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1 AUSSIE EXCELLENCE RECOGNISED The HVAC Centre of Excellence at Holmesglen’s Chadstone campus has won a prestigious CIBSE Building Performance Awards in the Learning and Development category.
ARBS Product Excellence Award: Temperzone Australia – OPA2100 Eco ULTRA; Shepherd Filters – Shepherd Filters; Actrol – DC-3 Smart Refrigeration System ARBS Software/Digital Excellence Award: Kaizen – CopperTree Analytics; Smart Access Cylinder Management and Gas2Go App – Kirby; Bueno Platform – Bueno
The HVAC Centre of Excellence is a joint initiative between the Air Conditioning and Mechanical Contractors’ Association (AMCA) and Holmesglen. It was developed to support specialist training in HVAC, with input and support from businesses and the Victorian government. It is unique in that it simulates and replicates entire systems found in today’s buildings.
ARBS Project Excellence Award: NewTon Plant Installation – Tri Tech Refrigeration Australia and Mayekawa; The Woolworths Energy Management Centre – Bueno and Woolworths; 177 Pacific Hwy – Fredon
“Through exposure to a simulated ‘live’ system, the Centre builds students’ skills quickly in what would take years in the workplace,” says AMCA Executive Director, Sumit Oberoi.
ARBS Outstanding Industry Education/Training Award: CO2 Systems Training Course – Kirby and SCM Frigo; Professional Diploma of Building Services, HVAC&R – AIRAH; HVAC Centre of Excellence – AMCA
“It is the only applied balancing and commissioning learning centre in the world to our knowledge, and will make an important contribution to our industry. Balancing and commissioning is critical to the performance, energy efficiency and safety of buildings.”
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2 IN LINE FOR A PRIZE
“Not only do the ARBS Industry Awards culminate in a fantastic celebration, the award recipients will join a small but influential group of industry high achievers with their accomplishments in their respective fields publicly acknowledged,” says ARBS exhibition manager HVAC&R Nation
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3 THE BIG EVENT Excitement is (ahem) building ahead of the Sydney Build 2020 Expo, to be held at ICC Sydney from March 19–20. Now in its fifth year, the Expo focuses on construction, architecture and infrastructure.
The finalists for the ARBS 2020 Industry Awards have been announced. This year marks a decade for the awards, which are aimed at honouring and rewarding the talent in Australia’s HVAC&R industry.
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The winners will be announced at a gala dinner on Wednesday, May 20, hosted by actor Shane Jacobson. ARBS Young Achiever Award: Chris Stamatis, Affil.AIRAH – CopperTree Analytics; Grace Foo, M.AIRAH – DeltaQ; Abraham Corona, M.AIRAH – TechIN
The awards, open to any organisation internationally, recognise the people, products and projects that demonstrate engineering excellence in the built environment. The 2020 awards were presented at a gala dinner attended by 700 guests in London, on February 11.
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Sue Falcke. “We are proud to be applauding their hard work and commitment via the ARBS Industry Awards.”
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The event is free and will offer attendees 21 summits across eight conference stages – including the HVAC & Facilities Management Summit, which will cover maintenance, operation, inspection, security and planning of commercial and residential buildings for building and facilities managers, contractors, sub-contractors and HVAC installation professionals. Presentations will explore how we can better design, control and innovate
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to transform heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration of residential, commercial and industrial buildings. There are also more than 300 speaker presentations, and over 350 exhibitors in three exhibition halls. Live music, celebrity guests and entertainment, and interactive demonstrations and workshops are also on offer. The Expo is expected to attract over 10,000 visitors – including contractors, architects, specifiers, developers, government, designers, councils, associations, house builders, engineers, suppliers and construction professionals. Go to www.sydneybuildexpo.com ■
4 TOP TIDINGS AT TEMPERZONE Another Antipodean team at the CIBSE Building Performance Awards was Temperzone. The Australian HVAC manufacturer and distributor was chosen as a finalist in the Product or Innovation – Thermal Comfort category. Meanwhile, back at the company’s Sydney HQ, Robert Beggs has been settling into his new role as managing director. He moves up from the position of general manager, which he held for the past three years. Throughout a long career in the both the consumer electronics and HVAC&R industries, Beggs has been involved in standards development as well as many industry associations. He has over 25 years of management experience in the fields of quality, operations, IT, corporate governance, design and manufacturing. Beggs also chairs several Standards Australia committees as well as representing Australia at international standards meetings. Beggs takes over from Alan Channels, who retired on January 31. Channels is continuing his work with Temperzone as a non-executive director. During his many years in the HVAC industry, he has been heavily involved with associations such as AREMA supporting air conditioning and refrigeration manufacturing in Australia. Go to www.temperzone.com ■
