Oceania
Total Facilities 2015 returns to Sydney
20 Mar 2015 Next week 2,500 facilities management professionals are expected to converge on Glebe Island’s Sydney Exhibition Centre for the annual Total Facilities event. Taking place from Marc...
Fair Go for The West: Energy smart Bakers Maison in Revesby
19 March 2015 BAKERS Maison Australia proves that taking a responsible attitude with the environment can also mean considerable savings on the bottom line. ? Efforts by the Revesby wholesale company o...
Alkimos Beach master plan sets a new standard
17 Mar 2015 Alkimos Beach in Perth’s northern coastal corridor has been awarded Australia’s first 6 Star Green Star - Communities rating for a residential master-planned project from the Green Buildin...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
