Articles tagged "Sustainability – Policy & Management"
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Solar Contribution
Solar's contribution to reduced costs on Australia's electricity grid
The Australian Solar Council puts out regular bulletins on all things solar. Two recent releases caught our attention. They are both related. The first looks at the contribution solar energy makes to the grid during peak times and the second looks at its effect on electricity pricing. Here is an extract of the two articles. […]
written by Andrew Latimer on 21/02/2014Read More -
Electricity Pricing Designed to Force Change
Demand Shifting and Energy Management
Peak load events on our electricity system are forcing suppliers to find innovative ways to cope. Peak loads were not a problem we worried about in the past. However, with the increased use of air-conditioning, peak loads have become a real problem. Why does this trend create a problem? Air-conditioning is a heavy electricity user […]
written by Andrew Latimer on 21/02/2014Read More -
Ready for Departure
For those of you following the Remote Area Medical Assistance project in Vanuatu we can report that the yacht ‘Chimere’ arrived safely in Sydney from Melbourne and is making final preparations for departure to Vanuatu. Application Solutions’ Managing Director, Andrew Latimer will be skippering the August leg of the voyage which will be based around […]
written by Andrew Latimer on 09/07/2013Read More -
Changes to Section J – 2013
Every year a new edition of the National Construction Code* (NCC) is issued on the 1st May. The new edition contains all the updates needed for the code across all sections. Since Section J was added in 2006, there have been amendments each year. Usually these have been minor with the exception of 2010 when […]
written by Andrew Latimer on 09/07/2013Read More -
New thinking for an old design
We are always on the lookout for innovative solutions. When this project from Wollongong came along, we just had to have a second look. A team made up of people from the University of Wollongong, the local technical college TAFE Illawarra, and local industries put this project together. This team, aptly named Team UOW set out […]
written by Andrew Latimer on 21/06/2013Read More -
Energy Efficiency Funding Assistance
Making a valid business case of investing in Energy Efficiency
Energy Efficiency projects usually present a self evident business case. There is a capital expenditure (or more accurately a life cycle cost) followed by a flow of savings in recurrent expenditure over the life of the project. A range of projects will have different returns on investment related to the capital, time and savings involved. Invariably some of these will meet the business’ investment criteria. If that is the case why don’t more energy efficiency projects get built?
written by Andrew Latimer on 22/11/2012Read More -
Improving your NABERS rating
Are you dissatisfied with the result of your NABERS rating? Read on to see if you’re stuck with it!
written by Andrew Latimer on 22/11/2012Read More -
Section J – Alternative Solutions (JV3)
Achieving Building Energy Efficiency through an alternative solution
Achieving Section J Compliance on your existing building can be a prohibitively expensive exercise in cases where the standard solutions don’t seem to fit the design. Could a Section J – Alternative Solution be the way forward for you?
written by Andrew Latimer on 22/11/2012Read More -
Save Energy and Make Money
Energy Saving Certificates
Imagine doing the right thing by the environment by investing in energy efficiency works and getting paid to do it. How does this work?
written by Andrew Latimer on 22/11/2012Read More -
Carbon Disclosure Project – 2012 reports released
With the economy in many countries in a downward trend it is interesting to know what the leading companies are doing about climate change. Has it been put to one side? The Carbon Disclosure Project has just released its 2012 reports and there are some surprising findings.
written by Andrew Latimer on 02/10/2012Read More
