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Vento helps DEECD go green with ‘envi’
Vento has participated in a Victorian State Government initiative to provide inspiration for the next generation of energy efficient relocateable classrooms. As part of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development’s (DEECD) Exemplar Relocatable Initiative, Vento Australasia tailored a highly intelligent natural ventilation system for a prototype classroom named ‘envi’. To provide natural cooling [...]
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WindowMaster Provides NV & Smoke Solution to 2,429 Network Rail Windows.
WindowMaster has supplied window actuators, locking motors and automated controls for the natural ventilation of Network Rail’s new National Centre in Milton Keynes. The development consists of six buildings – two multi-storey car parks and four office buildings joined by a central atrium which will house the main reception, support facilities, a coffee bar, retail [...]
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Vento tours Melbourne.
Vento representatives will be touring Melbourne to showcase their product portfiolio. If you would like to organise a product presentation with a Vento technical expert, please email [email protected] to schedule a meeting on the following dates: Tuesday 19th July 2011 Wednesday 20th July 2011
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Air Pear® installed to reduce school’s gas heating bills.
A newly constructed school hall at St. Thomas Aquinas School was officially opened by the Wollongong Diocese and the local state member for Throsby on Friday 10th June. Attendees at the opening were surprised with how well the heating worked for such a large space on a cold, wet day. The Air Pears were installed [...]
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NSW schools cut teaching programs to pay for soaring electricity bills.
NSW public schools will soon be forced to use money allocated for teaching to pay soaring electricity bills. School power bills have risen more than 40 per cent in recent years but Education Department funding for rocketing bills has not kept up. Cheryl McBride of the Public Schools Principals Forum said that in previous years [...]
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School Principal commends WINDCATCHER® technology.
School Principal Maurie Jackways has commended the WINDCATCHER® and SOLA-BOOST® natural ventilation units which are currently installed at Ormiston Senior College. Mr. Jackways commended the systems for their performance over the summer and recent winter weather. “At first I was sceptical about the units’ performance, however I must admit that I am now impressed with [...]
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Winter Sale – 15% OFF AIR PEAR!
Ease Your Winter Heating Bills With 15% OFF* Air Pears! Winter has arrived and Vento’s Air Pear destratification unit is an innovative, energy saving solution that will reduce your HVAC heating bill by up to 50%. With over 50,000 units sold world-wide, the Air Pear has helped hundreds of companies make real reductions in their [...]
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Monodraught Acquires Innovative Green Cooling Technology
Vento is pleased to announce that Monodraught Limited has acquired Artica Technologies Limited, a company that has in a very short time, gained an enviable reputation for developing highly sustainable ventilation systems. With the acquisition of Artica Technologies, Monodraught strengthens its position within the low energy ventilation market, building on its success with natural ventilation [...]
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Carbon Taxes Around The World
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced that a carbon tax will be introduced in July 2012. According to a SBS report, the government plans to tax the carbon pollution caused by the burning of fossil fuels, including coal and petroleum. By increasing the price of using fossil fuels, supporters of a carbon tax argue it [...]
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Strathalbyn Library Due to Open in September