energy efficiency

Research has delivered abundant evidence the energy and thermal comfort performance of much of Australia’s existing housing is woeful.

Poor indoor air quality is increasingly recognised as a hidden health risk, driving respiratory problems, exacerbating chronic disease, and accelerating the transmission of airborne infections

Humiscope Director John Morgan and Mechanical Engineer Ladan Bagherzadeh look at the challenges of designing and delivering an ultra-low dew point environment for lithium‑sulphur battery manufacturing.

Daniel Bonatti, M.AIRAH, explains how double-skin façades can improve building performance through enhanced heat, light and acoustic management.

Samantha Bothma M.ACould clever design improve the thermal performance of holiday cabins and reduce the energy needed to cool and heat them? Willow Aliento investigates.

Ecolibrium speaks with Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska about an ambitious QUT project to provide world-leading indoor air quality monitoring and control in a university building.

Daikin ducted range

AIRAH’s Big Data and Analytics STG makes the case for integrating data-driven maintenance to ensure our buildings work smarter, not harder

Australians own and use an excessive amount of floor space compared to other countries. Laura Timberlake explores how going small can have big benefits for thermal performance, heating and cooling costs, and the embodied carbon of residential buildings.

AIRAH’s Professional Diploma in Sustainable HVAC Design and Operation is accepting new applicants.

The article examines who should guide households toward affordable, sustainable home heating and cooling.

A program in South Australia’s APY Lands is retrofitting housing to study how homes can withstand one of the world’s harshest climates.