Africa ’ s only monthly publication serving the HEVAC & R sectors

ISSN 1812-772X

ISSN 1812-772X

October 2023 I Vol 39 No 8

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NEWS 3 MSA Safety celebrates second anniversary of Bacharach acquisition 5 Blackstone completes acquisition of majority stake of Copeland

ASSOCIATIONS 7 Money and ethics : Exploring the ethical standpoint of the HVAC industry ( part 2 ) 10 SAIRAC Johannesburg Centre celebrates 60 years 12 SAIRAC Cape Town annual golf day 14 SAIRAC Christmas in July and Fellows ’ function

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EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS 17 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards 2023 winners announced

BUSINESS AND TRAINING 20 Ensuring clean air in data centres

FEATURE 23 Embracing new ventilation and BMS technologies for enhanced efficiency

PROJECT 30 UCT ’ s School of Education air conditioning project

CONTRIBUTORS 34 Welcome to the solutions page 37 How to cool the data centre in the 21st century 39 HVAC system air flow measurements

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Africa

ISSN1812-772X | R87.73 October 2023 | Vol 39 No . 8