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Cold storage crisis

Australia’s cold storage market is struggling to meet demand with rents climbing almost 70 per cent in the past five years.

As cooler months arrive across Australia, construction sites, industrial facilities and event spaces face a familiar challenge: maintaining productivity and staying warm despite the chill.

In the leadup to ARBSQLD, CCN looks at two recent projects that have changed the Brisbane city skyline - Queen’s Wharf and the Neville Bonner Bridge.

Queensland has legislated a 75 per cent emissions reduction target by the year 2035 and has invested in a multi-billion-dollar clean economy plan.

In the lead-up to ARBSQLD next month, ARBS chair, Tony Arnel, has released a whitepaper which explores the pressures shaping Queensland’s built environment.

Tomorrow (June 26) is World Refrigeration Day (WRD) when Australia’s HVACR industry celebrates the coolest day of the year.

For the first time, ARBS Exhibitions is bringing its premier HVACR and building services event to Queensland.

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From 1 July 2025, it will be illegal to import or make small multi-head split air conditioning systems that use hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) with a global warming potential (GWP) over 750.

The world’s first intelligent indoor regulation system to recreate a forest-like indoor environment is set to deliver a long list of healthy living benchmarks.

LG Electronics ANZ (LG) has announced a renewed course for its air conditioning business in the trans-Tasman market which includes expanding its ANZ team by 30 to 40 per cent in 2025.

Midea has successfully delivered a full-scale air conditioning upgrade at 125 York Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, a six storey commercial building in the heart of the city’s central business district.

Time to shine

REFCA Services co-founder & operations manager, Michelle Popofski, is passionate about diversity and the critical role of mentoring programs and networking events to provide support for women in the HVACR industry.

After more than 45 years in HVACR, technical advisor and senior chiller technician, Nihal Wickramaratna, has finally confirmed it's time to hang up the gauges.

Daikin Industries and Hitachi Ltd have begun a new trial to commercialise an AI agent that supports equipment failure diagnostics in factories.

More than 90 exhibitors will be participating in ARBSQLD which will be held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) from August 27–28, 2025.