Industry News
Project looks at child car restraint disposal in New Zealand
In 2014, an estimated 40,000 child car restraints will expire. An industry-wide project has been set up in New Zealand to look at the disposal of these restraints. [ + ]
ARBS 2014 awards finalists announced
The organisers of the 2014 Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Services (ARBS 2014) exhibition have announced the finalists across all categories of its industry awards. [ + ]
City of Melbourne must combat heatwaves to protect businesses
The City of Melbourne has released a report into the impact of January's heatwave on businesses. With the frequency and intensity of heatwaves expected to increase, it was determined that an understanding of the economic impacts of such events on businesses is needed. [ + ]
ARBS 2014 seminar registrations now open
Registrations are now open for the 2014 Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Services (ARBS 2014) seminar series. [ + ]
Wealth from Waste research collaboration launched
A new research collaboration, led by the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), aims to determine the value of above-ground resources - the metals contained in discarded goods. [ + ]
AWT joins Mott MacDonald Group
Technology and consulting company AWT has joined Mott MacDonald Group, a global management, engineering and sustainable development consultancy. [ + ]
US drivers using less fuel
A University of Michigan researcher has found that despite population growth, fuel consumption by American drivers of light-duty vehicles is now lower than it was 15 years ago. [ + ]
Defence Housing Australia development receives green tick of approval
Defence Housing Australia (DHA) has received the EnviroDevelopment green tick of approval from the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) for its new residential development located in Largs North, South Australia. [ + ]
Conference to discuss the best options for end-of-life plastics
The End of Life Plastics 2014 conference will be held from 16-18 June in Düsseldorf, Germany. The event will provide a forum to debate the optimum environmental solutions for managing end-of-life polymer materials and the market reality and economics of each option. [ + ]
Photovoltaics presentations at energy and electronics event
IDTechEx's Energy Harvesting & Storage and Printed Electronics Europe will this year be co-located in Berlin from 1-2 April. The joint event will feature several presentations on the topic of photovoltaics. [ + ]
A ministerial group for Australia's future water needs
The Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, has announced a ministerial working group set up to identify new infrastructure projects that can deliver on Australia's water supply needs in the future. [ + ]
Mine site camps could lower carbon footprints
Researchers from Murdoch University have found that the carbon footprint of mine site villages can be significantly improved without affecting the bottom line. [ + ]
Emerson opens Melbourne manufacturing and repair facility
Emerson Process Management, an Emerson business, has opened a manufacturing and service facility in Melbourne to serve the process industry in Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
CitySwitch reaches 500 members
Energy-efficiency program CitySwitch has recruited its 500th member. The service is a partnership between business, state and local government across Australia, supporting commercial office tenants to improve their energy efficiency. [ + ]
Increase in building information modelling forecast for A/NZ
In partnership with software provider Autodesk, McGraw Hill Construction has released the SmartMarket report 'The Business Value of BIM [building information modelling] in Australia and New Zealand'. [ + ]
