An Australian manufacturer of heating and cooling systems, Brivis Climate Systems, has been recognised for raising the bar when it comes to combining innovation, stylish design and world class manufacturing.
Last month the company won the Good Design Award for 2015 in the hardware and building category for the design and manufacturing of the Brivis Iceberg Evaporative Cooling System.
The Good Design Award is considered one of the most coveted prizes for design and innovation in the world.
The Brivis Iceberg is a unique design collaboration between Australia’s leading heating and cooling manufacturer and one of Europe’s most innovative engineering design houses. “In a product area where function triumphs form, the designers and engineers have done a brilliant job to deliver the Brivis Iceberg, a product that not only works well, but sets a new trend in style,” one judge commented.
Brivis was also a recent finalist in the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Award for Manufacturer of the Year. The Hall of Fame recognises companies that have excelled in business innovation, and productivity to contribute to the Victorian economy.
From humble beginnings as a small family owned business, Brivis has been operating in Australia for over 50 years and is renowned for developing heating and cooling products of quality, efficiency and long term reliability.
The company's general manager, Celeste Camillo, said Brivis pioneered the introduction of evaporative cooling into new homes through the development of its revolutionary Brivis Contour range, an innovative low profile evaporative cooling unit.
“The Brivis range of products has been awarded 6 star ratings, and in its continued pursuit of excellence, it is currently collaborating with CSIRO on new solar cooling technology which is being field-trialled in Queensland,” she said.
Brivis was one of the first companies to design a digital communication system connecting its heating and cooling products through a two-wire bus to a thermostat.
In addition to changing to a digital communication system, it has also been adopting the latest innovative technologies for over 25 years, and incorporates robotic automation and automotive guided vehicles which are used to perform various processes which in turn improves quality and productivity.
With manufacturing processes which focus on achieving an optimally balanced production line with minimal waste, lowest possible cost and on-time, defect-free production, Brivis integrates a number of proven methodologies to achieve greater than 99 per cent on time delivery.
“Investment in world class machinery allows for the highest level of accuracy, reliability and flexibility to provide solutions for every production need,” Camillo said.
How it works
The Brivis Iceberg is installed neatly and out-of-sight in the roof space and begins its cooling process by drawing fresh air in through its Icecap vent.
The air passes through Brivis’ exclusive moistened Hydrochill fins which cool the air through evaporation. The fresh cooled air is then quietly distributed throughout the home via a network of optimally placed ceiling duct outlets.
Compared to ducted refrigerated cooling, the Brivis Iceberg is around half the cost to install When compared to similar capacity refrigerated systems, the Brivis Iceberg running costs are approximately 90 per cent cheaper, the company said.
These savings are due to design decisions at every stage of the engineering and manufacturing processes which include the Hydrochill fins having a 93 per cent efficiency rating, intelligent water saving measures and use of natural, clean air.
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