AIRAH updates and events

AIRAH has recognised the decades-long contributions of several active and engaged members at its NSW President’s Shout event.

AIRAH has announced the finalists for the 2024 AIRAH Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements from across Australia’s HVAC&R building services industry.

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.

Mikaila Ganado has been named AIRAH President, replacing Paul Jackson, with Alan Fok and Chris Bong elected as new board directors.

AIRAH’s APER has been approved to register engineers in the ACT.

AIRAH’s Indoor Air Quality Conference 2024 will take place on July 15–16 in the River Room at Crown Melbourne.

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

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

AIRAH used the occasion of International Women’s Day to celebrate women in HVAC&R, and discuss how to address the gender pay gap.

Following a detailed recruitment process, the AIRAH Board has appointed Trish Hyde to the role of AIRAH Chief Executive.

The winners of the AIRAH Awards 2022 were announced at a gala dinner on November 24 at Luna Park in Sydney.

Dr Stephen White, F.AIRAH, has been name the winner of the 2022 James Harrison Medal, AIRAH’s highest individual honour. Ecolibrium broke bread with him about the news.

Our review of industry remuneration has revealed some intriguing narratives.

We wish to make a correction and clarification regarding the “Arch of triumph” article that featured in August‑September Ecolibrium.

Congrats to Gwen Gray, AIRAH’s first female member when she joined and now a posthumous member of the ARBS Hall of Fame.

Get set for a full-day virtual event on September 8 highlighting the most significant trends in our industry: the Future of HVAC.

AIRAH’s Special Technical Groups are benefitting from a re-designed website

There were a few delays and obstacles to overcome – namely a global pandemic – but the AIRAH Awards 2021 Gala took place in Sydney earlier this year.

AIRAH’s first official journal was published in 1947. That means the July 2022 edition marks Ecolibrium’s 75th birthday.