hydrogen and derivatives such as ammonia, methanol and methane, […]
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Solar-powered ice machine for small-scale fishing in Indonesia
A German-Indonesian partnership has developed a solar-powered ice-making machine for small-scale fisherman in Indonesia. The high-tech solution was developed as a rural development project to prevent food waste and allow small-scale fishermen in disadvantaged regions to sell their products nationwide through seamless refrigeration chains. German company Ziehl-Abegg provided high-efficiency fans for the machine, which uses […]
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Drillcut launches ‘game changing’ online platform
Leading HVAC, plumbing, electrical and building services equipment supplier Drillcut has launched a new online platform. After two years of development and testing, Drillcut says it expects its new Drillcut 360 platform to play a major part in the turnaround of Australia’s multi-billion-dollar building services sector by targeting improvements in supply-chain efficiency, productivity, labour costs, […]
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Scientists issue ‘final warning’ on climate crisis
As rising greenhouse gas emissions force the world to the brink of irreversible damage, scientists have delivered a “final warning” on the climate crisis. The message was issued by a panel of the world’s leading climate scientists in the final part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sixth assessment report. According to the […]
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Yellowstone pool provides insights into hydrothermal systems
A small pool just north of Yellowstone National Park’s famous Old Faithful geyser is helping University of Utah researchers to gain new understandings of the fluctuations of energy in the park’s extensive hydrothermal system. Doublet Pool is a pair of hydrothermal pools connected by a small neck, situated on Geyser Hill in Yellowstone National Park. […]
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Panasonic partners with Repco Supercars Championship
Panasonic has been named as the official air conditioning partner of the 2023 Repco Supercars Championship. Along with joining the championship as the official air conditioning partner, the starting order of each Repco Supercars Championship race will be presented on the Panasonic starting grid on live television broadcasts. “We are proud to partner with Supercars, […]
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NT mentoring program for women in trades
Charles Darwin University (CDU) has marked International Women’s Day 2023 by announcing the launch of a new Women in Trades mentoring program. The program connects young women commencing their apprenticeships with women working in the NT trades sector. CDU Careers Centre has partnered with the NT chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction […]
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ebm-papst launches Reset air quality program
Fan and motor manufacturer ebm-papst has launched a sensor-based and performance-driven indoor air quality standard and certification program called Reset. “Indoor air quality is continuously changing and not obviously detected by human senses,” says the company. “IAQ changes throughout the life of a building on a daily and hourly basis through the HVAC system, occupant […]
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ARBS celebrates the past – and looks to a bright future
Approaching its 10-year milestone, the ARBS Foundation is looking back at the work it has done to support Australia’s HVAC&R industry through $400,000 worth of grants. In 2014, ARBS Exhibitions Limited created the ARBS Foundation to support the HVAC&R industry. The goal was to promote education and research in the industry, solicit donations to help […]
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Elitech offers refrigeration charging scale
Elitech’s new LMC-210 Programmable HVAC Refrigeration Charging Scale is designed to weigh refrigerant containers, in addition to charging directly into a system or recovering from a system. According to Elitech, the HVAC scale features a measuring weight capacity of 100kg, remote communication between scale body and Elitech Scale App or handhold controller, a tough and […]
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Multi V Water 5 for compact heating and cooling
LG Electronics Australia (LG) has announced the availability of its Multi V Water 5 air solution, which the company says delivers convenience and flexibility for a variety of Australian businesses. The Multi V Water 5 is intended for commercial spaces and is designed to offer efficient operation and convenient installation, as well as powerful cooling […]
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More sensors in one with Senva AQ2 series
AB Controls, an Australian electronic sensors, control system design and building automation specialist, is offering the Senva AQ2 Series solution. The company says it is committed to bringing high-quality sensors and controllers to the building industry to make the jobs of HVAC professionals easier. This includes sourcing sensors that have been designed to do the […]
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The EU phase-down plan – brave or foolhardy?
At the end of February, the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) agreed to major amendments to the F-gas regulation – the EU legislation that controls emissions from fluorinated greenhouse gases. If the changes are confirmed by the European Parliament, it will effectively see a phase-out of HFC refrigerants […]
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A sustainable solution to the engineering skills shortage
Inspiring a stronger connection with engineering among current and future engineers is the key to permanently solving the skills shortage, according to new research published by Dr Maryam Raji at the University of Melbourne. The skills shortage has in recent years become perhaps the biggest issue facing the building and construction sector, and that is […]
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Can growing crops at solar farms boost panel performance?
According to new research from Cornell University, growing commercial agricultural crops on solar farms can both increase commercial food production and improve solar panel performance and longevity. The research was published in the journal Applied Energy. “We now have, for the first time, a physics-based tool to estimate the costs and benefits of co-locating solar […]