Mark Vender
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Woolworths to celebrate sustainability milestone
Woolworths is marking the opening of its 100th transcritical CO2 store relaunch with a special event at 8am on March 27, 2024 at Woolworths Wollongong, NSW.
Waste heat initiative seeks industry partners
A new Australian research project is seeking industry partners to help harness potentially the largest available energy source on the planet: waste heat.
ARC selected as finalist for sustainability award
The Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) has been announced as a finalist in the National Banksia Sustainability Awards.
Vale Pat McInerney
Staunch environmental advocate and Australian representative at meetings of the Montreal Protocol Patrick McInerney has passed away, aged 61.
Road to professional registration in ACT
With applications for professional registration in the ACT set to open on March 6, 2024, the ACT government is running an information session about the incoming scheme.
Mandatory CPD for HVAC&R technicians in Victoria
Victoria’s Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) has released a regulatory impact statement (RIS) to help determine whether or not to establish a compulsory CPD scheme for building practitioners and plumbers, including HVAC&R technicians.
Net zero summit to focus on construction
The Net Zero Construction Summit will explore the policies, strategies, materials and technologies necessary to decarbonise construction.
Reducing infection transmission with ventilation
The Integrated Bioscience and Built Environment Consortium (IBEC) is running a free webinar that will look at ventilation as a strategy for infection transmission reduction.
A-Gas opens refrigerant testing lab in NZ
Refrigerant supplier A-Gas has launched a laboratory in New Zealand with the capability to test the quality of refrigerants against AHRI Standard 700. AHRI 700 specifies acceptable levels of contaminants (purity requirements) for fluorocarbon, hydrocarbon, and carbon dioxide refrigerants, regardless of source, and lists acceptable test methods. According to A-Gas, the new lab – located […]
Government sets its sights on dodgy RTOs
A new bill has been introduced into federal parliament to address integrity and quality issues in the vocational education and training (VET) sector.
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