The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) is seeking comment on a Consultation Regulation Impact Statement (CRIS) providing an analysis of proposed amendments to the residential energy efficiency provisions included in stage 2 of the NCC 2022 public comment draft. The CRIS provides an analysis of the cost and benefits of the proposed increases in the […]
Author: Nick Johns-Wickberg
Opinion: What’s the environment got to do with health?
Clive Broadbent, AM, L.AIRAH, is a world-renowned expert on microbial control and was involved in responding to the SARS outbreak in 2003. At that time he formed part of a WHO team that travelled to China to analyse the spread of the virus and produce guidelines on laboratory standards, hospital practices and appropriate ventilation for […]
Stiebel Eltron promotes IAQ improvements for classrooms
Stiebel Eltron is promoting the use of its VRL-C heat-recovery ventilation systems as a measure to improve air exchange in heavily frequented rooms, including classrooms. “A ventilation device not only brings fresh, virus-free air into the room and recovers valuable energy from the exhaust air,” says the company. “It also lowers the CO2 concentration and […]
Refrigeration to help halve Australia’s food waste
A new feasibility study analyses Australia’s goal of halving food waste by 2030, and lays out the initiatives and investments that will be required to achieve the goal, including improvements to the cold food chain. Internationally, food waste is a huge issue. According to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, food waste produces […]
RapidRidge roofing system offers passive home cooling
Evo Building Products is offering an innovative dry fixed roofing system that it says provides the benefits of a dry fixed roof with the added bonus of ventilation and passive cooling. RapidRidge provides a natural cooling passive system across the whole roof to reduce heat transfer through the roof and ceiling into the living space. […]
Kilargo offers IFD44-LL intumescent fire dampers
Kilargo has released a new range of intumescent fire dampers for the AS 1530.4:2014 Section 11 and Section 10 updated test standard. According to the company, the IFD44-LL range features an industry-leading high-performance design that minimises pressure loss. “Kilargo is ready to support you too with an increased catalogue of compliant systems now ready for […]
Wilson launches transcritical CO2 waste heat recovery vessels
Wilson Hot Water has developed the ECO2 range of transcritical CO2 heat recovery vessels, manufactured in Australia. CO2 is being used as a refrigerant for supermarkets, industrial freezers, cold storage and heat pumps, among other applications. Wilson ECO2 uses specially manufactured heat exchange coils because transcritical CO2 systems can produce high temperatures and pressures. The […]
NSW launches ventilation review of public schools
As students and staff prepare for a return to face-to-face learning, the NSW government has begun a comprehensive review of ventilation in public schools. Described as a “mammoth undertaking”, it will look at 2,200 schools in the public system, which has more than 50,000 learning spaces. Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning Sarah Mitchell […]
Network of Australian experts releases ventilation advice
OzSAGE, a multi-disciplinary network of Australian experts from a broad range of sectors, has issued advice on safe indoor air and ventilation to reduce the spread of COVID-19. With the airborne spread of SARS-CoV-2 now widely accepted, OzSAGE has highlighted that the most fundamental measure to eliminate the virus from indoor air is ventilation. Every […]
UAP Cooling launches Andel Floodline HLD control panels
UAP Cooling has launched the Andel Floodline HLD range of control panels, with the aim of taking leak detection to new levels. “This is a truly ground breaking system,” says UAP Cooling. “For the very first time the HLD allows the simultaneous connection and reporting from both Andel’s highly flexible multiple sensor zoned and more […]