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1 online resource (streaming video file) (26 min. 15 sec.) ; 157618296 bytes |
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New inventions include an alternative to traditional steel concrete reinforcement; a cost effective way to ground posts of any size without the need for digging, excavation or cement; a safe way to control solar panels.Hosted by James O'Loghlin, The New Inventors presents an episode with ingenious creations for building and the environment. Deciding the winner of these three inventions are: designer and inventor Sally Dominguez, eco designer Leyla Acaroglu, and guest judge electrical contractor Mark Rietbergen. Inventions featured on the program: ENVIROMESH by inventors Jon Scott and Andrew Richards from QLDJon and Andrew are plumbers who met on a building site and have been inventing together ever since. Over the years they started to notice the disadvantages of using steel to reinforce concrete structures, especially steel's predisposition to rust over time. This phenomenon is known as concrete cancer and is one of the main factors that reduces the life of a building.Enviromesh is an innovative alternative to traditional steel concrete reinforcement. The invention is comprised of a recyclable polymer and glass fibre construction material. It is corrosion resistant and significantly improves the longevity of civil, industrial and residential structures with clear advantages in terms of environmental impact. SUREFOOT by inventor Neil Despotellis from VICPosts and poles are common in buildings and other structures. But a significant amount of materials and labour are required to secure the footings for posts. Neil Despotellis is a professional carpenter and general jack of all trades. He had a lot of trouble getting machinery into established backyards. In the end he often had to dig the holes by hand, making the whole job difficult and expensive.Surefoot is a cost effective way to ground posts of any size without the need for digging, excavation or cement. A specially designed steel plate secures a series of pins, providing the strength needed to hold any post in place. A jackhammer is then used to push long poles into the ground providing a strong footing. Once in place, the invention can hold posts of any size, for virtually any purpose. REMOTE SOLAR ISOLATOR by inventor Joe Hudson from NSWSolar panels are great for the environment, but they do have a dangerous side. When the sun shines, solar panels act like a little sub-station, producing their own localised power and feeding it into the communal grid. Most of the time this is a great thing, but in an emergency such as a fire or flood you need to know that the current on your roof is not accumulating to a dangerous level.The Remote Solar Isolator remotely switches off the combined voltage of a solar panel array in case of emergency. It stops the voltage from accumulating to a dangerous level, allowing emergency workers to safely access the roof of a house where solar panels are installed |
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Broadcast 2011-04-13 at 20:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Fiber-reinforced concrete.
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Inventions.
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Photovoltaic power systems.
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Polymers -- Recycling.
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Reinforced concrete construction.
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Steel plate deck bridges -- Design and construction.
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New South Wales.
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Queensland.
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Victoria.
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Streaming video
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Acaroglu, Leyla, contributor
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Despotellis, Neil, contributor
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Dominguez, Sally, contributor
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Hudson, Joe, contributor
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O'loghlin, James, host
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Richards, Andrew, contributor
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Rietbergen, Mark, contributor
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Scott, Jon, contributor
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