Category: Sustainabilty

Electric Atmosphere

Posted by Chloe Sofia Gawaran | Aug 19, 2022 | HVAC, Industry eye, Sustainabilty

The PG&E Larkin Substation addition in San Francisco is the first building of its type to earn...

Don’t call me a pessimist

Posted by Sarah Rix | Aug 17, 2022 | Features, Sustainabilty

When it comes to climate change, Professor William Rees believes he sees things as they are,...

Premium Content

Posted by Chloe Sofia Gawaran | Aug 11, 2022 | Features, Products, Sustainabilty

In a quiet street in Sydney’s northern suburbs resides New South Wales’ first Passivhaus Premium...

Mid-century marvel

Posted by Sarah Rix | Aug 4, 2022 | Industry eye, Sustainabilty

In Memphis, Tennessee, a 1957 building has been converted into a net-zero energy net-zero carbon...

Rebirth of cool

Posted by Sarah Rix | Jul 19, 2022 | Features, Sustainabilty

A new building material developed at the University of New South Wales holds great promise for...

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