Revving up the built environment’s engine room
HVAC&R specialists have key role to play if Australia is to meet emissions targets and keep...
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Category: Industry eye
The key to net zero?
A new ASBEC report confirms electrification “unlocks the pathway” to net zero buildings. Sections...
Read MorePlanning for performance
Reducing emissions and cutting costs is the impetus for a new government initiative. The Australian federal government has commenced work to develop a National Energy Performance Strategy. “For too long, Australia’s efforts at...
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Peak Performance
A Danish power plant that converts trash to energy just happens to also be a year-round ski...
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Unprecedented precipitation, insufficient adaptation
As parts of the world experienced record downpours, the Arctic ice continued its seemingly...
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More reliable than ever
New partners in sustainable building solutions for AustraliaSustainable building controls manufacturer Reliable Controls is pleased to welcome Oztech Intelligent Systems to its global network of Authorized Dealers. Based in Sydney and Melbourne, Oztech has been...
A ’shroom of their own
On a remote farm in Far North Queensland, a family business overcame adversity to realise a “green dream” in the design of a 8,500m² mushroom production facility. Sean McGowan reports.The Inderbitzins are a proud family who have been on the land for three generations....
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.
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