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Van Gogh
event powered
by solar
AGGREKO WILL DESIGN, manage, build and operate the company’s first renewable power in- stallation for the Van Gogh Alive 2021 exhibition in Brisbane.
Following the successful Adelaide exhibition, the event organisers welcomed Aggreko’s Queens- land team to Brisbane, along with 36kwh of solar and 128kwh of battery storage, which took ap- proximately 300 hours to complete.
The comprehensive full power overlay will provide comfort control throughout the entire venue, thanks to 520kw of reverse cycle air con- ditioning.
The renewable installation will save roughly 43 tonnes of CO2 over the duration of the Bris- bane event, aiming to have at least 30 per cent of the site running on clean energy.
The recent US Masters Golf tournament was powered by Aggreko’s new solar hybrid units and the company has just started a con- tract with Sail GP worldwide. Van Gogh Alive will be the first Australian event to run a solar hybrid system of this scale, utilising a combi- nation of solar panels and battery storage to power the event.
Aggreko has committed to net zero emissions by 2050 and is bringing renewables to the events sector globally. The company has vowed to in- vest $450 - $600 million each year to support its energy transition.
Aggreko Australia Pacific managing director George Whyte said environmental responsibility and new technology is changing the way elec-
tricity is generated, distributed, consumed, stored, and monitored.
“Power generation for our customers has be- come more complex, and we have a responsibility to them to create power that is healthier for the world’s wellbeing. It’s great to see the return of major events after 20 months of COVID disrup- tion,” he said.
BIM to integrate workplace safety
WORKPLACE HEALTH AND safety (WHS) will be considered far earlier in the planning pro- cess with the NSW government’s Centre for Work Health and Safety researching ways of in- tegrating WHS risk management into Building Information Modelling (BIM).
Centre director, Skye Buatava said with in- creased use of BIM to facilitate project design, planning and management, the study had fo- cused on identifying barriers and enablers to in- clude WHS considerations.
“This research compared the use of BIM against accredited WHS Management Systems, which are the current standard for major con- struction projects,” Buat-
ava said.
“There is a growing
Australian interest in BIM, with some govern- ments and construction industry leaders increas- ingly specifying its use for infrastructure projects.
Safety will be considered before a project begins turning dirt.
“BIM aids decision making processes through- out construction but can also be used for the on- going management of buildings and infrastruc- ture.
“The research established a new approach to support the adoption of BIM-enabled WHS man- agement systems in the construction industry, with evidence-based practical guidelines devel- oped with industry to enable the integration.”
Buatava said the centre partnered with Tor- rens and Western Sydney universities to better understand the use of BIM for WHS manage- ment, which included international case studies from the UK and Singapore.
“If companies apply WHS risk management by integrating it within BIM, it will directly lead to the selection of safer practices and techniques be- fore a project begins turning dirt,” Buatava said.
Torrens University Australia pro vice chancel- lor for research, Professor Kerry London, led this project and has been invited to be part of the committee charged with drafting the first Aus- tralian Standard for Building Information Mod- elling for WHS management.
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The interactive Van Gogh Alive event.
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