Oceania
Mitsubishi adds R32 to M series
Dec 1, 2015 AUSTRALIA: Mitsubishi Electric Australia has launched a new M Series split system range running on the lower GWP refrigerant R32. The inverter-controlled MSZ-GL series claims to be one o...
Sustainable building and design conference
26 November 2015 More than 800 experts in planning, urban design and commercial property will come together at the City of Sydney-sponsored Green Cities conference to discuss sustainable building init...
World is in the grip of a clean energy revolution
26 November 2015 Renewable energy is rapidly becoming the preferred choice for new electricity generation across the globe, according to a Climate Council report released yesterday. Entitled ’A Whole...
ARA puts more pressure on government to act
25 November 2015 Critical of government inaction when it comes to regulating the HVACR industry, the Australian Refrigeration Association (ARA) has prepared a second submission for the Ozone Protectio...
Australian refrigeration industry urges its government to ge
25 November 2015 Australian Refrigeration Association submission calls for F-Gas-style legislation to reduce emissions and encourage low-GWP replacement, especially naturals The Australian Refrigeration Association and over 80 signatories have called on its national government to use F-Gas style legislation to bring HFC emissions under control. Unusually for a national cooling indust...
Rating tool for office buildings
23 November 2015 The National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) has launched its revised Indoor Environment (IE) rating tool for office buildings. NABERS IE provides an easy t...
New HVAC app for busy technicians
20 November 2015 Active Air Rentals has released an application to make the job of a HVAC technician much easier. Developed in close collaboration with technicians with feedback from the market...
Industry debate final options for ozone review
19 November 2015 There has been plenty of fiery debate surrounding the release of an Options Paper by the Federal Government as part of its review of the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas ...
2.11 Australia
According to BSRIA, Australia’s chiller market size in 2014 was US$ 102.5 million, a 0.5% decrease from 2013. By chiller type, the centrifugal chiller segment was the only segment to record posi...
Second auction awards contracts for 45.5 million tonnes of e
13 November 2015 The second Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auction, conducted by the independent Clean Energy Regulator, has awarded contracts for 45.5 million tonnes of emissions reduction at an aver...
