Author: Sarah Rix

High Q

Posted by Sarah Rix | Aug 29, 2022 | Architecture, Features, Sustainabilty

In becoming the first regional NSW project to achieve 6 star Green Star Design and As-Built rating...

Don’t call me a pessimist

Posted by Sarah Rix | Aug 17, 2022 | Features, Sustainabilty

When it comes to climate change, Professor William Rees believes he sees things as they are,...

The articulate engineer

Posted by Sarah Rix | Aug 10, 2022 | Industry eye, Member profiles

Ireland-born Vince Aherne, F.AIRAH, is pivotal to many AIRAH projects, including editing our suite...

Mid-century marvel

Posted by Sarah Rix | Aug 4, 2022 | Industry eye, Sustainabilty

In Memphis, Tennessee, a 1957 building has been converted into a net-zero energy net-zero carbon...

The contributor

Posted by Sarah Rix | Aug 4, 2022 | AIRAH

Respected AIRAH member Warwick Stannus, M.AIRAH, recently passed away. Long-time industry stalwart...

When Ashak Nathwani arrived in Australia from Uganda in 1972 with 20 cents to his name, little did he imagine how much he would achieve in his life. Laura Timberlake reviews his recently released book and explores his astonishing career. As Australia struggles to meet...

Hidden hero: the importance of BMS

Mar 5, 2025

Building management systems are vital for HVAC performance and efficiency, but if they’re poorly designed or maintained, they can cause serious problems. Chris Stamatis, M.AIRAH, and Trevor Smith, Affil.AIRAH, showed Nick Johns-Wickberg and Mark Vender how these...

Rising above the crowd

Mar 5, 2025

Sonia Holzheimer, M.AIRAH, shares her reflections from the 21st Women in HVACR Conference in Dallas. Dallas welcomed nearly 600 HVAC&R professionals to celebrate the theme “Lone Star leadership” at the 21st annual Women in HVACR conference. I arrived ready to...

The road to certification

Mar 4, 2025

Dan Hadley examines what’s required to meet the International Organization for Standardization’s ISO 14001:2015 – environmental management systems in construction, using Watson Fitzgerald & Associates as a case study. Sustainability has long surpassed simply being...

Home improvement

Dec 18, 2024

Many Australians live in substandard housing, but what can we actually do to improve thermal performance and reduce our energy bills?

Australian ventilation: the next chapter