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ARBS Preview
The seminar series runs alongside the main exhibition.
Michael McCann on stage at ARBS 2018.
world leading results – including a 40% drop in energy use for buildings that have participated in the program over 10 years.
Today, the future of NABERS Energy project is looking at how NABERS will adapt to achieve the same results over the next 20 years. This inform- ative seminar will discuss emerging sector-wide trends that are being considered which include the rise of net-zero carbon building design.
Not only are net zero carbon buildings highly energy efficient they are fully powered from re- newable energy. This project considers how NA- BERS can recognise and reward buildings using zero emissions energy sources.
Another trend that will be covered in this ses- sion is decarbonising the grid.
Mulet will examine what amendments NABERS should make across all its energy rating tools, over what timeframe, to ensure rating results remain relevant over the next decade and beyond.
In this session, NABERS will speak about the findings of this project to date, proposed solu- tions, impacts to ratings, future plans and how participants can provide input.
Expert Group researchers Michael McCann and Peter Brodribb will update attendees on the latest Cold Hard Facts data.
An update to Cold Hard Facts will be re- vealed in this much anticipated session which will review the annual updates with a focus on changes to the bank of refrigerants in Austral- ia. This review is expected to provide the an- nual rates of change in adoption of new tech- nology and new refrigerants, data and trends that will enable improved forecasting of de- mand for HFCs against Australia’s commit- ments to phase down HFCs under the terms of the Montreal Protocol.
As the market increasingly introduces and employs non-HFC refrigerants that are not re- quired to be reported at the point of importation, capturing data on imports of pre-charged equip- ment and on consumption of bulk gas, will re- quire active industry participation.
Given Cold Hard Facts is widely recognised as the most comprehensive inventory available of the Australian HVAC&R sector, this will be a ses- sion not to miss.
Another session that is important for anyone working in building services is a presentation by Eu- rofast client development manager, Jordan Bartlett.
This technical session will deal with Part B1 Structural Provisions of the National Construc- tion Code, specifically AS1170.4 including Sec-
tion 8 Parts and Components which can apply to the restraint of Building Services.
Bartlett will explain why restraints are re- quired and who can design them, when section 8 applies to a building and what exemptions apply.
The content will help participants improve tendering, ensure an audit trail and implement an integrated approach.
HYBRID ENERGY
With distributed energy use in buildings becom- ing increasingly common, systems now need to meet building energy needs.
Historically commercial buildings have uti- lised chilled water storage and the building ther- mal mass as storage to avoid electricity peak de- mand charges. However future outlooks envisage building HVAC systems to employ a combination of storages systems, energy sources and chillers to optimally meet building energy needs.
This session will outline an artificial intelli- gence-supported model predictive controller (AI-MPC) framework using a high-level model to generate predictions of system load and resourc- es to minimise operation costs.
AI methods will be applied to continuously learn and update the system models based on feedback from measurements and to generate predictions and define optimal trajectories.
The AI-MPC will focus on addressing chal- lenges existing in the framework including relia- ble and efficient estimation of future status as required for multiple factors in the system and joint optimization of the entire system.
This session will be presented by Chirayu Shah of Conserve IT, Subbu Sethuvenkatraman of the CSIRO and Mark Hooper of Echuca Re- gional Health.
ARBS is Australia’s premiere event for HVACR and building services professionals.
It will be held from May 19-21, 2020 at the Mel- bourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. To register visit www.arbs.com.au ✺
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