Energy efficient stories
Vertiv has helped Australia's University of Melbourne slash its data center energy usage by up to 70% by replacing its AC fans with EC fans.
Australian data center provider Metronode has scored a deal with a Federal Government agency to supply up to 200kw for its Mitchell ACT data center.
Metronode is celebrating an 'end-of-year boost' as the company announced that now three of its data centers have achieved a NABERS 4.5 star rating.
Safer sites and faster project delivery could follow if new technology cuts errors and lifts productivity across New Zealand construction.
Households could get relief from power bills as the Greens propose NZD $112 million in winter payments and a 2030 renewable target.
Building managers could act sooner on dust, soot and smoke as Honeywell’s new sensor flags harmful fine particles in real time.
The group’s Auckland office has lifted its NABERSNZ tenant score to 5 stars, underscoring lower energy use for occupiers and landlords alike.
Embedding Māori cultural values has helped the Auckland rail project secure only the second top sustainability rating awarded in New Zealand.
After the Canterbury earthquakes, the Isaac Theatre Royal was painstakingly rebuilt for NZ$40 million and reopened with major awards.
Experts say better planning of homes and streets could cut health costs and improve liveability in future cities.
Affordable housing and healthier neighbourhoods are being cast as the key to cutting future city costs and improving residents’ well-being.
Construction costs could fall and projects finish sooner if New Zealand uses more CLT, an engineered timber system made locally.
A national study could reveal hundreds of millions of dollars in gains for New Zealand as businesses remain slow to adopt connected devices.
The market could more than double to USD $377 billion by 2022 as demand for lower-emission construction materials rises worldwide.
Hospitals could cut costs and avoid cylinder deliveries as on-site PSA units supply constant 95 per cent pure oxygen at the bedside.
Better energy ratings are helping landlords cut costs while giving tenants healthier workplaces, higher productivity and longer leases.
Attendance is set to draw more security firms after NZSA joined Facilities Integrate as a partner for its Auckland show in September.
New Zealand innovators will access anonymised half-hour power data for the first time, aiming to cut network costs and speed new energy products.
Workers in Arctic and desert sites can now use insulated emergency showers that meet ANSI and OSHA standards in extreme conditions.
Green building could lift investment returns and productivity, with New Zealand's property sector warned it must cut emissions as cities grow.