NABERSNZ online calculator launched
27 May, 2014The New Zealand Green Building Council and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority have launched a new online tool as part of the NABERSNZ program, a voluntary rating system that measures the energy performance of New Zealand's office buildings.
Schneider Electric StruxureWare Data Centre Operation v7.4 DCIM software
14 May, 2014Schneider Electric has launched StruxureWare Data Centre Operation v7.4, which provides capabilities and access to actionable intelligence for a balance of high availability and peak efficiency throughout the data centre life cycle.
Software integration provides energy savings at shopping centre
05 May, 2014BuildingIQ and SkyFoundry have announced the integration of their technologies to identify and create energy savings for the Mount Pleasant Shopping Centre in Queensland.
Designing a metering system for small and medium-sized buildings
17 April, 2014With rising energy costs, environmental pressures and unreliable power supply, there is a need for sustainable design and energy efficiency in new and existing commercial properties. There are a number of ways existing building owners and facilities managers can adapt and benefit by installing an effective WAGES (water, air, gas, electricity, steam) metering system. The ultimate goal is for buildings to produce more energy than they consume.
Honeywell EBI R430 building management system
18 March, 2014Honeywell has updated its building management system Enterprise Buildings Integrator (EBI), enabling facility personnel to view and enhance core building technology with ease and precision. EBI R430 helps improve efficiency and reduce energy and operational costs by simplifying set-up, scheduling and control.
Rio Tinto opens Processing Excellence Centre
18 March, 2014Rio Tinto has opened its global Processing Excellence Centre (PEC), located in Brisbane. The state-of-the-art facility enhances monitoring and operational performance by examining, in real-time, processing data from seven Rio Tinto operations spread across the globe.
Gill Instruments MetPak weather station range with Modbus output
18 March, 2014Gill Instruments has expanded the MetPak multisensor weather station range with the introduction of Modbus connectivity. The feature has been introduced to provide industrial markets with the robust, long-term reliability and high-accuracy measurement data provided by MetPak units.
Micsig handheld oscilloscopes
25 February, 2014Micsig handheld oscilloscopes feature touch screen technology. With bandwidths ranging from 70 up to 200 MHz, two channels and a 1 GSa/s sampling rate, the units are suitable for laboratory testing or field service applications across a wide range of industry sectors.
AE Smith partners with BuildingIQ
10 February, 2014Mechanical services contractor AE Smith has become a key Australian strategic partner of BuildingIQ - energy management software that actively predicts and manages HVAC loads in commercial buildings.
Schneider Electric Predictive Optimisation software
30 January, 2014Schneider Electric has launched Predictive Optimisation, a system that helps building owners and facility managers reduce HVAC energy use up to 25%, which typically equates to 6 to 10% of total building energy use. The software continuously monitors real-time weather forecasts, energy prices, tariffs and demand response (DR) signals, then makes small automatic changes in HVAC operations.
Updated database shows where and how New Zealanders use energy
22 January, 2014New Zealand's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) has updated the Energy End Use Database, providing users with estimates of energy use across the country in categories such as sector, technology, end use and fuel type.
Schneider Electric SE8000 Series room controller
14 January, 2014The SE8000 Series is a sophisticated addition to the Schneider Electric portfolio of room controllers. The series can be used to monitor and control heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and lighting to ensure the systems are always operating at peak performance.
NABERS: the biggest change in building management since the Industrial Revolution
25 November, 2013At the recent Retrofit & Refurb Conference & Expo held in Sydney, AE Smith's National Sustainability Engineer and accredited NABERS assessor David Odd was invited to share his experience on achieving and maintaining high NABERS ratings in existing buildings.
City of Sydney monitoring water and electricity use
22 November, 2013As part of its efforts to reduce energy and water savings across its buildings, the City of Sydney has installed a real-time environmental tracking system. Operating 24 hours a day, the system monitors 95% of water and electricity use across the City’s childcare centres, libraries, community centres, pools and facilities.
DEHN + SOHNE DEHNsecure DC surge protective device range
30 October, 2013A range of DC surge protective devices that protect DC applications, including LTE (4G) GSM sites, is available from DEHN + SOHNE. The DEHNsecure range is available for 60, 220 and 242 VDC and fulfils the requirements in accordance with the lightning protection zones concept including the cross-boundary DC lines as per IEC 62305-4.
