Big news for big buildings
In the GBCA’s Green Star Design and As-Built ratings, projects can now be allocated an extra point...
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Tag: HVAC&R
Mentor as anything
How to ensure that budding HVAC&R building services professionals get the support they need?...
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Leading through hard times
“Honeybee leaders … don’t wait until a crisis hits, they plan ahead for difficult situations” It’s...
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Wind in his sails
Sydney-based Peter Lowndes, F.AIRAH, is director of EecMec, a specialist in commissioning, and an...
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Wood that it could
By embracing the Passivhaus standard, a new apartment building in Palma, Spain, classifies as an...
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Peak powers
Environmental consultant Alan Pears AM makes the case for energy efficiency and emissions ratings that better reflect the impacts of peak demand and seasonal variability. Assessing, rating and regulating building energy use and emissions used to be simple when we were...
A well-deserved shout-out
AIRAH has recognised the decades-long contributions of several active and engaged members at its NSW President’s Shout event. Associate director of the Institute’s NSW division committee Gary Knox, F.AIRAH, hosted the event. AIRAH President Mikaila Ganado, M.AIRAH,...
Shining stars
The winners of the 2024 AIRAH Awards have been announced at a black-tie gala dinner held at Crown Aviary Melbourne on Thursday, November 21. The awards celebrate outstanding achievements from across Australia’s HVAC&R building services industry. Around 200 guests...
Q&A with Anastasia Alexandrova
Anastasia Alexandrova, M.AIRAH, was recently awarded her 10-year membership plaque at the 2024 AIRAH WA Members Lunch. We asked her to tell us a bit more about herself and what makes her tick. What is your job title? Business Development Manager at Turner Engineering...
Coffee grounds fuel sustainable roads
Researchers at RMIT University have developed an innovative technique that can make concrete 30 per cent stronger by turning waste coffee grounds into biochar. Laura Timberlake explores how the researchers are applying the innovation in the real world. Australia...
Could static power AC?
Researchers at RMIT have created an invention from waste polystyrene that generates static electricity from motion and wind.Created in collaboration with Riga Technical University in Latvia, the invention could lower power usage by recycling waste energy in air...
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