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ISSN 1812-772X
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ISSN 1812-772X
May 2023 I Vol 39 No 3
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REGULARS |
1 |
Hot and chilled |
35 |
Personality profile : University of Pretoria ’ s Bradley Bock |
50 |
Products |
52 |
Brandlistings |
56 |
Final fix |
NEWS 3 Tax incentives address alternative energy adoption in SA 4 Low cognitive skills hamper education – Part 2 7 SABS cautions against unverified claims of degradable plastics
INTERNATIONAL NEWS 8 EU must be pragmatic to reach F-gas goals 9 F-gas proposals ‘ disastrous ’ for Spain
ASSOCIATIONS |
11 |
Non-members cynically registering to win projects |
12 |
MBA seminar on working at heights |
14 |
Debunking the myths of IOT in HVAC & R |
EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS |
16 |
SAIRAC Johannesburg golf day 2023 |
21 |
Kigali Amendment HFC phase down – lessons learned |
BUSINESS |
24 |
Dry-type transformers prove worth in booming data centres |
27 |
Project Engage SMME business incubator launched at SPU |
29 |
CHIETA and TETA in hydrogen economy skills development |
FEATURES 30 Building management systems : Building controls morphs into BMS
PROJECTS 36 Northam Platinum : Once-in-a-decade mine refrigeration project
CONTRIBUTORS 42 Welcome to the solutions page 45 VSDs in mining – how to protect this vital operations component 46 Violence and intimidation associated with industrial action
TECHNICAL 48 Base isolation benefits and applications in the South African context
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Northam Platinum : Once-in-a-decade
mine refrigeration project
RACA Journal I May 2023
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Africa
ISSN1812-772X | R87.73 May 2023 | Vol 39 No . 3
Heating | Energy | Ventilation | Air Conditioning | Refrigeration
NEWS Tax incentives address alternative energy adoption in SA
EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS SAIRAC Johannesburg golf day 2023
FEATURE Building controls morphs into BMS
www . refrigerationandaircon . co . za
PROJECT Northam Platinum : Once-in-a-decade mine refrigeration project
Cover Credit : BBE Projects