Laura Timberlake

December 12, 2019

Save the date for Green Building Day

Events and conferences

Green Building Day 2020 is being held in Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney throughout May and June next year. Green Building Day is a one-day conference that examines how to drive change through the Green Star rating system. It will explore the latest Green Star case studies and how the system is evolving to meet […]

December 11, 2019

RIS for open flued gas heaters

Regulations

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) is undertaking a review and regulatory impact statement (RIS) process to consider options to address risks from open flued gas space heaters. Open flued gas space heaters pose a risk of releasing unhealthy and sometimes lethal concentrations of carbon monoxide into buildings.  Malfunctioning, poorly or infrequently […]

December 6, 2019

Reforming approvals for commercial buildings

Events and conferencesRegulations

The Department Of Mines, Industry Regulation And Safety – Building And Energy is holding a free information session on the Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement (CRIS) titled Reforms to the approvals process for commercial buildings in Western Australia. The CRIS will be published on Wednesday, December 11 and will be available from the Building and Energy website. The […]

December 5, 2019

Help fix the skills gap

NewsRegulations

The Australian Industry Standards annual skills survey is open, and all members of the HVAC&R industry are encouraged to participate. “This is the best opportunity refrigeration and air conditioning employers will get to voice their opinion,” says long-time educator and member of the RAC technical advisory committee (TAC), Steve Smith. “They can indicate whether the […]

November 28, 2019

Cool solution for renewable refrigeration

News

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced Glaciem Cooling Technologies Pty Ltd (Glaciem) is receiving $2 million in funding to demonstrate the technical and economic value of integrating thermal energy storage with renewable energy into HVAC&R applications.  Glaciem and the University of South Australia (UniSA) have been developing a low-cost thermal energy storage technology […]

November 27, 2019

ASHRAE launches Tech Hour

News

ASHRAE has launched its first Tech Hour video on the ASHRAE 365 app. ASHRAE Tech Hour aims to provide relevant technical content in the form of one-hour videos to members and interested individuals. The first video, Optimize Occupant Health, Building Energy Performance and Revenue through Indoor-Air Hydration, launched on November 19. It is presented by […]

November 21, 2019

Renew farewells Luckman

News

Renew announced at its Annual General Meeting that CEO Donna Luckman will be leaving the organisation on December 13. Luckman has been employed at Renew for 16 years, and has been CEO for six years. President of the Renew board, Helen Millicer, expressed her thanks to Luckman for her contributions to the organisation. “Donna has […]

November 20, 2019

Plants don’t improve indoor air quality

News

It is a modern myth that has become universally accepted as fact: that houseplants help to reduce indoor air pollution. But a recent study by Drexel University scientists has proved that plants have little to no impact on indoor environments. The original study that found plants were beneficial in an indoor environment was conducted by […]

November 20, 2019

Free guide on flammable refrigerant in vehicles

News

Ground-breaking Australian research has led to a free guide to help automotive technicians work safely with flammable refrigerants. Refrigerant Reclaim Australia (RRA), automotive thermal and electrical trade association VASA and GHD Engineering worked together to study the management of health and safety risks associated with the use of flammable gases, including refrigerants, in an automotive […]

November 15, 2019

Moving beyond gas

Events and conferences

Enhar is holding an event in Melbourne on Tuesday, December 3 to explore alternatives to gas. The Councils Beyond Gas Forum aims to shine a light on proven gas alternatives, policy ideas for councils leading the way, and implementation pathways. Enhar’s senior consultant Richard Keech will be speaking about the transition from gas and has […]