Triple Treat
Located in the heart of the CBD and overlooking the river, Brisbane Quarter is Brisbane’s first...
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Category: Features
Questioning convention
There is a growing chorus that now, perhaps more than ever, institutionalised professions need to...
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Wooden Performance
One of three similar facilities to be built in regional Victoria, the Ballarat GovHub is helping...
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Paradigm Shift
Over the past decade the HVAC industry has experienced a maturity in fault- detection diagnostics....
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Sharing the load
District heating and cooling could offer an important pathway to decarbonisation – and one of the...
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Cost v sustainability
Well, it’s a little late, but I hope that you have had the opportunity to take a well‑earned break over the summer. Let’s face it: in January the construction industry usually grinds to a halt, and just about everybody you’re trying to reach is away. We all need the...
The kind and decisive one
Based in Sydney, Maddy Johnson, Affil.AIRAH, is a graduate mechanical engineer at A.G. Coombs, working in the Projects team.Specialty During my time in the industry, I have primarily worked on new-build design and construction projects in a range of different...
Meet Stephen Podetti, M.AIRAH
Sydney-based Stephen Podetti, M.AIRAH, is the founder and director of Quality Air Equipment.Responsibilities I wear many hats. I am very hands-on in day-to-day operations, in particular accounts/HR, Group marketing, sales, inventory, import/export, Group IT, and new...
High Solar
For more than 30 years, 101 Collins Street has remained one of Melbourne’s most prestigious office building addresses. Now on a path of decarbonisation, its management team aims to leverage the innovation of the HVAC industry to deliver a fully electrified building.By...
Development of a whole-house energy rating tool for new housing
In 2019, Australian energy ministers agreed on the need for the Trajectory for Low Energy Buildings (the Trajectory). One of the key aspects in the Trajectory for residential buildings is to expand the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) to offer nationally accredited whole-of-home (WoH) tools to enable compliance requirements in the National Construction Code (NCC).
Sound investment
Canberra Grammar School’s new Snow Concert Hall features a subterranean design boasting an innovative ground‑source heat pump system. By Sean McGowanCanberra Grammar School (CGS) prides itself on offering holistic education for its students, and catering for...
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