News

27 September 2011 – Facility Management welcomes new editor Vicky Ellmore, who will take up the position of editor from John Power on 3 October, 2011.

15 September 2011 – Mandatory obligations for reporting the energy efficiency of buildings commenced on 1 November 2010 under the Commonwealth Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010.

13 September 2011 – New Green Star rating tools have been created to enable four companies, including McDonald’s, to gain Green Star certification for their building projects.

13 September 2011 – Facility Management has announced the winner of its Aug-Sep 2011 reader competition, who receives almost $1600 worth of state-of-the-art digital door locks from Kaba.

24 August 2011 – Australian buildings are becoming so much more efficient that the NABERS rating scale has been extended from 5 to 6 Stars.

17 August 2011 – Queensland will soon have its own design, building and construction expo. The inaugural Build & Design Queensland (BDQ) expo will open at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre between 9-11 May, 2012.

11 Aug 2011 – Facility managers, architects and project managers are encouraged to enrol in Communications Technology in the Built Environment, a half-day conference at the upcoming Integrate Expo in Sydney.

22 July 2011 – Smart Cities World 2011 is about planning, innovation and partnerships between all urban stakeholders.

23 June 2011:  Exhibitor bookings are now open for the 2012 Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Services (ARBS 2012) exhibition, which will be held from 7-9 May 2012 in Melbourne.

13 July 2011 – More than 3000 Australian and international visitors participated in the inaugural SPARC 2011 lighting extravaganza at Doltone House in Sydney’s Darling Harbour between 6-8 June.