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Nominations open
for 2022 ARBS Awards
THE AWARDS FORM part of ARBS 2022, Australia’s only air conditioning, refrigeration and building services trade exhibition, and en- compass a range of categories including:
• ARBS Young Achiever Award 2022
• ARBS Product Excellence (HVAC) Award
2022
• ARBS Product Excellence (Refrigeration)
Award 2022
• ARBS Software/Digital Excellence Award
2022
• ARBS Project Excellence Award 2022
• ARBS Outstanding Industry Education/
Training Award 2022
• ARBS Industry Hall of Fame
ARBS Events organiser, Sue Falcke, said for over a decade the ARBS Industry Awards have attracted nominees from across the industry, and are endorsed and supported by the major industry associations.
“The ARBS Industry Awards confer one of the industry’s most prestigious accolades to individuals and organisations, leaders and ris- ing stars alike, that are striving for excellence within our industry,” Falcke said.
The ARBS Hall of Fame, a popular category celebrating industry leaders by recognising long-standing service, will once again be ac- cepting nominations from ARBS member asso- ciations only, and will continue the tradition of awarding an individual’s contribution and com- mitment to furthering their association activi- ties and overall industry accomplishments.
A panel of industry experts with extensive knowledge and expertise in the ARBS sector will evaluate nominations based on various criteria such as leadership, sustainability, per- formance and innovation.
Award winners will be announced and hon- oured at a gala dinner to be held during the ARBS 2022 exhibition, from 27-29 April 2022 at the Mel- bourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Further details and full category and crite- ria requirements for entry are available on the ARBS 2022 website: www.arbs.com.au.
Winners will be announced at a gala dinner to be held during the ARBS Exhibition next year.
First zero emissions aquatic centre
BRIMBANK CITY COUNCIL in Melbourne’s west is building an inte- grated energy system for Australia’s first zero emissions indoor leisure and aquatic centre.
The project will deploy an inte- grated energy solution that will be installed within a newly constructed, highly efficient building.
The key renewable energy and enabling tech- nologies include a four-pipe heat pump system that can provide simultaneous heating and cool- ing, including water-to-water heat recovery that will provide a whole-of-facility heating for all spaces including pools and showers.
The aquatic centre is part of the new $60 mil- lion-plus Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Cen- tre, which Brimbank is building in Keilor Downs to replace the former St Albans Leisure Centre.
Shifting away from traditional gas boilers used at other aquatic centres, the centre will also install a 88 kilolitre above ground thermal ener- gy storage system, 500 kW of solar PV, a heat re- covery system and direct digital control systems.
Any excess electricity the facility requires will be provided by a 100 per cent renewable energy power purchase agreement.
The Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre will be designed to achieve a ‘6 Star Green Star’ rating. The efficient building shell and high effi-
LEFT: ARENA CEO, Darren Miller
ciency energy system is expected to deliver an energy reduction of more than 80 per cent compared to other traditional aquatic centres.
The $8.1 million integrated energy system will demonstrate that a model combining heat pumps with renewa-
ble energy solutions will be both technically and commercially feasible to help increase this im- plementation by other local governments and businesses around Australia.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has contributed $1.53 million in fund- ing to the project.
ARENA CEO Darren Miller said the project will help to build a case for water-source heat pumps to be implemented in other emissions re- duction initiatives and directly benefit local communities.
“Leisure and aquatic centres have traditional- ly been some of the most energy intensive build- ings for local councils to manage,” he said.
Brimbank City Council’s project offers us the opportunity to demonstrate a pathway to using commercially viable renewable energy and en- ergy efficiency technologies to achieve a carbon neutral facility that other localities throughout Australia can learn from and adopt.”
Construction of the new Wellness Centre is on track.
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