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Plumbers’ climate action centre a beacon for new smart energy systems T HE Plu mbi ng Indu st r y Climate Action Centre (PICAC) at Narre Warren in Victoria was built by Hutchies and has had its official opening as an innovative and comprehensive research and training facility, dedicated to the continuing development of plumbing and related industries. The Narre Warren campus is Australia’s first net-zero energy training facility and the first in Australia to utilise building foundation screw piling to source geothermal energy for the building’s heating and cooling requirements. The campus has been purposebuilt to deliver training in the latest technological advances in water collection, storage and use; heating and cooling systems; advanced training delivery; safety; new product innovation; sustainable practices; and world-leading welding and gas technology. Hutchies’ managing director, Greg Quinn (COTY 2007), who represented Hutchies at the inauguration in September, said
Managing director, Greg Quinn, with Hutchies’ project manager, Marcel Van Vliet, at the official opening of the Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre at Narre Warren in Victoria which has its operational geothermal plant room as a focal point in the main lobby. the facility was a beacon for best practice and was a showcase for how smart energy systems could be incorporated into building design. Greg said the first generation of net-zero energy plumbing
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professionals would be trained at the new facility. “The building contains a number of active and passive
energy efficient systems and has been designed to achieve the netzero energy rating,” he said. “Net-zero energy is an aspirational target and one that requires a non-traditional approach to some aspects of construction. “The building primarily uses energy generated on site via a 281.16kWp solar PV system located on the roof. “A highly thermal-efficient, airtight designed façade, combined with geothermal energy and the PV system, all ensure the target is achieved. “The geothermal system is unique in that more than half the pipework has been installed within screw piles, minimising drilling costs associated with geothermal installations.
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Lord Mayor’s Award to Chairman
CHAIRMAN, Scott Hutchinson, received a prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the recent Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Business Awards. Lord Mayor, Adrian Schrinner, presented the ➤ Full Story, P. 10 award to Scott for his contribution to Brisbane.
Sixth spot in Australia’s top 500 HUTCHIES has reached sixth place in Australia’s top 500 private companies, as rated by the Australian Financial Review. The company is number six based on an annual revenue of $2.82 billion. And Hutchies is in good company being surpassed only by Visy (pulp, paper and converted paper product manufacturing) revenue $6.9 billion; Hancock Prospecting (iron ore mining) revenue $6.08 billion; CBH Group (grain storage) revenue $3.96 billion; Meriton (building construction) revenue $2.92 billion; and HCF (insurance and superannuation funds) revenue $2.86 billion.
Chris Jenour, Hutchies’ site engineer, shows off the antidote to stress in the Top End. Full story, Page 10.
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