ARBS 2014 seminar registrations now open
Registrations are now open for the 2014 Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Services (ARBS 2014) seminar series. The seminars and accompanying trade exhibition will be held from 20-22 May at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre.
This year’s sessions include keynote addresses by Paul Edwards, Group General Manager Sustainability at Mirvac Group, and the Hon Matthew Guy MLC, Victoria’s Minister for Planning.
Additional seminars include:
- A panel discussion on the adaptability of buildings for climate change, with panellists including Professor Sue Roaf of Heriot-Watt University, Karl Mallon of ClimateWorks, Paul Stoller of Atelier Ten and Dave Collins of Synergetics.
- A building information modelling (BIM) panel discussing the use of BIM from client, contractor, constructor and asset management perspectives.
- A ‘super panel’ discussing standards, legislation, new refrigerants and other topical issues in refrigeration.
- Sessions on building tuning and control systems, Green Star - Performance in action, energy performance contracts and more.
The complete seminar program can be viewed at http://www.arbs.com.au/seminar-timetable/.
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