Mark Vender

February 20, 2025

New Refrigerant Handling Codes of Practice published

NewsRegulations

New editions of the Australian and New Zealand Refrigerant Handling Codes of Practice are now available.

February 20, 2025

GUV versus HEPA – a scientific comparison

News

A new study in the Journal of Hazardous Materials has compared the effectiveness of ultraviolet radiation against air filtration to mitigate virus-laden aerosols in an occupied clinical room, with interesting results.

February 18, 2025

Deep dive on embodied carbon in building services

Events and conferences

AIRAH and MECLA are running a Deep Dive event in Brisbane to explore the role of building services and façades in reducing embodied carbon.

February 11, 2025

Next step in the VEU’s strategic review

Regulations

A new discussion paper about the Victorian Energy Upgrades program has been released for public comment, to kick off the next stage of a major strategic review.

February 6, 2025

Have your say on Australia’s licensing scheme

NewsRegulations

DCCEEW is inviting permit holders, industry bodies and other stakeholders to share feedback to help enhance the implementation of the RAC permit scheme.

February 5, 2025

Licence requirements for hot water heat pumps

News

The ARC and DCCEEW have published a new fact sheet covering the licence requirements for hot water heat pumps.

January 30, 2025

Updates on professional registration in the ACT

Events and conferences

The Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate is hosting two information sessions in February 2025 on the ACT Professional Engineers Registration Scheme.

January 24, 2025

NSW government defers fire safety measures

Regulations

Building Commission NSW has made a last-minute decision to defer fire safety requirements due to commence on February 13, 2025.

January 21, 2025

Webinar on NSW fire safety reform and AS 1851

Events and conferences

AIRAH, AMCA Australia and FPA Australia are running a free webinar on February 3, 2025, to explore mandatory compliance with AS 1851-2012.

January 20, 2025

Explosive gas atmospheres standard open for review

Regulations

A draft standard is open for comment: DR AS/NZS IEC 60079.10.1 Amd 1:2025 Explosive atmospheres, Part 10.1: Classification of areas – Explosive gas atmospheres.