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AMCA South Australia

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42 Sir Donald Bradman Drive
MILE END SA 5031

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Executive Director:
Christopher Rankin

Members

The Air Conditioning and Mechanical Contractors' Association (AMCA) of South Australia welcomes you to its official website

AMCA is the voice of the air conditioning and mechanical services industry. Established in 1962 by a group of concerned contractors who realised that it was only through coming together as an association could they achieve the progressive development and recognition required from the building and construction industry, government and the community.

AMCA exists to represent, promote and safeguard the interests of our members by providing the high standards of member services, allowing our members to meet the challenges of business through the application of best practice.

News

National Eye Safety Week July 6-10 2009

AMCA Australia has commenced the launch of a National Eye Safety Week Campaign targetted for July 6-10 2009.

Eye protection and safety has been selected as the target this year because it has the second highest incident rate on our list of first aid injuries.

Details of the campaign including Toolbox Talk No.#9 - Eye and Face protection can be downloaded from the following website: http://www.nationaleyesafetyweek.com/

Newsletter June 2009

Resources

June 2009

Specialist Contractor's Handbook

AMCA's latest publication, an update of the previous Mechanical Contractor's Handbook, is now available.

This 155 page handbook has been revised by John Pilley and Vin Eddy of Pilley McKellar Solicitors with input from Hank Laan and Steven Zorbas, and is an essential tool for all those involved in the subcontracting industry.

Building Certification Growing in U.S.

The Commissioning side of the industry has traditionally focused on testing, adjusting and balancing. But all this is changing according to Steve Wiggins, Consulting Engineer with Newcomb and Boyd, based in Atlanta, Georgia and a member of the NEBB National Board.

Steve Wiggins was in Australia to deliver a series of seminars in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane on design phase commissioning and to address the AMCA Australia National Council Meeting in Palm Cove, providing details of the LEED scheme in the USA and how it is impacting on the mechanical contracting industry.

Steve Wiggins said, “Commissioning is not an activity to be left to the end of the project as too often happens.” “In the USA”, he said, “enlightened clients understand to have an energy efficient operating building requires that commissioning be built into the process from the start.”

Steve Wiggins said that membership of the U.S. Green Building Council is growing at a rapid rate now after a slow beginning. By the end of 2007, there will be in excess of 11,000 members.

Also by the end of 2007, there will be in excess of 1 billion square feet of building under certification.
When looking for business opportunities in the future, Steve Wiggins said that retrofit commissioning is where the growth will occur.

ASHRAE approached NEBB to work with them in a proactive manner on the LEED certification system. NEBB, in particular, want to ensure that appropriate technically skilled people are involved in the certification process.
Steve Wiggins is one of the co-authors of the NEBB publication ”Design Phase Commissioning”.

Oncology Children's Foundation

AMCA SA proudly sponsoring Oncology Children's Foundation