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Category: Events and conferences
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The overlooked emissions
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) is hosting a workshop in association with AIRAH on Tuesday, October 13 about the key challenges and practical solutions to refrigerants in building design.
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An electrifying issue
In a world where extreme weather events are on the rise and more pressure is being put on the electricity grid, renters and apartment dwellers are among the groups commonly being left behind in the electrification process.
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David Norman’s legacy celebrated in Towards Net Zero competition
One of the first engineers in Australia to champion sustainable buildings, David Norman, is being celebrated with a $10,000 prize for AIRAH’s inaugural Towards Net Zero competition.
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IAQ: If you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it
Public awareness of indoor air quality (IAQ) has been growing since the COVID pandemic brought it to the forefront of everyone’s mind. However, experts say much work still needs to be done.
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Finding a career with purpose
Reflecting on the recent Women in STEM VE Conference at RMIT during National Science Week.
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Lessons learnt the hard way
CIBSE ANZ is hosting a seminar on Thursday, August 13 titled “Lessons Learnt the Hard Way”, which will explore the issues that impact building services professionals every day.
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Sustainable House Day series: The challenge of shared sustainability
On Sunday, May 17, 2026, AIRAH’s Advocacy and Policy Manager, Mark Vender, headed to Belvedere Gardens in Randwick (Gadigal), NSW for Sustainable House Day.
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Webinar: Making the invisible visible
The Safer Air Project is hosting a webinar on Monday, August 17 as part of the global campaign “Making the invisible visible”.
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Moving from policy to performance
ASHRAE has released the technical program for the 2026 Building Decarbonisation Conference, taking place in Seattle, Washington from September 23–25, 2026.
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Line up for IAQAA 2026 Conference announced
The Indoor Air Quality Association Australia (IAQAA) has released the preliminary speaker line up for the IAQAA 2026 Conference, being held from August 24–25, 2026 at the Gold Coast, Queensland.
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Talking about embodied carbon
NABERS is launching a free Embodied Carbon Conversations webinar series throughout August and September.
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The Australasian Renewable Heat Conference
The Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity (A2EP) is hosting the Australasian Renewable Heat Conference in Melbourne on September 2–3, 2026.
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NABERS to explore energy flexibility
Australia’s national building performance rating system is launching a feasibility study on incorporating energy flexibility into its framework.
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Sustainable House Day series: Retrofitting the 70s
On Sunday, May 17, 2026, homeowners around Australia opened their doors to the public for Sustainable House Day. Some of the AIRAH team took the chance to have a peek at renovations, retrofits and new builds on display; each story will be showcased as part of a series on HVAC&R News.
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Innovation in the Built Environment 2026
The University of Melbourne is hosting an Innovation in the Built Environment industry forum on Wednesday, July 22.
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NZ venue for international natural refrigerants conference
Early-bird registrations are open for the 2026 IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants (GL 2026), being held at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand from August 23–26.
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Call for abstracts: Adaptation 2027 Conference
Hosted by the International Institute of Refrigeration, the second IIR International Conference of the Role of Refrigeration in Adapting to Rising Ambient Temperatures (Adaptation 2027) will be held from March 8–10 in Birmingham, UK.
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Share your brilliance!
Every year, AIRAH’s National Awards showcase the achievements, technical excellence and emerging talent in the HVAC&R industry. Entries are now open for 2026.
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True Zero Carbon Challenge 2026 Awards Night
The True Zero Carbon Challenge 2026 Awards Night is being held on Friday, August 21, to celebrate the projects and people helping shape the future of low-carbon residential housing in Australia.
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Cool intelligence for flammable refrigerants – celebrating WRD
To mark World Refrigeration Day on June 26, Australian HVAC&R industry bodies are holding a free webinar to share information about flammable refrigerants.