Tree of life
Given a blank page, an engaged client, a set of unique site constraints and permission to invent...
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Deep breath
An innovative research project initiated by the City of Melbourne has increased energy efficiency...
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Underground movement
How do we unlock geothermal energy potential in high-performance buildings? Plumbing Industry...
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Representation generation
Though the number of women working in HVAC&R and related industries has increased over the...
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Airing the issues
It is now widely accepted that ventilation plays a major role in preventing the spread of COVID-19...
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Q&A Ginger Scoggins
Ecolibrium gets to know the ASHRAE President, who is visiting Australia this month and will be appearing at ARBS. In addition to being ASHRAE President, what is your job title? I am President and founder of Engineered Designs, Inc, an engineering consulting firm in...
Q&A Sven Bolomey, M.AIRAH
Meet the Managing Director of Air & Odour Management (AOM) Australia, an Australian family-owned business specialising in the manufacturing and supply of commercial kitchen exhaust and filtration products. Specialty I have a master’s in environmental engineering,...
Hire education
Industry often bemoans the fact that fresh engineering graduates are not prepared for HVAC&R work. AIRAH’s members in the ACT are doing something about it. What does a typical university student learn about HVAC&R in a mechanical engineering degree? Not...
Techno-economic evaluation of integrating a PCM thermal battery into cooling systems
This paper presents a techno-economic evaluation of a phase change material (PCM) thermal battery (TB) system developed through an industry-university cooperation project.
Outstanding in his field
Sonia Holzheimer, M.AIRAH, remembers fondly the recently departed Graeme Standfield, F.AIRAH, whose designs for HVAC in the tropical north were innovative and influential.
Reshaping the landscape
A pilot program funded by ASBEC was designed to help enhance career experiences and expand leadership opportunities for women in construction.
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