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Category: News
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New Board leadership for Refrigerant Reclaim Australia
Refrigerant Reclaim Australia (RRA) has named Greg Brooker, Affil.AIRAH, as its new Board Chair and Paul Campbell as Secretary/Treasurer.
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MATES in Construction scholarship winners announced
Mohsin Ali and Shanika Vidana Gamage have been awarded the 2024 MATES Allison Milner Memorial PhD scholarship.
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“Pipeline uncertainty” a risk for business confidence
Consultants working in the built environment are struggling with “pipeline uncertainty” – a lack of clarity around coming projects.
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Getting to grips with NCC 2025 – AIRAH’s view
We look at some of the key proposed changes in NCC 2025 for those working in HVAC&R building services – and AIRAH’s position on them.
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AIRAH responds to Federal Budget 2024–25
While welcoming the forward thinking in the Federal Budget 2024–25, AIRAH has urged the federal government to match its rhetoric with action.
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April 2024 marks 11 months in a row of record temperatures
Earth’s hot streak has stretched to 11 months, with April 2024 breaking yet another global temperature record.
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Call for comment on skilled migration list
Jobs and Skills Australia is seeking feedback on a draft Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL), that will feed into the federal government’s revised migration strategy.
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A cool milestone for refrigeration
Refrigerant Reclaim Australia has reached a milestone by recovering and disposing of 10,000,000kg of synthetic greenhouse gas refrigerants.
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New portal for automatic mutual recognition in Vic
The VBA has launched a new online portal allowing interstate building and plumbing practitioners to apply for automatic mutual recognition.
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NIST scientists make major ultracold refrigeration breakthrough
Researchers have drastically reduced the time and energy required to cool materials to within a few degrees above absolute zero.
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Proposal to unshackle standards development from NCC
A new system is being proposed that would allow the most recent versions of Australian Standards to be called up in the National Construction Code.
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Academics call for carbon budgets in construction
Three experts from the University of Melbourne are calling for whole-of-life carbon budgets for construction projects.
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New Energy Apprenticeships Program for green skills expands
The federal government is expanding the New Energy Apprenticeships Program, which incentivises tradies to upskill in sustainability.
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Chemours discontinues US sales of R404A
Global chemistry company Chemours has announced its strategic decision to cease sales of R404A and R507 in the US.
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We observed transcritical CO2 training in action – here’s what we learnt
What does a one-day transcritical CO₂ training course involve? Nick Johns-Wickberg headed out to Airefrig in Melbourne’s west to find out.
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NCC 2025 open for public comment
The Public Comment Draft for the next edition of the National Construction Code (NCC) is open for comment until 11:59pm AEST on July 1, 2024.
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IAQ and energy – getting the balance right
The THRIVE research centre held a Future Buildings Forum in Sydney this week, focusing on the nexus between energy and indoor air quality.
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All in all, a new green brick in the wall
Newly invented energy-efficient bricks use scrap materials that would otherwise have headed straight for landfill.
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Government pulls green procurement lever
The Australian government is mandating the procurement of environmentally sustainable goods and services across the Commonwealth.
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New mobile app offers affordable access to Australian Standards
Standards Australia has launched a new low-cost mobile app for tradespeople, technicians, designers, and engineers.