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Category: Features
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CSIRO goes to the edge with CO2 cooling
Data centre developments often come under fire for their massive thirst, competing with communities, agriculture and nature for both groundwater and surface water supplies. CSIRO’s new data centre project in Queensland, however, is utilising advanced cooling solutions to conserve precious H2O.
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Profitability, practicality and productivity win, but IAQ missed out
AIRAH welcomes many positive measures in the 2026 Budget, including those specifically supporting the engineering, property and construction sectors.
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Updated guidance on flammable refrigerants
AIRAH has launched a revised Flammable Refrigerant Safety Guide, in collaboration with Refrigerant Reclaim Australia and Refrigerants Australia, and with support from the ARBS Foundation.
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HVAC&R turns policy into practice
At ARBS 2026, speakers from across the globe are shining a light on the essential nature of HVAC&R, and its pivotal role in decarbonising the built environment, enabling social progress and protecting human health.
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Technical guidance for high-temp heat pumps
High temperature heat is crucial for many key industrial applications, and a new technical resource aims to help rein in the associated energy demand and emissions.
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The true carbon cost of data centres
A new report by MECLA highlights the embodied carbon in data centre developments – and the huge contribution made by HVAC and other building services.
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Indoor air as essential infrastructure
Professor Tony Arnel, Chairman, ARBS, makes the case for addressing indoor air quality as a basic public health measure.
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Navigating dire straits, from the bowser to the plantroom
From shocks at fuel bowsers through to supply chain disruptions and financial market uncertainty, HVAC&R professionals need to adapt rapidly to the ramifications of the fast-moving Middle East conflict. Here’s what we know right now.
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Prioritising people in HVAC design
ASHRAE Fellow and Distinguished Lecturer Robert Bean recently visited Australia. HVAC&R News spoke with him about his occupant-first philosophies that have sparked an entirely different way of thinking about HVAC design.
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Total control: where instrumentation and control meets HVAC&R
We examine the important role instrumentation and control technicians – or “instros” for short – play in optimising HVAC&R systems.
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New studies explore causes and consequences of TFA accumulation
Research continues into increased levels of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in the environment, with refrigerants found to be a dominant source.
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Report forecasts skyrocketing energy use in Australian data centres
A report authored by Baringa and commissioned by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has found that data centres could use as much as 11% of Australia’s energy by 2035.
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Connection point: how Industry Nights helped this company grow
As AIRAH’s Industry Nights expand to 13 locations in 2026, we speak to a regular exhibitor about what they’ve gained from these events.
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Digitising HVAC&R workflows: What SMEs should be prioritising in 2026
Lara Blake from Tenderfy looks at the key technological trends that will shape the Australian HVAC&R industry this year.
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Fighting the hidden killer
With Standards Australia recently adopting a mould remediation standard, we look at how this hidden killer can harm both building occupants and HVAC&R technicians.
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How a cup of tea on Mount Everest can help explain cooling
Dr Michael Riese, M.AIRAH, urges us to rethink how we explain cooling to those without a technical background.
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Keeping it local: HVAC&R manufacturing in Australia
Despite the challenges facing Australian manufacturing, HVAC&R businesses are increasingly looking to build their capacity locally.
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Built environment leaders bring sustainable thinking to Parliament House
AIRAH’s Nick Johns-Wickberg shares his experience of attending last week’s ASBEC council meeting in Canberra.
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The importance of vapour barriers in refrigeration
Bob Jackson, M.AIRAH, explains the importance of hermetically sealing the outer skin of cold rooms to create a vapour barrier.
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The living machine: How HVAC systems mimic the human body
In the cover feature for the October–November 2025 issue of HVAC&R News, Gary Raman, Affil.AIRAH, argues that the human body is the most advanced HVAC system on the planet.