Laura Timberlake

February 24, 2020

Females to take the lead

News

Danfoss is embarking on an ambitious plan to ensure that the number of female leaders increases significantly over the next five years. Women currently account for over a third of all the company’s employees, but only 20 per cent of its leaders are women. The aim is for 25 per cent of its leaders to […]

February 20, 2020

Survey on high-performance HVAC

Regulations

The University of New South Wales is holding a survey that is part of the Low Carbon Living CRC project “Mainstreaming high performance commercial building HVAC” (RP1033). The purpose of the survey is to investigate the general barriers, drivers and options that affect the design decisions of standard and high-efficiency heating, ventilation and air conditioning […]

February 19, 2020

Free webinar on cooling tower technology

Events and conferences

Models of Success and Sustainability (MOSS) is holding a free webinar on Thursday, February 20. MOSS presented the IVG–CT at Isle’s second Industrial TAG meeting on November 15, 2019. Vortex Processing Technology (VPT) is a new disruptive “CleanTechnology” that has been developed to improve commercial cooling tower (CT) performance, reduce maintenance inputs and operating costs. The […]

February 12, 2020

Free online refrigerant course

News

Industry groups have joined together to create a free online course called Real Alternatives 4 Life, to provide education on the safe use of alternative refrigerants such as ammonia, hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide. The course has been developed in response to the European F-Gas Regulation, which encourages wider adoption of refrigerants with a lower global […]

February 11, 2020

Grant funding for better buildings

News

Applications are open for round one of the City of Sydney environmental performance grants. Through the grants and sponsorship program, the City aims to enable residents and businesses to improve their environmental performance. The City provides funds to reduce carbon emissions, save water and cut operating costs in buildings. Recipients can commission energy and/or water […]

February 5, 2020

Sneak peek: ARBS Speaker Series

Events and conferences

ARBS has released details of its 2020 Speaker Series. ARBS 2020 is taking place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from May 19–21. The Speaker Series is still in its final stages of development, but some highlights have already been confirmed. Infrastructure Without Tears: How to transition from commercial to industrial contracts without losing your […]

February 5, 2020

Sydney Build 2020 Expo

Events and conferences

The Sydney Build 2020 Expo is being held at ICC Sydney from March 19–20. Now in its fifth year, the Expo focuses on construction, architecture and infrastructure. The event is free and will offer attendees: 21 summits across eight conference stages More than 300 speaker presentations CPD accreditation Over 350 exhibitors in three exhibition halls […]

January 31, 2020

Speakers announced for Refrigeration 2020

Events and conferences

As AIRAH heads into its centenary year, the first celebration off the ranks will be the Refrigeration Conference 2020. An impressive list of speakers has been announced for the conference, taking place in Melbourne from March 23–24. The keynote speakers are Thomas Lund of Danfoss Industrial Refrigeration from Denmark, and Bruce Nelson, M.AIRAH, of Colmac […]

January 30, 2020

Passive House hits prime time

Features

As Australians struggle through another sweltering summer, more families are trying to lower their power bills through better energy efficiency in their homes. A recent report on ABC’s 7.30 delved into exactly how much Australians could be saving if they had Passive House homes. Passive House (also known as Passivhaus) is a low-energy and high-comfort […]

January 24, 2020

R32 expanding rapidly in EU

News

The Building Services Research & Information Association (BSRIA) has predicted the R32 market share for split systems in Europe will exceed 80 per cent by 2023. According to its research, R32 accounted for approximately 37 per cent of the market in 2019. R32 has a lower global warming potential (GWP) than other refrigerants (of 675), […]