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Climate report highlights need for urgent action
The federal government has released a first-of-its-kind report categorising and assessing Australia’s climate risks just days before it will announce updated 2035 emissions targets.
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News
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Climate report highlights need for urgent action
The federal government has released a first-of-its-kind report categorising and assessing Australia’s climate risks just days before it will announce updated 2035 emissions targets.
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Reducing embodied carbon through design
The Materials and Embodied Carbon Leaders’ Alliance (MECLA) is launching a new working group focused on the role of design in delivering low carbon assets in construction.
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Growing push to address airborne pathogens
The Victorian Health Leaders’ Airborne Pathogens Forum highlighted the ongoing urgent need to address indoor air quality (IAQ), particularly in health settings.
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ARC funds free RAC standards for licence holders
The Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) has announced new funding to provide free access to curated standards for RAC technicians and businesses.
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Workforce plan highlights skills shortfalls
Powering Skills Organisation (PSO) has published new research showing what needs to be done for Australia to reach its net zero goals.
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Launch of National Fire Protection Month
FPA Australia has launched National Fire Protection Month, a campaign dedicated to raising awareness about fire protection and the role the fire protection industry plays in safeguarding people, property, and the environment.
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Report highlights cold storage squeeze
A new report has found Australia is facing a critical shortage of cold storage infrastructure, especially along the eastern seaboard.
Events
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Growing push to address airborne pathogens
The Victorian Health Leaders’ Airborne Pathogens Forum highlighted the ongoing urgent need to address indoor air quality (IAQ), particularly in health settings.
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Launch of National Fire Protection Month
FPA Australia has launched National Fire Protection Month, a campaign dedicated to raising awareness about fire protection and the role the fire protection industry plays in safeguarding people, property, and the environment.
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Schneider Electric to host data centre cooling event
Schneider Electric’s Innovation Day event will focus on ever-growing cooling needs for data centres in the AI era.
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PSO and EEC to host free workforce development sessions
The development sessions will take place in Melbourne at the All Energy Conference on Thursday, October 30.
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Intelligent Building Workshop showcases AI and data-driven innovation
AIRAH and CSIRO have co-hosted the inaugural Intelligent Building Workshop in Sydney, in collaboration with CIBSE and Arup.
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Global experts unite at Building Simulation 2025
The 2025 Building Simulation Conference – co-hosted by IBPSA Australasia and AIRAH – brought the world’s brightest minds in the built environment to Brisbane for a week of vital, future-focused discussions.
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AIRAH launches Women in HVAC&R Summit
The first iteration of the annual event will take place at the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney on Friday, October 24.
Regulations
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Climate report highlights need for urgent action
The federal government has released a first-of-its-kind report categorising and assessing Australia’s climate risks just days before it will announce updated 2035 emissions targets.
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ARC funds free RAC standards for licence holders
The Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) has announced new funding to provide free access to curated standards for RAC technicians and businesses.
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Heat pump testing standard open for comment
Standards Australia is inviting public comments on important updates to the performance assessment standard for air source heat pump water heaters.
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NCC pause not as disruptive as first feared
The federal government has announced a pause on updates to the National Construction Code, but only after NCC 2025 is finalised.
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Business coalition calls for 75% emissions reduction by 2035
With the federal government looking to set Australia’s 2035 emissions reduction target ahead of COP30 in November, the Business for 75% movement is calling for decisive action.
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Updated trajectory identifies new challenges and opportunities
The Energy and Climate Change Ministerial Council (ECMC) has agreed on an update to the Trajectory for Low Energy Buildings.
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End-to-end review for Standards Australia
Standards Australia has announced a comprehensive, independent review of its standards development process, describing it as an opportunity to modernise and strengthen how standards work.
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Features
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Radical refrigeration
Dave Peall, M.AIRAH, discusses his work on the “radical” idea of using water as a direct expansion refrigerant.
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The case for modernising residential cooling expectations
Darren Bee calls for changes to the National Construction Code, including making multi-zoning cooling/heating systems compulsory in new builds.
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From fridgie to footy
Until May 27, 2025, Mani Liddy was a fridgie working for O’Connors in South Australia. The next day, he became an AFL footballer.
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Building confidence in performance prediction
Team Catalyst Director PC Thomas makes the case for an accreditation scheme for professionals working in building performance simulation.
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How HVAC&R SMEs can win government tenders
Lara Blake from Tenderfy looks at how HVAC&R SMEs can compete – and thrive – against large businesses when it comes to government tendering.
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The world gears up for Building Simulation 2025
A much-anticipated international event focusing on simulation and sustainability in the built environment is set to take place in Brisbane from August 24–27 – the Building Simulation Conference.
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Painting the plant room green
Refrigerants were in the spotlight at Green Building Day this year. AIRAH’s Advocacy and Policy Manager Mark Vender shares his perspective from the Melbourne event.
Business
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Temperzone launches chilled water fan coil unit ranges
Temperzone has released the Evolve IMD-Y standard compact profile range and the Evolve IMDL-Y low-profile range of chilled water fan coil units in Australia.
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FeroTech announces partnership with Honeywell
Sydney-based BMS and electrical services company FeroTech Controls and Electrical has partnered with Honeywell.
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MHIAA launches R32-powered VRF system
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioners Australia (MHIAA) has announced the launch of the KXZ3 series VRF system.
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Louvreclad launches podcast about façade performance
Louvreclad has launched Inside Out: The Louvreclad Podcast, which explores the future of façade design.
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Mitsubishi Heavy wins Canstar Blue award
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioners Australia (MHIAA) has been awarded the Canstar Blue Most Satisfied Customers Award in 2025.
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Schneider Electric to host data centre cooling event
Schneider Electric’s Innovation Day event will focus on ever-growing cooling needs for data centres in the AI era.
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Fujitsu General joins Paloma Rheem HD Group
Paloma Rheem HD Group – the parent company of global HVAC brand Rheem – has acquired Fujitsu General Limited through a public tender offer.