Building Services

Planitree has created a green building marketplace in a bid to reduce carbon emissions.

Carrier Global Corporation has agreed to sell its Chubb fire and security business to APi Group Corporation for $US3.1 billion.

In the wake of legislative building reforms, three peak bodies have released a landmark guide for design practitioners and engineers.

An amendment has been made to the New South Wales Public Health Order to recognise the fire protection industry as essential.

Performance ratings

Cognian Technologies has joined a group of international smart building technology leaders working on the soon to be launched WELL Performance Rating.

AMCA goes national

The Air Conditioning Mechanical Contractors Association (AMCA) has made the decision to operate as a single national body.

From powering devices to heating and cooling and working from home, household electricity demand is always changing.

The city park may be an artificial ecosystem but it plays a key role in the environment, according to a new study.

The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) has published two new Informatory Notes on energy recovery.

SafeWork blitz on building sites underway after PV Solar was hit with a $300,000 fine in the District Court.

Contractors in Western Australia are celebrating the passage of the Security of Payment Bill 2021 through state parliament this month.

Green financing

Australian homeowners will have access to $230 million in discounted finance as part of a $750 million green mortgage deal.

AGL has expanded its carbon neutral offerings beyond gas and electricity to telecommunications, business energy solutions and solar/battery bundles.

Smart energy innovator carbonTRACK Ltd has appointed technology veteran Brenton Spear as CEO.

Recycling upgrade

Foamex has upgraded its Bayswater North plant in Victoria to recycle polystyrene more efficiently.

SAP CEO, Christian Klein, said its partnership with Honeywell will change the game in digital building management.