Cool Efficiency

The Climate Control Industry Alliance (CCIA) has been formed by three Australian Associations in the Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Industry. The Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) www.airah.org.au, The Air Conditioning and Mechanical Contractors Association (AMCA) www.amca.com.au and The Australian Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Equipment Manufacturers Association (AREMA) www.arema.com.au.

The focus of CCIA today is to work with the Ministerial Council on Energy, a Federal-State forum of Australian Governments, to implement the HVAC High Efficiency System Strategy. This ten year strategy has received funding for the first three years under the National Framework for Energy Efficiency.

The HVAC High Efficiency Systems Strategy is outlined in the document "The Measures". The HVAC strategy   is designed improve HVAC system efficiency by working across all elements of HVAC systems from design through installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance.

If the objectives of the HVAC High Efficiency Systems Strategy are achieved it will deliver continuing annual greenhouse emissions reductions of as much as 4 million tonnes, and energy cost savings of around $350 million per annum. 

More than 20 separate but complimentary measures are proposed across eight priority areas, grouped under three broad strategic initiatives 

~ Practices, Systems, and People. 

Practices - creating nationally standard cradle-to-grave systems of documentation and data capture that allow trained climate control professionals to most effectively commission operate, and maintain the performance of HVAC systems.

Systems - Identifying, demonstrating, analysing and promoting best practice, sustainable efficiency gains and technological advances, systems and tools across the entire spectrum of climate control industry participants and stakeholders.

People - creating nationally standard, recognised and transferable qualifications and certificates built on effective multi-disciplinary training modules that provide numerous entry points for industry participants and stakeholders to access material that improves their understanding of HVAC systems and their skills as climate control professionals. 

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