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Elastocaloric cooling a system for the future
University of Maryland researchers in the US have developed a high-performance elastocaloric cooling system they say could herald the next generation of cooling devices. Eight years in the making, the prototype system relies on pushing and pulling pieces of metal to create cooling, rather than using a refrigerant circuit containing a working fluid. Caloric materials […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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 […]
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Supporting mental health through mateship
R U OK? is sharing free resources that encourage trainees and apprentices to foster supportive friendships by regularly checking in with their mates and paying attention to life events and any signs that might indicate they are struggling. The campaign is titled “Be a mate, it’s worth it”. The Wellbeing at work: Apprenticeships and Mental […]
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The search for Australia’s best tradie
Australian tradies are set to battle it out for recognition as the best of the best at the inaugural Australian Trades Small Business Champion Awards, to be held at Western Sydney Conference Centre, Penrith in Sydney on Friday September 22, 2023. The aim of the awards is to support and celebrate the vital contribution that […]
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Victoria tables ambitious 2035 emissions reduction target
The Victorian Government has tabled in parliament its formal determination of Victoria’s 2035 emissions reduction target under its Climate Change Act 2017. The Act sets a framework to keep developing new policies to meet the targets, or sector pledges. The 2035 target aims to reduce Victoria’s greenhouse gas emissions by 75–80 per cent below 2005 levels. […]
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Measuring costs saved by modular construction
Researchers from the University of South Australia and Aston University in the UK have calculated the potential cost savings for builders using modular production techniques, where much of the construction happens offsite in controlled conditions. The cost model calculated by the researchers estimated the impact of weather on each building activity, including portions of the […]
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Getting to grips with the energy-efficiency workforce
Australia is in a better position to evaluate its energy-efficiency workforce thanks to a new report that provides definitions of energy efficiency work. Energy efficiency definitions for the Australian Energy Employment Report was developed by the RACE for 2030, alongside the University of Technology Sydney’s Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) and the Energy Efficiency Council (EEC). […]