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Climate Control News
March 2020
In the news
Aussie acquisition 08
Global refrigeration wholesaler,
Beijer Ref AB, has acquired all shares in Australian HVAC company, ACD Trade.
Executive changes 10
Robert Beggs has been appointed managing director at Temperzone.
ARBS preview 14
A special two page preview of the ARBS Speaker Series which is part of the exhibition to be held from May 19-21, 2020 in Melbourne.
HVACR visibility 16
Meet some of the super-talented apprentices that have nominated for NextGen 2020.
BIM training 20
HVAC contractors are keen users of BIM software despite a lack of formal training.
10 20
18 measure smart buildings.
This month
KFC installation 24
A Sydney-based KFC Restaurant
has installed an air conditioning system that uses hydrocarbon refrigerant.
UTC spin-off 25
Carrier will need to re-invent its future without parent company United Technologies (UTC).
Corporate profile 28
CAREL CEO APAC South, Kevin Marr, talks to CCN about how the business has changed since he began as a distributor 25 years ago.
VRF in demand 30
Global demand for VRF systems is growing at a CAGR of 13.4%.
Resilient future 34
Australia needs a more resilient built environment to cope with extreme weather events.
Cover
The A-Gas Refrig Health Check is designed to allow system owners to test the working fluids of a running system to establish whether the fluids
are contaminated; the analysis results are accompanied by expert advice for remediation of any problems.
Building
Automation
University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Associate Professor Julie Jupp talks to CCN about the creation of
a technical framework
and classification system known as the Intelligent Buildings Index which is the first technology standard to
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