Oceania
Video pushes flammable refrigerant safety
12th June, 2014 AUSTRALIA: The Australian refrigeration and air conditioning institute AIRAH has produced a video to promote the safe use of flammable refrigerants. The video promotes the Flamm...
How to keep refrigerant costs down
02 Jun 2014 A special presentation on how to keep refrigerant costs down will be presented at the CCN Live Conference on August 13, 2014. The presentation will be delivered by Michael Bellstedt...
Daikin Releases R32 RAC in Australia
In 2013, Daikin has launched its Ururu Sarara 7 range of split system air conditioners in Australia. The Ururu Sarara 7 (2.5 kW) is the first air conditioner in Australia to achieve a 7-star ‘Super Ef...
2.8 Australia
Australian VRF market scale is estimated at 8,900 units in 2013. The commercial VRF market is expected to remain flat while the residential market, especially for mini VRF, should grow at least 15% fo...
1.8 Australia
The population continues to grow in Australia and interest rates remain low. Residential development is improving in New South Wales, and with generally hot summers and short, cold winters, Australia’...
Australia: hydrocarbon advantages mean they here to stay
20 May 2014 The use of hydrocarbons offer a number of advantages in addition to climate benefits, including greater energy efficiency, faster pull-down time and reduction in head pressures. A number o...
Australia: hydrocarbon advantages mean they here to stay
09 May 2014 The use of hydrocarbons offer a number of advantages in addition to climate benefits, including greater energy efficiency, faster pull-down time and reduction in head pressures. A number of Australian end-users have experienced these performance benefits, and their associated cost savings, leading to a growing demand for information and training on hydrocarbon technologies. Comp...
CIBSE hosts carbon dioxide seminar
07 May 2014 Klaas Visser presentation The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) hosted a seminar this week on how to achieve emission reductions and improve energy efficiency in...
Insurance headache for hydrocarbon refrigerants
2 May 2014 WORKSHOPS using hydrocarbon refrigerants in vehicle air-conditioning systems could be pursued by insurance companies if any damage to a vehicle is caused by the use of flammable gases. This is in addition to the myriad possible refrigerant handling or occupational health and safety infringements that could occur during the process of filling an air-conditioning system with hydroc...
ARBS 2014, Australian HVAC&R Expo
May 20-22, 2014; Melbourne, Australia ARBS 2014 -- Australia’s only International Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Services trade exhibition will take place at Melbourne Convention ...
Real-time savings in buildings HVAC consumption
22/04/2014 BuildingIQ, an Australian-based software company, is making software that automatically makes real-time adjustments to building controls to reduce HVAC consumption based on several indicato...
Flammable refrigerant safety seminars
14th April, 2014Australia: In a bid to promote safe use of flammable refrigerants, AIRAH is running a free national seminar series based on its Flammable Refrigerants Safety Guide, published last yea...