Blog Entries tagged 'climate'

Southeastern Australia welcomes warmest day in months

jon@ampleair.com.au — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:00:00 +0100

Tom Saunders, Friday September 12, 2008 - 17:50 EST

Spring has finally arrived across southeastern Australia with most regions receiving their warmest weather since the middle of autumn.

After a cold start to September, temperatures on Friday climbed more than eight degrees above average through parts of Victoria, NSW and SA, nudging 35 degrees over the interior.

Melbourne reached a pleasant 25 degrees, their warmest day since April. Most of Sydney also enjoyed their war [...]

One door closes, another opens to a healthier planet

jon@ampleair.com.au — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:00:00 +0100

Emma Young
Sydney Morning Herald - August 1, 2008

Lee Kuan Yew hailed it as one of man's greatest inventions, Boris Yeltsin claimed it gave him a cold and used it as an excuse to get out of work. Public Enemy sang about it, at least metaphorically, Jimmy Carter donned a cardigan and had words with the nation about turning it down and Bill Clinton increased its energy-efficiency standards months before leaving office.

The common the [...]

Climate change adds greater importance to air conditioning systems

jon@ampleair.com.au — Sat, 17 May 2008 10:00:00 +0100

Heat is on air-conditioning

The Sydney Morning Herald
May 6, 2008

As our summers get warmer, the race is on to design more efficient buildings and cooling systems, writes Helen Meredith.

Air-conditioners in office buildings could collapse under increased heat loads as climate change takes hold and temperatures rise, according to a study carried out at Queensland University of Technology's School of Engineering Systems.

Lisa Guan says her computer model of indoor the [...]