From the magazine
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KNX: ratification to validation
Home and building automation are poised to benefit from a Technical Specification that promotes more product choice, interoperability and future proofing. Paul Skelton reports. ... -
Cabling competence: Are electricians qualified to install underground and aerial cabling?
The installation of underground and aerial cable is specialist work. Ian Millner talks to Paul Skelton about how a half-day of training can prevent ... -
Size matters in lithium-ion batteries
Australian start-up Nano-Nouvelle has used nanotechnology to develop a technology that increases the storage capacity of lithium-ion batteries, which are vital to the growing ... -
A place in the sun
AS/NZS 4777.1:2016 is now in effect. GSES explains the key updates to the Standard and what they mean for installers. The latest version of ... -
Should silent killer raise alarm?
Given that smoke detectors are mandatory for all new buildings, there is now a school of thought that carbon monoxide detectors, which are already ... -
Non-conforming products – it’s time to rethink ‘NCBPs’…
Non-conforming building products (NCBPs) have permeated our building and construction industries for too long thanks to a mix of regulatory complexity, governmental denial, poor ... -
Amazon Business: Welcome to the jungle
An online giant’s arrival in Australia will shake up electrical wholesaling. Paul Skelton paints a picture to challenge existing sales models. It is 22 ... -
Fab prefab is no fad
Fredon has started offsite electrical prefabrication of some of its equipment to streamline processes and deliver significant efficiency and environmental benefits. Adelle King reports. ... -
Air conditioning wastes away
A new Australian product is set to change that way air conditioners cool a building. Paul Skelton reports. Australia’s 45 million-odd air conditioning units ... -
DAS: Host for the most
Distributed antenna systems can fix poor mobile coverage in large structures. Ken Turnbull reports on the cost-benefit issues and who pays. A distributed antenna ...
