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Skills demand still strong: 100,000 construction jobs in 2013
Nearly 100,000 construction labour jobs will be up for grabs in Australia’s mining, energy and infrastructure projects in 2013, according to a new labour market index launched by the Australian Mines...
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World-first electricity monitoring device developed
The market for measuring energy use in the home is huge and is set to grow further as we increase smart meter use. All home energy management systems rely on power measurement, usually by a single core...
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New energy management standard: ISO 50001
Today, more than ever, reducing energy use is a crucial issue for the success of any business. Managing energy consumption can help a business beat rising energy costs, comply with greenhouse gas...
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Brightest Spark competition tackles electrical safety incidents
Master Electricians Australia (MEA) has launched a competition to encourage electrical safety in response to a spate of severe electrical safety incidents in NSW.The Brightest Spark competition will...
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Bremca xMetering modular enclosure solution
The xMetering modular enclosure solution, from Bremca, is suitable for commercial, industrial, domestic, indoor and multi-tenancy metering applications.The enclosures are 625 mm wide and are designed...
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Pacnet expands Sydney data centre
Pacnet has announced the completion of the expansion of its Sydney data centre to meet increasing enterprise demand for high-density co-location and cloud services in Australia.Located in the central...
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Green Star buildings produce 62% less emissions
Green Star-rated buildings emit around a third of the greenhouse gas emissions and use a third of the electricity when compared with the average Australian building, a new report finds.The report, The...
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Government announces National Asbestos Exposure Register
The federal government has announced that the first National Asbestos Exposure Register will be created and maintained by the new national Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency.Australia was the...
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FLIR D-Series and FC-Series S thermal cameras
FLIR Systems has released the ultra-compact D-Series and the FC-Series S thermal cameras.The D-Series multi-sensor thermal security cameras are suitable for ultra-compact networked, outdoor dome...
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Philips wins four Australian International Design Awards
Royal Philips has been recognised for four of its products at the 2013 Australian International Design Awards, presented by Good Design Australia.The Antumbra lighting user interface panel from Philips...
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Albedo Net.Hunter handheld ethernet packet capture appliance
Albedo Net.Hunter is a handheld stream-to-disk appliance capable of monitoring live traffic to capture selected TCP/IP flows at wire speed. Net.Hunter is comprehensive and small, does not have IP or...
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JDSU ANT 5 SDH/PDH Access Tester
Available to rent, the JDSU ANT 5 SDH/PDH Access Tester enables field testing for the installation, commissioning and fault finding of fibre and copper SDH/PDH networks from 1.5 Mbps to 2.5 Gbps. Users...
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Omicron CMGPS GPS-based synchronisation unit
Available to rent, the Omicron CMGPS is a GPS-based synchronisation unit that is used in conjunction with Omicron CMC test sets (eg, CMC 256-6, CMC 256plus, CMC 356).The device can be used to start a...
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Marechal DSN 37C multicontact connector
The DSN 37C multicontact connector is part of Marechal’s range of multicontact connectors designed for signal and control applications in aggressive environments and/or heavy use (up to several...
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USGBC to offer free LEED certification for new markets
The US Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced it will offer free LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification to the first green building projects to certify in the 112...
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Natural disasters and extreme weather delay landline repairs
Natural disasters and extreme weather are being blamed for delays to landline repairs and connections.Twenty-three providers have declared mass service disruptions due to natural disasters or extreme...
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Gradual reform for solar subsidies needed, says MEA
Master Electricians Australia (MEA) has backed calls for gradual reform of domestic power subsidies, confirming the Queensland Competition Authority’s view that individual panels were driving up...
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EU imposes provisional anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese solar panels
The European Commission has decided to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of solar panels, cells and wafers from China.This decision follows a thorough and serious investigation and...
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NBN sham contracting must stop, says CWU
The Communications Workers Union (CWU) has called on the government to put a stop to sham contracting to facilitate the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN). CWU National President Len...
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ABB Australia launches Reconciliation Action Plan
ABB Australia has launched its inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) to advance opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.For the next three years, the RAP will work towards...
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