Category: Cover feature

The searchers

Posted by Shahzuma Warakhwala | May 19, 2023 | AIRAH, Cover feature, Cover story, Features

An impending lease expiry, predicted growth in headcount and a desire to improve the workplace...

Goal oriented

Posted by Shahzuma Warakhwala | Apr 20, 2023 | AIRAH, Cover feature, Cover story, Features, Sustainabilty

Since 1988 the Sydney Football Stadium has been the Harbour City’s premier rectangular field...

Sound investment

Posted by Shahzuma Warakhwala | Mar 7, 2023 | Cover feature, Cover story, Features

Canberra Grammar School’s new Snow Concert Hall features a subterranean design boasting an...

Rise above

Posted by Shahzuma Warakhwala | Dec 22, 2022 | AIRAH, Cover feature, Cover story, Features

Some building owners are happy if their edifice performs adequately. For those making decisions...

Wooden Performance

Posted by Chloe Sofia Gawaran | Nov 25, 2022 | AIRAH, Cover feature, Features

One of three similar facilities to be built in regional Victoria, the Ballarat GovHub is helping...

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