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Jul
10th

Hazardous Chemicals Management – Continued Compliance in a Changing Landscape

Employers are required to maintain a register of hazardous chemicals that are in use or stored in the workplace. We explain the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) and recent implementation across various states will impact your obligations.

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Jun
15th

New rules reward hourly temperature logs for NABERS indoor environment ratings

NABERS Indoor Environment for Offices: Rules for collecting and using data version 1.0 has now been in operation for over 12 months. Having undertaken ratings under the new rules we would like to quickly share our thoughts with you on our findings thus far.

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Feb
08th

QED Sponsors FMA's Legionella Guidelines Update Lunch

Facility Management Australia (FMA) presents "The Guidelines for Legionella control in the operation and maintenance of water distribution systems in health and aged care facilities", with keynote speaker Dr Vyt Garnys and others at an update lunch on March 28th, at 9:00 am...

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Nov
11th

Senate Reopens Submissions to the Committee Inquiry Into Non-Conforming Building Products

On June 23, 2015 the Senate referred an inquiry into non-conforming building products to the Senate Economics References Committee for inquiry and report by October 12, 2015. Following several extensions, and the cessation of the previous Parliament, on October 11, 2016 the Senate agreed to the committee’s recommendation that this inquiry be re-adopted in the current Parliament...

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Nov
08th

Australian Building Codes Board Produces New IAQ Procedure Handbook

The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) have published a new handbook for the application of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) verification methods. This non-mandatory document covers the general prin...

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How IEQ Impacts Employee Productivity

We believe tenants should engage with landlords on the indoor environment quality with the same level of importance at which they consider the energy consumption of a building – it will improve their bottom line faster!

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October 27th 2023

Clearing the Air: A case study on managing the risk of lead dust

A case study on how we saved a customer thousands of do...

December 13th 2021

The Impact of Indoor Environment Quality on Cognitive Function

As we head into 2022, a year marked by the great migrat...

September 07th 2021

Using Ventilation to Reduce the Covid-19 Infections within Hospitals

Using Ventilation to Reduce the Covid-19 Infections wit...

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November 26th 2024

Navigating the GRESB 2024 Updates: Key Changes and Implications

GRESB’s 2024 Real Estate Assessment introduced signif...

November 05th 2024

Trichloramine and Indoor Air Quality in Swimming Pools

For swimmers and pool workers alike, the characteristic...

September 30th 2024

Indoor Air Quality Takes Centre Stage: A New Government Report on Airborne Virus Transmission

The importance of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) has gained s...

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