Danny Chan

July 13, 2020

Starting up the energy efficiency jobs machine

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The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group), the Energy Efficiency Council (EEC), and the Property Council of Australia (PCA), have released a joint statement that captures the key insight from the National Summit: Energy Efficiency and Australia’s Economic Recovery. The Summit was held on July 1, organised by the parties mentioned. It was […]

July 8, 2020

‘Watching brief’ on airborne COVID-19

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has acknowledged growing concerns surrounding the airborne transmission of the coronavirus, following the publication of an open letter addressed to the Geneva-based agency, but says more evidence is still required. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the organisation has advised that the virus is primarily spread through large respiratory droplets […]

July 8, 2020

Iain Stewart among Australia’s most innovative engineers

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Among the nominees listed in Australia’s Most Innovative Engineers 2020 (AMIE 2020) is Exergenics founder Iain Stewart, Affil.AIRAH, whose innovative work on plant optimisation helps to address inefficiencies in conventional chilled plant control strategies. Australia’s Most Innovative Engineers is a program organised by Create magazine, the publication of Engineers Australia. Into its fifth year, the […]

July 8, 2020

COVID-19 likely to be airborne, claim 239 experts

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More than 200 scientists from over 30 countries have signed an open letter urging the World Health Organization (WHO) to take the role of airborne spread of COVID-19 more seriously. Published in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal, the letter titled “It is Time to Address Airborne Transmission of COVID-19” challenges the view held by the […]

July 2, 2020

Belimo to host webinar on control valve selection

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HVAC field device manufacturer Belimo will be hosting a free webinar on control valve selection on its newly launched online training platform. The Control Valve 101 webinar will cover all the essentials of the subject, says the company. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, July 14, at 3pm (AEST), 2.30pm (ACST) and 1pm (AWST). The content […]

July 2, 2020

IAQAA launches Lunch & Learn

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The Indoor Air Quality Association Australia (IAQAA) will be hosting its first Lunch & Learn session via Zoom on July 7. The online presentation will kick off IAQAA’s series of free monthly webinars. Tuesday’s session will feature Bryon Price, F.AIRAH, one of Australia’s leading figures in building services. He will be presenting on the role […]

July 2, 2020

Ian Eitzen appointed new Condair MD

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Condair Pty Ltd has announced the appointment of Ian Eitzen to Managing Director. He succeeds Kevin Cronin, who will retire at the end of June. As Condair’s National Business Development Manager, Eitzen has been responsible for the continued market development of the company’s commercial and industrial humidification and in-duct evaporative cooling business across Australia. He […]

June 30, 2020

Urban Cooling Masterclass on Youtube

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The Penrith City Council is sharing learnings from its Cooling the City Masterclass by making the recordings of the event available online. The council hosted the Masterclass on February 18, to explore initiatives on creating cooler and more liveable urban spaces. The event was developed in response to councilor concerns arising from community feedback on […]

June 25, 2020

Seven ways to celebrate World Refrigeration Day

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On June 26, the global HVAC&R community will be rallying around a common cause in celebration of World Refrigeration Day (WRD 2020). This year, the scale and means of marking the occasion has been restricted by the pandemic, but WRD founder Stephen Gill says there is still plenty going on. “WRD 20 is going to […]

June 25, 2020

MCE 2020 cancelled

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Reed Exhibitions Italia has announced the cancellation of the 2020 Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE 2020) trade show. The next edition of the biennial event will be held March 8-11, 2022. The European air conditioning, refrigeration and heating exhibition was originally scheduled to take place on March 17-20, but was later postponed to September 8-11 due […]