Mark Vender
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NCC the key to making buildings COVID-safe?
Last week, an international group of scientists and indoor air quality (IAQ) experts called for a “paradigm shift” in combating airborne pathogens such as COVID-19 by improving indoor ventilation systems. They say that the potential benefit to public health is comparable to that achieved in the 1800s when cities started organising clean water supplies and […]
Online platform will trade recovered HFC refrigerants
A new, EU-funded online platform has been launched to enable trading of reclaimed HFC refrigerants in Europe. The website, called Retradeables, has been designed to provide a simple, viable market where used F-gases – or fluorinated refrigerants – can be bought, reclaimed and sold for further use. Users can access a live online exchange for […]
Green Building Day returns to in-person events
Green Building Day is returning to in-person events for 2021 with Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney all hosting days of sharing knowledge and expertise on Green Star projects. Green Building Day is an annual event held across four cities nationally. It celebrates all things Green Star and explores the strategy areas of the Green Building […]
New occupational licensing system clears parliament
The government is charging towards a July 1, 2021 implementation date for its new Automatic Mutual Recognition legislation after the bill was passed by the Senate. The reform will enable licensed workers such as HVAC&R technicians to operate across jurisdictions, without having to apply, pay for and wait for a further licence to perform the […]
Suzanne Toumbourou moves on from ASBEC
The Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) has announced that Executive Director Suzanne Toumbourou has been appointed CEO of the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) and will conclude her tenure at ASBEC at the end of June 2021. “It has been an immense pleasure and privilege to work with ASBEC’s members over the past decade,” […]
Time for ‘paradigm shift’ on indoor air quality
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) air-quality expert Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska is leading an international call for a “paradigm shift” in combating airborne pathogens such as COVID-19 by improving indoor ventilation systems. Professor Morawska led a group of almost 40 researchers from 14 countries in a call published in Science for a shift in standards […]
RAC company fined $150,000 after apprentice injured
A Sydney-based refrigeration and air conditioning company has been fined $150,000 after one of its apprentice workers suffered serious injury from an arc flash explosion at a Sydney KFC in 2017. Ultra Refrigeration Pty Limited was investigated by SafeWork NSW and found guilty of breaching the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 in the NSW […]
Trafalgar Safety launches new website
Trafalgar Safety, an Australian manufacturer of safe storage cabinets, cages, and stillages. has launched a new website: tsafety.com.au. The new site showcases the company’s full product catalogue, including a product selector for specific ranges. It was designed to make it quicker and easier for customers to browse the full range, find the right product for […]
Panasonic and Pacific Ventilation team up on commercial solutions
Panasonic Australia and Pacific Ventilation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Systemair Group, have announced they will work together to market a large-scale commercial air conditioning and ventilation solution. Locally, the first stage of the collaboration will see Panasonic Australia and Pacific Ventilation work together to market Pacific Ventilation’s indoor DX air handling units and Panasonic’s […]
Sauermann launches new range of measuring instruments
Sauermann has launched a new range of instruments for measuring a variety of parameters in a diverse set of HVAC&R applications. “For over 40 years, Sauermann has designed, manufactured, and sold products and services dedicated to industrial and HVAC&R markets,” says the company. “The group specifically focuses on the detection, measurement, and control of Indoor […]
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