Richard Styles, 31, named 2011 NECA Apprentice of the Year – Commercial/Domestic
Mature aged electrical apprentice, Richard Styles, won the 2011 National NECA Apprentice of the Year award in the Commercial and Domestic category and admits...
Playing it safe
New workplace health and safety requirements has come into effect (in most States).
As of 1 January 2012, new Work Health and Safety (WHS)...
Opportunities arise for electricians thanks to electric cars
As there are relatively few electric vehicle chargers in use today, the issues and application of this equipment has yet to be seen. In...
The ‘electric driveway’ project
Electric cars have the potential to also feed energy back into the grid.
The vehicle-to-grid connection can work on a two-way energy flow between...
Does the new energy efficiency legislation over-step the mark?
New energy efficiency legislation is designed to make suppliers more accountable for their actions, but does it go too far? And how does it...
How to comply and conform with the new lighting requirements
Lighting installers at any level should be aware of the need to comply with the requirements of the Building Code of Australia (BCA) in...
Should we rate cable performance?
An industry push to rate cabling products according to their performance could provide cabling installers with numerous upsell opportunities.
An ambitious Federal Government plan to...
Ngara wireless access
Rural and regional areas across Australia, and the world, could benefit greatly from a newly developed CSIRO wireless broadband technology.
‘Ngara’ is an Aboriginal...