Buildings are responsible for more than 80 per cent of emissions generated in major cities.

Chemicals manufactured or imported before January 1, 2017 do not need to meet the new labelling requirements.

As at December 15, there have been 81 reported cases of Legionella pneumophila.

Around 26 per cent of Australians leave air conditioning on for pets during the day.

Projects in the pipeline include a cool room/freezer room benchmarking tool and energy efficiency training courses.

The framework was launched last week following a Smart Cities Summit in April 2016.

This technology can enable businesses to achieve long-term goals for self-sufficient energy storage.

ARC CEO, Glenn Evans, said Oberoi is a passionate voice for air conditioning contractors.

The most significant feature of Prime was wide-ranging stakeholder engagement which represented the entire HVACR industry.

A discussion paper will be released in early 2017 seeking public submissions.

More than 80 WAMS staff will join Engie Services.

RACCA and the ARC will both be represented on the committee.

Unfortunately some installers are only interested in a quick job, not long-term value.

Further consultations will be held this month with written submissions closing on January 31, 2017.

Both standards will be launched in 2017.

The second draft plan will help industry save up to $9.1 billion more on their energy bills by 2050.