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Tag: AS 1668.2
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Slow response to new filter standards
An important changeover of filter standards is underway in Australia, but industry has so far been slow to move.
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ABCB confirms delay in NCC 2025
The ABCB has confirmed that the 2025 edition of the NCC will not be published in line with the usual timetable, in May.
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Opinion: HVAC&R enforcement on the rise?
Clearscope Legal’s Raphael Brown looks at some recent projects where HVAC&R has been in the compliance spotlight.
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Clock ticking on AS 1668 review
Time is running out to submit comments on the draft version of one of the most important standards for HVAC practitioners in Australia: AS 1668 The use of ventilation and airconditioning in buildings.
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Need to know: key updates to AS 1668
One of the most important Australian Standards used by HVAC practitioners, AS 1668, is being reviewed. Brett Fairweather, M.AIRAH, from It’s Engineered takes us through the major changes and the key talking points in the drafts of AS 1668.2 and AS 1668.4, which are open for public comment until January 23, 2024. Why is an […]
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Time to close the natural ventilation loophole
How to improve indoor air quality in Australia’s public spaces? Experts from diverse disciplines have put forward various answers to this question. One solution, flagged by mechanical engineers long before the pandemic, remains frustratingly obvious for those in the HVAC&R industry: revisiting the provisions for natural ventilation in the National Construction Code (NCC). According to […]
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Bringing the Australian air filter standard up to speed
Standards Australia has started with implementation of ISO 16890, bringing the Australian Standard for air filters used in general ventilation and air conditioning in line with world’s best practice. Part 1 of the standard is now out for public comment, and can be accessed via the Standards Australia website. According to Daniel McCaffrey, M.AIRAH from […]
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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 […]