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Tag: Australian Standards
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Truwater releases EC-S Series cooling tower
Truwater has released an induced-draft, counterflow square PVC film-filled, FRP cooling tower called the EC-S Series cooling tower.
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New Holyoake fire-smoke damper hits market
Holyoake has released an opposed-blade fire-smoke damper called the HFS Damper that complies with the National Construction Code.
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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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Westaflex to shut down in February 2024
Melbourne-based HVAC manufacturer Westaflex / Uniflex Australia Group will cease trading on February 28, 2024, after 49 years in business.
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Opinion: The great Australian standards paywall
Clearscope Legal’s Raphael Brown looks at whether Australia’s pricing model for standards is helping or hindering the HVAC&R industry. Australian Standards are the unsung heroes of the HVAC&R world, defining the technical legal obligations that keep our heating, cooling and refrigeration systems in check. From the fine art of electrical wiring (AS/NZS 3000) to the […]
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New explosive gas atmospheres standard on the way
Industry is preparing for a new edition of AS/NZS 60079.10.1:2009, Classification of areas – Explosive gas atmospheres, due to appear later this year. AS/NZS 60079.10.1:2009 is a modified version of the IEC 60079-10-1 standard, published in 2008. Since then there have been two updates to the IEC standard, in 2015 and 2020. The Standards Australia […]
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Master Builders supports petition for free standards
A federal House of Representatives petition calling for free or affordable access to Australian Standards has received support from the Master Builders Association of Victoria. The petition claims that although essential to many jobs, Australian Standards are becoming “increasingly expensive and the restrictions on accessibility are increasing”. “The existing model is unsustainable and will potentially […]