Hidden hero: the importance of BMS
Building management systems are vital for HVAC performance and efficiency, but if they’re poorly...
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The last frontier
Priya Gandhi, M.AIRAH, took the trip of a lifetime to Antarctica in 2023. Laura Timberlake speaks to her about the lessons she learned.
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Natural selection
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.
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Deep impact
What are the big, overarching global influences that we are likely to see in the built environment, and particular in HVAC&R, in the lead-up to 2050?
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A Gothic tale
An historic Melbourne precinct has experienced a complete reinvigoration that has not only attracted new clients, but returned some of the city’s most spectacular heritage spaces to the public.
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Shining stars
The winners of the 2024 AIRAH Awards have been announced at a black-tie gala dinner held at Crown Aviary Melbourne on Thursday, November 21. The awards celebrate outstanding achievements from across Australia’s HVAC&R building services industry. Around 200 guests...
Q&A with Anastasia Alexandrova
Anastasia Alexandrova, M.AIRAH, was recently awarded her 10-year membership plaque at the 2024 AIRAH WA Members Lunch. We asked her to tell us a bit more about herself and what makes her tick. What is your job title? Business Development Manager at Turner Engineering...
Coffee grounds fuel sustainable roads
Researchers at RMIT University have developed an innovative technique that can make concrete 30 per cent stronger by turning waste coffee grounds into biochar. Laura Timberlake explores how the researchers are applying the innovation in the real world. Australia...
Could static power AC?
Researchers at RMIT have created an invention from waste polystyrene that generates static electricity from motion and wind.Created in collaboration with Riga Technical University in Latvia, the invention could lower power usage by recycling waste energy in air...
A nationwide NCC freeze?
The Coalition has followed in the footsteps of the South Australian government, which earlier this year announced that it would not update the National Construction Code (NCC) for a decade.Opposition leader Peter Dutton has unveiled a suite of policies aimed at...
Transparency in the built environment
Standards Australia and the International Code Council have partnered to develop a new protocol that will enhance climate data transparency and operability internationally across the built environment.The two organisations joined forces at the 29th annual United...
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