Oceania

2015.03.13

Seeley's 7 star heater prompts ratings review

10 Mar 2015 The Australian Gas Association (AGA) is set to undertake a review of Australia’s star rating system for gas heating products following the announcement last week that Seeley International ...

2015.03.10

Turner Engineering to distribute Panasonic

09 Mar 2015 Victoria and Tasmania Panasonic has appointed Turner Engineering to distribute the company’s range of air conditioning products to the specialist market in Victoria and Tasmania.   Panasonic Consumer Electronics Group director, Richard Tassone, said Turner Engineering has a strong track-record and has been a Panasonic distributor in Western Australia for the past 25 years.   ...

2015.03.04

National greenhouse and energy reporting data released

03 Mar 2015 The Clean Energy Regulator has released the 2013-14 National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) data publication.   Under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme, Australian corporations that meet certain thresholds are required to report their emissions and energy information to the Clean Energy Regulator.   Data reported under this scheme captures around 60 ...

2015.03.01

AIRAH Industrial Ammonia Refrigeration Courses 2015

AIRAH will be holding four industrial ammonia refrigeration courses this year.   The three courses are: Industrial Ammonia Plant Operations, Ammonia Emergency Response, Ammonia Safety Awareness and Energy Efficient Industrial Refrigeration.   The Industrial Ammonia Plant Operations Course is suitable for refrigerant plant operators who need to be aware of potential hazards associated wit...

2015.02.19

Air Con and Refrigeration Efficiency in the Built Environmen

There are major energy savings available from air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) in Australia, in the order of $10 billion per year.   Accessing these savings requires significant changes...

2015.02.15

Stulz Launches Data Center Optimization Service

Stulz Australia has launched a data center audit and optimization service designed to assist Australian organizations with identifying risk, reducing energy consumption and improve power usage effecti...

2015.02.19

Global Infrastructure Hub to enable BIM adoption

17 Feb 2015 It’s been a slow start for Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Australia but industry is confident that the creation of a Global Infrastructure Hub in Sydney this year will provide the momentum necessary to really get the ball rolling. At the same time government and industry have developed a formal framework for the adoption of BIM which will enable industry to realise the full b...

2015.02.15

Energy Efficiency Council announces new president

13 Feb 2015 Tony Arnel has been appointed president of the Energy Efficiency Council (EEC), Australia’s peak body for energy efficiency, cogeneration and demand management. Arnel assumes the reigns f...

2015.02.09

Australia: a cool benchmarking tool

10/02/2015 An estimated 22% of Australia’s electricity  is used in air-conditioning and refrigeration systems and HVAC systems are responsible for more than 40% of the energy used in commercial buildings.   In order to measure system efficiency and reduce the use of HVAC systems, a calculating tool has been launched online for building owners and HVAC industry professionals. This Calcula...

2015.02.09

Aged care provider trials geothermal heat pumps

10 Feb 2015 Residential care services in Australia top $17 billion Western Australia’s largest not-for-profit aged care and retirement living provider Bethanie Villages is trialling geothermal heat pu...

2015.02.09

First building in Australia to achieve a five star excellenc

06 Feb 2015 Green Building Council of Australia Australia has achieved its very first 5 Star Green Star - Performance rating signifying a new level of excellence.   The rating has been awarded to...

 
 
 
 
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