nearmap has launched nearmap Solar, a service providing instant client quotes and location-aware power calculations for the Australian solar industry. [ + ]

The Green Building Council of Australia has welcomed the new NSW cabinet. GBCA Chief Executive Romilly Madew was particularly pleased with the new cabinet's emphasis on infrastructure. [ + ]

The Federal Court has placed a CFMEU exclusion zone around the Bald Hills Wind Farm site. The CFMEU has been banned from leaving equipment within 200 metres of the entrance to the site and from harassing or threatening anyone entering or exiting the site. [ + ]

FLIR Systems has signed a distribution agreement with Australian security and technology provider Q Security Surveillance. [ + ]

Madison Technologies' Garland and Roadworx cables were recently identified as compliant with the Vinyl Council's Best Environmental Practice (BEP) Guidelines. [ + ]

Master Electricians Australia (MEA) has warned North Queensland residents that despite most floodwaters having receded from tropical cyclone Ita, the danger has not passed. [ + ]

ABB has announced it will support Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg in their attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered aeroplane in 2015. [ + ]

NECA has welcomed the decision of the ACCC to establish a taskforce to determine how best to resolve the issue of any proposed removal of in situ Infinity-branded cable. [ + ]

Victorian electricity distributors have been authorised by the ACCC to maintain an accreditation scheme for civil contractors. The accreditation scheme will relate specifically to underground civil works on electrical infrastructure. [ + ]

Changes to Queensland's workplace health and safety laws will ensure genuine safety concerns are given the highest priority without being abused for industrial purposes, Master Electricians Australia says. [ + ]

FWBC has sought a Federal Court hearing over actions allegedly taken by the CFMEU at the Bald Hills Wind Farm construction site in Victoria where 52 wind turbines are being constructed. [ + ]

Deepwater Plaza Shopping Centre, located in Woy Woy on the New South Wales Central Coast, has recently taken steps in sustainability by installing a solar system. [ + ]

simPRO has developed a cloud-based job management system that assists contractors in managing companies remotely. [ + ]

ABB has collaborated with Royal Philips to enable Philips' lighting systems to connect with ABB's building device controls. The companies say this will reduce the cost of renovating mid- and small-sized commercial buildings. [ + ]

Up to $100 million of debt finance is available through the Clean Energy Finance Corporation for deep retrofits to commercial properties. The finance is hoped to reinvigorate Australia's ageing building stock and improve its energy productivity. [ + ]