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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Matters of the heart
The adoption of a prefabrication strategy in the design and construction of mechanical services systems at the new Victorian Heart Hospital solved numerous challenges associated with the build and project timelines.
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Tight done right
The owners of a Passivhaus residential development in Melbourne’s inner suburbs have adopted a...
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Ticking the box
The Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) has implemented a new automated licence renewal process designed to reduce the amount of time required to complete a licence renewal application.
Cautionary tales
Clearscope Legal’s Raphael Brown looks at some recent projects where HVAC&R has been in the compliance spotlight.
Big shoes to fill
If you’ve been an avid reader of Ecolibrium over the past decade and a half, you’ll notice that, for the first time in 160-odd issues, there’s a new photo on this page. It’s with a mixture of excitement and nervousness that I take the reins from the inimitable Matt Dillon.
The time is now
AIRAH’s IAQ 2024 conference underscored the once-in-a-century opportunity to improve indoor air quality – and what we need to do to seize it.
ACT professional registration
The ACT has opened applications for mechanical engineers under its Professional Engineers Registration Scheme. The scheme, which opened in March 2024, is being phased in across different branches of engineering: Phase 1, which started in March 2024, covered civil...
Purpose and place
AIRAH Victorian division president Rula Karali, M.AIRAH, shares her international HVAC&R journey.
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