What are the key considerations when specifying heat pumps?
In this series we unpack common questions raised in the search for carbon neutral heating solutions. This month, we explore the process to electrify projects and the journey to specifying heat pumps for domestic hot water and space heating.
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Sep2021
28
Jul2021
Need to deliver a carbon-neutral built environment?
Delivering carbon neutral outcomes can raise concerns regarding specifying new heating technologies. In this series, we address questions commonly asked by mechanical engineers and consultants requiring sustainable project outcomes.
Achieving carbon neutral outcomes.
Delivering heating solutions that ... Read More
09
Jun2021
Automatic Heating is often presented with challenging project parameters. Fortunately, leveraging over 95 years of experience in the HVAC industry enables the team to engineer technical solutions to suit even the most demanding situations.
Modulex Condensing Hot Water Heaters are often the answer for projects requiring a high ... Read More
20
Apr2021
Preventative maintenance is key when it comes to maintaining the performance, efficiency and reliability of your heating system. Automatic Heating Service Manager Daniel Scargill shares his tips on how you can protect your hot water system and prepare for the cold months ahead.
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01
Mar2021
Now in our 95th year, we decided it was time for a refresh! Our abstracted ‘A’ brand icon reflects partnership, energy flow and direction, working together toward a common goal.
As a fourth-generation family-owned business, it embodies our values and commitment to collaboration, creating the best outcomes and long-term ... Read More
02
Apr2020
At Automatic Heating Global (AHG), we care about the wellbeing of our people and our extended community, which includes our clients, service providers and contractors, and we want to provide you assurance that we are operating as business as usual and are fully committed to helping you achieve your goals.
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04
Apr2019
The topic of carbon emissions waxes and wanes in the public consciousness but it hasn’t gone away. The amounts pumped into the atmosphere stayed fairly level for a few years but 2018 saw a large increase to the tune of 37.1 gigatonnes. That’s a huge, unsustainable amount but how do ... Read More
01
Aug2017
Annual Boiler Service
The old adage “a stitch in time, saves nine” is almost an understatement in the context of boiler maintenance. With boilers often in constant service and fulfilling critical heating functions within buildings – ranging from domestic residences to major airports – it makes sense to keep them running ... Read More
25
May2017
An Opportunity for Savings
Automatic Heating presents an infographic on the potential savings available to Australia’s commercial sector through the use of superior high efficiency condensing boiler technology as compared to conventional boilers.
According to studies by Pitt & Sherry, the proportion of the total gas used that produces heating and hot ... Read More
16
Mar2017
In this article, we’ll be answering a question often encountered in the industry: whether condensing boilers offer a benefit in retrofit 80°C/60°C installations.
17
Nov2016
In this article we look at how the savings are actually better than just the improved combustion efficiency, due to better part load performance and lower operating temperatures.
02
Nov2016
Condensing water heaters achieve higher energy efficiency than standard boilers by condensing the water vapour in the flue gasses and using the latent energy recovered through this process to heat the return water. The condensate produced is highly acidic and requires treatment before discharging to waste.
05
Oct2016
This is the first of an enlightening series of articles on Condensing Boilers contributed by Dr Paul Bannister, a thought leader and public speaker on energy and energy efficiency issues in Australia.
27
Sep2016
Firex boilers are an efficient means of heating buildings in rural areas, particularly where no natural gas is available and where LPG is considered too expensive.
This case study evaluates installation of a 55kW Firex boiler to provide heating for a residence in Trentham.
30
Mar2016
Without doubt one of the most advanced condensing water heaters of its kind, Meridian offers a host of features designed to enhance performance and ease of installation.
Being truly compact, versatile and highly efficient, Meridian has proved its worth in many new and retrofit installations.
This video explains how Meridian Condensing ... Read More
11
Jan2016
Where redundancy is required for critical heating processes, such as the ongoing operation of health care facilities, dual fuel burners can provide uninterrupted operation in the event of a primary fuel disruption.
In some applications where boilers provide heating hot water, domestic hot water and steam – such as hospitals ... Read More
11
Dec2015
An emerging trend in new buildings and major refurbishments; End-of-Trip facilities are typically identified as shower, bathroom and storage facilities for people biking to work. From a leasing perspective though, these facilities have now become a significant draw card for blue chip tenants and some fitouts are superb.
08
Dec2015
Automatic Heating is pleased to be an official Project Partner of the 5×4 Hayes Lane Project.
Named after the physical constraints imposed on the site – a 5m x 4m plot of land in East Melbourne – the project aims to successfully construct an energy efficient residential dwelling to accommodate ... Read More
05
Nov2015
Canberra’s Next Gen Health and Lifestyle Club in the capital’s inner suburb of Lyneham is the result of a public private partnership with Tennis ACT and the ACT government, and provides a facility like few others.
Ideally located within Canberra’s sporting precinct, and offering some of the most advanced training ... Read More
21
Oct2015
Companies using gas as an energy source in NSW would to do well to consider the current offer for Gas Efficiency Funding from the NSW Government.
With grants up to $40,000 available for sites with an annual gas usage of over 1000 GJ this program aims to help the planned ... Read More
25
Sep2015
A property wide commitment to carbon emissions reductions has seen an iconic Melbourne hotel reduce its gas consumption by 25 per cent through the replacement of aging atmospheric boilers.
According to the Cold Hard Facts 2 report prepared for the Australian Government in 2012, hotels use an estimated 12 per ... Read More
27
Jul2015
Prefabrication is the practice of assembling components offsite, and moving them to the building site where they are placed into position. While nothing new, the practice is an emerging one in the HVAC industry and the advantages are significant.
Why build on site if you don’t have to?
That’s the question ... Read More
14
May2015
Corrosion and system inefficiency are serious – yet easily avoidable - side-effects of gases found in cooling, heating and condenser systems.
14
May2015
It’s fitting that the emerging technology of phase change material is a key feature of the innovative new building at Swinburne University: the aptly-named Advanced Manufacturing and Design Centre.
04
Mar2015
The problems associated with the presence of gases in heating, cooling and condenser water systems are significant, yet often overlooked. And alarmingly, new installations are just as much at risk as older systems.
Oxygen. Hydrogen. Nitrogen. These are just three gases commonly found in the water of heating, cooling and ... Read More
26
Feb2015
Automatic Heating recently had the opportunity to assist Box Hill TAFE with the provision of a training pod for use in the Refrigeration and Climate Control Centre of Excellence at Box Hill Institute.