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According to CSIRO, storage of renewable energy is essential to ensure access to secure, reliable and affordable energy as Australia transitions to net zero by 2050. Part of that mix could be thermal energy storage (TES), a concept well established in the HVAC&R industry but often undervalued. Sean McGowan reports.

Adelaide-based Michael Riese, M.AIRAH, has joined the AIRAH board.

Professor Tony Arnel has been honoured with a Life Fellowship from the Energy Efficiency Council.

Dwyer Instruments has announced an innovation in the Omega HANI (high accuracy, non-invasive) temperature sensing line of products: HANI temperature sensors for metal tank applications.

With the release of a fast-tracked pathogen mitigation standard and updates to advice on building ventilation from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the US seems to be taking the lead on indoor air quality. Ecolibrium asked three local experts for their views. Mark Vender reports.

In the GBCA’s Green Star Design and As-Built ratings, projects can now be allocated an extra point by doing a whole-building test – a good thing, according to Sean Maxwell.

An innovative building constructed a decade ago is aging gracefully – and usefully.

Convention, intention, and what’s next

Opinion: Learning is for everyone – all the time, writes Professor Gayle Avery.

The Victorian Pride Centre is one of the first facilities of its type in the world. Located in the Melbourne bayside suburb of St Kilda, the building is a symbol of the freedom of expression and diversity of LGBTIQ communities.

Raising the profile of the HVAC&R building services industry is a goal that runs across all AIRAH’s activities.

A recent event in Melbourne explored how the themes of sustainability and indoor air quality are intrinsically linked.

The recent Clean Air Forum in Canberra brought together stakeholders across various disciplines to discuss the next steps to improving indoor air quality. AIRAH attended as a peak engineering body.

By the time you are reading this almost half of 2023 will have flashed by. It’s incredible how time speeds up as you get older. How is the year progressing for you?

For Simon Witts, M.AIRAH, it’s the complex projects and designs that keep him going. We chat with the national division director, engineering for VA Sciences, based in Melbourne.

Students and academics from the University of Melbourne joined forces with industry consultants and local government representatives to explore achieving net zero carbon design for those most energy-intensive buildings: aquatic centres. The university’s Brendon McNiven, Dominik Holzer and Lu Aye, F.AIRAH, elaborate.

Condair has appointed Virender Rana as its new managing director. Rana will succeed Ian Eitzen, Affil.AIRAH, who is taking on a new position in the company as senior technical adviser.

Reliable Controls has added its considerable support to the push for better indoor air quality (IAQ), in particular through monitoring. “Integrating IAQ sensing technology into your building allows you to collect building data that helps you optimise building performance and avoid system failures,” says the company.

Recognising performance that goes above and beyond doesn’t always have to be expensive, writes Dr Gayle Avery. But it does have to be executed properly and appropriately.