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Nick Johns-Wickberg

Nick Johns-Wickberg is the Editor of AIRAH’s Ecolibrium and HVAC&R News magazines.

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AIRAH develops short course on ASHRAE Standard 241 

Ecolibrium speaks with Brad Prezant, Affil.AIRAH, instructor of the Institute’s new short course on ASHRAE Standard 241. 

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What we learnt at RefCon25 

AIRAH’s 2025 Refrigeration Conference was billed as the hottest conference for the coolest industry, and it didn’t disappoint. 

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Q&A with Babylyn Briones 

Babylyn Briones is AIRAH’s new Accreditation Officer and Registrar, having started with the Institute in April. Ecolibrium got to know Babylyn, whose work focuses primarily on the AIRAH Professional Engineer Register (APER).

Welcome to the new-look Ecolibrium

Ecolibrium has undergone a redesign to make the magazine easier to read, more visually appealing, and better aligned with AIRAH’s brand.

Three cheers!

The electrification of 3 Ravens brewery in Melbourne could serve as a blueprint for other craft operations, as Nick Johns-Wickberg discovers.

Howzat for heat monitoring?! 

Nick Johns-Wickberg discovers how a heat monitoring tool developed by the University of Sydney is playing an important role in local sport.

Hidden hero: the importance of BMS

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 complex systems work in practice.

Keeping it chill

On my first morning in Yogyakarta a few weeks ago, I took the Indonesian equivalent of an Uber to what the guidebooks describe as a “water castle”. I like water and I love castles, so I didn’t need any convincing.

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Home improvement

Many Australians live in substandard housing, but what can we actually do to improve thermal performance and reduce our energy bills?