By Robert Westerhout, Compliance Manager – Fire at Grosvenor Engineering Group Thousands of buildings across Australia need to comply with various fire regulations set by industry bodies in each state. However, many building owners are only looking at the compliance side. A compliant building does not necessarily mean a safe building. In fact, many buildings are by no means safe but do compl
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The Regional WorldSkills competition for ACT’s Refrigeration and Air Conditioning apprentices has awarded Ryan Hanns as the winner. All apprentices, currently studying for the Certificate 3 in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning at the Canberra Institute of Technology were requested to demonstrate a variety of real-life refrigeration and air conditioning tasks. Ryan beat seven students vyi
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Independent Community Living Australia (ICLA) has commissioned contractors to start the refurbishment work on New South Wales’ first non-clinical suicide prevention and recovery centre (SPARC) located in Bondi. The Australian Government is providing seed investment of $1.25 million towards the project, which is developing and trialing a new service providing support and care in a homelik
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Building IoT for smart building The built environment comprises rich streams of data with much of it remaining invisible. Capturing and properly harnessing this data will allow building owners and occupants to better manage risk and create ‘smart’ buildings. The advent of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies is accelerating this collection of data, enabling greater insights into how build
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