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HVAC in the outback
A program in South Australia’s APY Lands is retrofitting housing to study how homes can withstand one of the world’s harshest climates.
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The spring 2025 issue highlights the incredible HVAC work taking place in a housing retrofit program in the APY Lands, considers the properties of water as a potential DX refrigerant, takes an expert view on data-driven maintenance and the importance of commissioning, traces the evolution of synthetic refrigerants, and much more.
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Aligning maintenance approaches across BMS and mechanical systems
AIRAH’s Big Data and Analytics STG makes the case for integrating data-driven maintenance to ensure our buildings work smarter, not harder
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Insights from a mould inspector
Ecolibrium speaks with Jess Ward, whose experience with mould-related illness led to an extraordinary career change.
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The big impact of tiny living
Australians own and use an excessive amount of floor space compared to other countries. Laura Timberlake explores how going small can have big benefits for thermal performance, heating and cooling costs, and the embodied carbon of residential buildings.
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The evolving impacts of refrigerants over time
Living with the legacy of Thomas Midgley Jr By Alexander Cohr Pachai, AM.AIRAH
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Call for consistency
Professional registration schemes have been rolling out across the country, but the regime in New South Wales remains something of an outlier. AIRAH and other industry bodies are now pushing for alignment with other jurisdictions.
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