April 2023

Since 1988 the Sydney Football Stadium has been the Harbour City’s premier rectangular field venue, regularly hosting internationals played by the Kangaroos, the Wallabies, Socceroos and Matildas as well as NRL, Super Rugby and A-League games. Find out how the design team had particular sustainability aspirations at heart.

It is now widely accepted that ventilation plays a major role in preventing the spread of COVID-19 and other airborne pathogens, but what are we doing about it? Professor Lidia Morawska fills us in on what is happening – and what we need to tackle next.

AIRAH used the occasion of International Women’s Day to celebrate women in HVAC&R, and discuss how to address the gender pay gap.

During my time in the employ of this venerable Institute, it’s regularly astounded me how frequently our name is mispronounced.

The Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas is the world’s first hospital to earn LEED Platinum.

Though the number of women working in HVAC&R and related industries has increased over the years, as has the percentage of AIRAH members, there remains a significant disparity in gender diversity.

Sydney-based Peter Lowndes, F.AIRAH, is director of EecMec, a specialist in commissioning, and an assessor for AIRAH’s Postgraduate Diploma in Buildings Services – HVAC&R. He also loves the life aquatic.

How do we unlock geothermal energy potential in high-performance buildings? Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre CEO Shayne La Combre has some thoughts.

Joe Biviano, M.AIRAH, may have left behind the hurly-burly of the workaday world, but he’s still a loyal member of the Institute.

Oventrop and Masterflow Solutions have successfully supplied new potable domestic hot water products at 180 Queen Street, Brisbane.

Fan and motor manufacturer ebm-papst has launched a sensor-based and performance-driven indoor air quality standard and certification program called Reset.

An innovative research project initiated by the City of Melbourne has increased energy efficiency in office buildings while also decreasing COVID-19 transmission. Louise Belfield reports.

High-temporal-resolution precipitation data of the past along with other data of weather elements are required for applications in the design and simulation of built environments. However, the available data of precipitation is either low-resolution, e.g., daily, or not long enough to produce reliable and climate-responsive results for built environment applications.

It’s one thing to manage a business when times are good, but what do you do during difficult times – such as in an economic slowdown?

AB Controls, an Australian electronic sensors, control system design and building automation specialist, is offering the Senva AQ2 Series solution.

HEVAC, an Australian company specialising in control systems for the commercial air conditioning industry, has a new offering in its range of carpark CO control systems.

Holyoake by Price has announced it will be opening a new factory in Sydney 2023 with the goal of delivering innovative, world-class products specifically for the Australian market.