Page 10 - Climate Control News Magazine May 2019
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Big end of town forced to pay
LARGE AND SMALL businesses will help design the Commonwealth’s new business payments reporting scheme to encourage fairer and faster payment times for small businesses.
The scheme will cover 3,000 of the largest businesses in Australia, including foreign companies and government entities.
Minister for Small and Family Busi- ness, Senator Michaelia Cash, said the Australian Government would consult with large and small businesses on the design and implementation of the scheme, which will require businesses with a turnover of more than $100 mil- lion to publish how and when they pay their small business suppliers and con- tractors.
“The new Payment Times Reporting Scheme has the potential to transform the way large and small business work together by easing cash flow stresses on small busi- nesses, improving transparency of large companies’ procurement terms and strengthening the resilience of Australian businesses,” Cash said.
“Similar models in the US and Europe have demonstrated wider economic bene- fits, such as stronger employment and wag- es, when small businesses and family- owned enterprises get paid on time.
“Reports that some large businesses push out payment terms to 60 or even 120 days, or demand discounts just for paying on time, place huge financial and mental stress on business owners.”
Details at www.jobs.gov.au/PaymentTimes
Minister for Small Business, Michaelia Cash.
The building has been named after Monash alumnus and political satirist, Dr Max Gillies.
Monash achieves
Passive House certification
MONASH UNIVERSITY WILL set a new bench- mark for sustainable design and construction with the opening of a new 150-bed residential ac- commodation complex on its Peninsula campus.
Expected to be over three times more efficient than existing residential halls, the project is set to become the first large scale building in the country to achieve Passive House certification.
The use of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) will halve carbon emissions associated with construc- tion compared to a concrete structure and will re- main as a carbon store for the life of the building.
Through its ambitious design and drawing from elements of the University’s Net Zero initiative, in- cluding rooftop solar panels and all-electric build-
ing services, the complex is 100% powered by re- newable energy through Monash’s power purchase agreement with Murra Warra wind farm. De- signed by Jackson Clements Burrows, the univer- sity worked closely with engineers AECOM and contractor Multiplex.
The building also incorporates a rainwater harvesting tank and water sensitive urban de- sign, including the creation of a landscaped dry- creek bed that provides additional opportunities for recreation, manages stormwater flows during high rain events and connects into the natural waterways of the campus.
The building is named after Monash alumnus Dr Max Gillies AM.
CLIMATECONTROLNEWS.COM.AU
Pre-fabricated chiller module for Archie Rose Distillery
DB (AUSTRALIA), IN partnership with Quantum Engineering Group, recently delivered two pre-fabricated chilled wa- ter modules to the new Archie Rose dis- tillery in Sydney.
One of the modules provided 725kW of chilled water capacity for the process cool- ing while the other module provided 75kW of low temperature chilled water for the chill filtration process.
The modules were fabricated off site
and comprise chillers, pumps, automatic
make up water system, cooling tower chemical water treatment, side stream filtration, chemical dosing pot and all associated interconnecting pipework, flow meters, sensors and electrical and control wiring.
All that is left to do on-site is the final connec- tions to the hydraulic, electrical and controls in- frastructure.
DB (Australia) director, Robbert Frielink, said customers benefit from pre-fabrication because it minimises work on-site saving time and money.
“It is also good for quality control since the
modules are built off-site under controlled con- ditions and without any time pressure,” he said.
“Modules are pre-fabricated while chillers are being manufactured this means they can be dropped onto the skid and connected ready for site installation as soon as the chillers arrive in Australia.”
Archie Rose Distilling Company is a Sydney- based distillery known for its handcrafted gin, vodka and whisky. (www.archierose.com.au)
For more information please call 1300 007 223 or email sales@dbaustralia.com.au
In-flight delivery of the DB (Australia) equipment.
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