Oceania
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...
More action needed to address climate change
12 November 2015 Climate Council CEO, Amanda McKenzie, has warned that the planet is set to cross the halfway point towards a global temperature rise of 2C. Figures from January to September this yea...
High performance energy conference
12 November 2015 High Performance Energy 2016 is a two day conference on how to drive energy efficiency in the Australian built environment. The events covers energy efficiency and performance ...
Panasonic launches more R32 units
10 November 2015 Panasonic-R32NEW ZEALAND: The adoption of low GWP refrigerant R32 in air conditioners grows with news of the launch of Panasonic Econavi units in Australia and New Zealand. Lau...
ARBS seminar deadline
10 November 2015 The deadline to submit abstracts for the ARBS 2016 seminar program is fast approaching with applications closing on November 30, 2015. ARBS 2016, Australia’s only international air c...
Amber Rudd urged to provide more support for heat pumps
6 November 2015 BEAMA has written to Secretary of State Amber Rudd requesting more support for heat pumps, citing the “negative impact” that the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) has had on domestic sale...
Australia's first six star residential development
By Sandra van Dijk | 6 November 2015 The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has awarded the nation’s first 6 Star Green Star rating to a residential development. The Prince’s Australian Terra...
