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AIRAH Victorian division chair Rula Karali, M.AIRAH, shares her international HVAC&R journey.

On Thursday, June 27 the National Trust and James Harrison’s descendants held an event at Eastern Cemetery in Geelong to commemorate the restoration of Harrison’s grave.

Recognising the growing role of data and analytics in our buildings, AIRAH has published the Big Data Guideline, a free resource to support building owners, facility managers, consultants and service providers embarking on their big data journey. 

The adoption of ISO 16890 in Australia will support better filter selection and specification, according to Daniel McCaffrey, M.AIRAH, and Peter Mathieson, F.AIRAH, from AIRAH’s IAQ Special Technical Group.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, national leaders from a wide range of disciplines have sought to engage government on the need for improving indoor air quality.

Abraham Corona, M.AIRAH, has joined the AIRAH team in a newly created role: Industry Impact Manager.

At Canberra’s Australian War Memorial, a geothermal heating and cooling system goes beyond traditional methods to accommodate extreme temperatures.

AIRAH’s Advocacy and Policy Manager Mark Vender muses on the exceptional treatment of pre-charged equipment in Australia’s HFC phase-down.

As temperatures around the world soar, the question is not just how to stop global warming, but how humans can survive.

The Wings is set to be the first office building in Belgium to generate its own geothermal energy and consume no fossil fuel.

Architect and biomimicry professional Jane Toner shares with us the principles of biophilia and the importance of designing buildings that are attuned and responsive to their natural surroundings.

The NABERS/CBD Conference was an opportunity to celebrate 25 years of Australia’s building ratings system – and to look to the next quarter century.

Ambitious sustainable targets have been set by the host nation for the Paris 2024 Olympics to reduce the Games’ carbon footprint by half.

This paper presents a techno-economic evaluation of a phase change material (PCM) thermal battery (TB) system developed through an industry-university cooperation project.

Armstrong Fluid Technology introduced its range of design envelope permanent magnet (DEPM) pumps for the Australia and Asia-Pacific markets at ARBS 2024.

Should there be a green light for nuclear energy in Australia? Definitively no, writes Ian Kenins.

How does this matter to you, you might ask. My point is that we are living in a fast-moving world marked by uncertainty, protectionism, and isolation. As our industry navigates the turbulent waters of technological advancements, economic shifts, and societal transformations, the role of professional associations has never been more critical. 

Mark Lommers, M.AIRAH, has built considerable expertise in immersion-cooled supercomputers, and along the way developed a familiarity with some characters known as Bazza, Bubba and Bruce. Ecolibrium editor Matt Dillon recently broke bread with the Perth-based tech expert.

Living green walls can improve aesthetics, add a soothing touch of greenery to a space and lift our moods. But can they have a material impact on indoor air quality? Nick Johns-Wickberg investigates.

William (Bill) Lane, L.AIRAH, is one of several veteran AIRAH members who meet regularly for a “Legends lunch”.