One proposal under consideration is minimum requirements for renewable energy for some residential and commercial buildings.

One panellist is Schneider Electric's operations director for energy markets, Lisa Zembrodt.

Wilkinson said the memories that stand out for him over the close to two decades he’s spent with AIRAH are those involving people.

There are total of 27 finalists across all seven categories.

Jensen said anyone who owns a dilapidated HFC plant can get out of HFC’s and increase profits from day one by investing in a new Low Charge NH3 system.

This figure can be expected to double when accounting for previous decades of construction, the report said.

Vendors entering this space include well-established, big brands such as Apple and Google NEST.

Australia is installing solar and wind so fast that it is now leading the world in the per capita deployment rate for renewables.

Campbell will talk about the HFC phasedown and the many challenges associated with new refrigerants and their application.

Market dynamics are prompting both commercial and industrial operators to ask original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) which natural refrigerant options are available.

Condensation can occur in all types of buildings, largely due to poor design or inappropriate use of materials and, once present, it is difficult to eliminate.

The aim is to build consumer created buildings that are cheaper, faster, smarter and more sustainable.

The residential construction industry has assumed that sustainability is a cost burden rather than a market opportunity.

The building ministers called on insurers to meet their existing obligations and to lift their exclusions on professional indemnity insurance.

The review was undertaken to address critical skill gaps in the Cert III course which has been unchanged since the year 2000 although standards and technology have changed significantly during that time.

The EIA described the introduction of higher charge limits for hydrocarbons by the International Electrotechnical Commission (EIC) as a “significant breakthrough”.