AHR Expo in February 2023
The AHR Expo, International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition, will return to Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center on February 6 to 8, 2023.
The AHR Expo is co-sponsored by ASHRAE and AHRI and is held concurrently with ASHRAE’s Winter Conference.
The AHR Expo is now accepting submissions for the 2023 Innovation Awards. For more information, please visit: ahrexpo.com and follow @ahrexpo on Twitter and Instagram.
ARBS 2022 Awards HVAC&R Industry Achievers
ARBS 2022, Australia’s only international air conditioning, refrigeration, and building services trade exhibition, has closed after a bumper three days spanning August 16 to 18 at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), with more than 7,000 visitors flocking to the event.
Visitors explored the largest show of its kind in Australia with over 220 feature-packed stands with the latest in heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) and building services gear. Walking the extensive show floor, visitors were able to connect with the most influential HVAC&R and building services leaders, manufacturers, and solution providers. Visitors were also able to see cutting-edge product demonstrations in the Exhibitor Presentation Theatre, which was a hive of activity. Alongside the exhibition, the extensive Seminar Program saw a range of panels and guest presenters deliver information relevant to the industry. Attendance at the Seminar Program was impressive, with many sessions at full capacity.
One of the highlights of ARBS 2022 was the Industry Awards, which honored those who are achieving greatness in the industry. This year, the following five winners were honored during the ceremony at the Crown Palladium on August 17: Grace Foo as the winner of Young Achiever Award for a person who has demonstrated enterprise, commitment, and leadership; Temperzone’s Econex R32 inverter aircooled package units as the winner of the Product Excellence Award that recognizes commercially viable HVAC&R products that demonstrate sustainable practices and innovation; CopperTree Analytics’ Kaizen as the winner of Software and Digital Excellence Award that recognizes software and digital excellence with-in the AC&R and building services industry; AG Coombs & Aurecon’s 25 King St. Brisbane as the winner of Project Excellence Award that recognizes new technologies or the re-application of existing technologies that demonstrate innovation and suitability for the AC&R and building services sector; and AMCA Australia Building Ventilation Summit as the winner of Outstanding Industry Education/Training Award that recognizes outstanding contributions to training, education, and leadership within the AC&R and building services industry.
In addition, the ARBS Hall of Fame 2022 commended the following six persons who were recognized for their outstanding service, contribution, and commitment to the AC&R and building services sector: Gwen Gray of the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air conditioning and Heating (AIRAH); Chris Wright of the Air Conditioning and Mechanical Contractors Association of Australia (AMCA); Ian Small of Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE); Ken Ball of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturers Association of Australia (AREMA); Noel Munkman of the Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Contractors Association (RACCA); and Simon Hill of the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air conditioning and Heating (AIRAH).
Meanwhile, on the exhibition floor, the ARBS 2022 stand winners were announced. This year, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioners Australia (MHIAA) was selected as the Best Large Custom Stand, Fluke Australia as the Best Small Custom Stand, Shapeair as the Best Display of Product, and MacPhee’s Wine Cellaring Specialists as Best Shell Scheme Stand.
The next edition of ARBS is slated to be held in 2024 in Sydney.
New Buildings to Implement Green Building Standard in 2025
It was heard from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-rural Development that as of 2025, all newly built buildings in cities and counties across China will implement the green building standard in an overarching manner, and star green buildings will account for over 30%. Newly built government-invested welfare public buildings and large public buildings will be required to comply with the one-star standard and above.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban-rural Development and the National Development and Reform Commission recently released the implementation scheme taking into account the carbon peak emission in the city and rural area construction field. It was pointed out by the scheme that carbon emission will reach a peak in the city and rural area construction field before 2030. A green and low carbon development policy system and mechanism in the city and rural area construction field will be established.
It was indicated by the implementation scheme that before 2030, building energy savings and waste resource utilization levels will be greatly enhanced, and the energy resources utilization rate will achieve an internationally leading level; the energy consumption structure and methods will be further optimized, with sufficient application of recyclable energies; the city and rural area construction method addressing green and low carbon transmission will achieve positive growth, and the situation of ‘Large Construction Volume, Large Energy Consumption Volume and Large Emission Volume’ will change radically.
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Post time: Oct-25-2022
