Expert Tips on Maximising your AC: AREMA media coverage
AREMA Vice President, Glenn Townsend (Toshiba), was featured as the key spokesperson in a ‘Starts at 60’ blog article published this week. The article focusses on how seniors can reduce their power bills by using their air conditioners more efficiently. Beat the heat and the bills with expert tips on maximising your AC read more →
Publication of Flammable Refrigerants Safety Guide 2013
Flammable Refrigerants Safety Guide 2013 published on managing the health and safety risks associated with the safe design, manufacture, supply, installation, conversion, commissioning, operation, maintenance, decommissioning, dismantling and disposal of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment and systems that use a flammable refrigerant. This industry guide is required because of the increasing demand for flammable refrigerants due to their.. read more →
AIRAH discussion paper on transition to low emission HVAC&R
AIRAH has issued a discussion paper on transition to low emission HVAC&R for public comment. Comments are required by 5pm 1 February 2013. Click here to view paper. read more →
Draft MEPS and labelling standard for air conditioners released for public comment
The draft of Performance of electrical appliances – Air conditioners and heat pumps. Part 2: Energy labelling and minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) (DR AS/NZS 3823.2 (Rev)) requirements are open for public comment and ballot until 5 March 2013 The draft and any incoming comments can be viewed here after registering details or logging in if.. read more →
Crackdown ends counterfeit air-con trading in UAE
Your air-conditioner unit is now less likely to bite the dust after UAE authorities cracked a counterfeit refrigerants ring in Sharjah. Sunrise Airconditioning Spare Parts, a refrigerant trader, has been fined and forced out of business after DuPont, the American chemical company, and the Dubai Department of Economic Development confiscated a host of products used.. read more →
MEPS Testing Two-Day Workshop UNSW 23-24 October 2012
The School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of New South Wales will be conducting a two day workshop on mandatory product labelling systems, MEPS legislation and compliance, and the process of subjecting products to MEPS, with a focus on air conditioning and refrigeration products. Basic refrigeration cycle theory and case studies will.. read more →
Government recognises Mr Steve Anderson’s leadership in protecting the world from depletion of the ozone layer
Senator Farrell presented certificates of recognition to seven Australians for their contributions to the Montreal Protocol, the global phase-out of ozone depleting substances, and to Australia’s successful phase-out of ozone depleting substances including Mr Steve Anderson who has worked as a consultant for AREMA for many years. AREMA congratulates Steve on this very deserved award. View full.. read more →
National licensing for electrical, plumbing and gasfitting, property and refrigeration and air-conditioning occupations
The COAG National Licensing Taskforce has released consultation drafts of legislation for reforming occupational licensing in the electrical, plumbing and gasfitting, property and refrigeration and air-conditioning occupations. The legislative package reflects policy proposals for national licensing which are outlined in the COAG Consultation Regulation Impact Statements (RISs) for the affected occupations, which were released in.. read more →
National licensing information sessions
The COAG National Licensing Taskforce will be conducting information sessions in each capital city about the proposed reform of national licensing in August and September. There will be a separate session for each occupational group: electrical, plumbing and gasfitting, property and refrigeration and air-conditioning. If an occupation isn’t licensed in a state or territory, no.. read more →
How to effectively manage the impact of the HFC refrigerant levy
The introduction of the Clean Energy Future Plan on 1 July 2012 has resulted in synthetic greenhouse gas (SGG) refrigerants attracting an “equivalent carbon price” based on their global warming potential (GWP). The following AIRAH HFC refrigerant levy fact sheets provide information on how to effectively manage the changes the levy has brought. Fact sheet 1.. read more →
