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Changes planned for heating and cooling incentives
The Victorian Energy Upgrades Program has responded to public feedback about its space heating and cooling activity – and has announced measures to address system oversizing.
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New appointment at Next Cycle
Australian heating, cooling, hot and chilled water solutions distributor, Next Cycle, has appointed Steffen Reich to the newly created role of General Manager Hydronic, Commercial and Marketing.
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New AI infrastructure achieves 45°C breakthrough
Multinational technology company NVIDIA has developed a liquid cooling solution for AI servers that can operate at up to 45°C.
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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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Update coming for best practice AC guideline
AIRAH is updating the Air Conditioning Residential Best Practice Guideline for Victoria, and we are looking for reviewers.
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Panasonic launches low-energy unit for climate-controlled spaces
Panasonic Environmental Engineering has released an energy-saving constant temperature and humidity unit that is part of a broader range designed for vastly reduced energy consumption.
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SCSA NSW appoints Michael Kelly as General Manager
Specialised Control Solutions Australia (SCSA) has announced the appointment of Michael Kelly as General Manager of its New South Wales operations.
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Sonia Holzheimer: role change, and reflecting on the HVAC&R profession
AIRAH Associate Director, Sonia Holzheimer, M.AIRAH, has moved into a new role as Partner at Queensland-based multidisciplinary engineering consultancy, STP Consultants.
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Ready, set, benchmark! NatHERS for existing homes now live.
Research has delivered abundant evidence that the energy and thermal comfort performance of much of Australia’s existing housing is woeful. Changing this starts now, with the full public release of NatHERS for existing homes. Here’s why it matters.
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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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Longwell launches biomimetic EC fan technology
Ningbo Longwell Electric Technology (Longwell) explains the engineering behind its LWBE3G biomimetic Electronically Commutated (EC) fan platform and its demonstrated energy efficiency performance.
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Vertiv expands into Asia-Pacific
Critical infrastructure solutions provider Vertiv has opened a new manufacturing facility in Johor, Malaysia.
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New CEO for MAC Trade Services
South Australia-based energy management and building services business, MAC Trade Services (MAC) has appointed Matt Csortan as CEO.
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Whitepaper unpacks food retail energy efficiency
Refrigeration accounts for a major share of energy use in supermarkets, making HVAC&R a prime candidate for optimisation, as a new white paper from CAREL explains.
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A cool new product portfolio addition
DSI Dantech has released a new cryogenic product portfolio designed for the ultra-fast freezing, cooling, and crust freezing of food.
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Microbial control standards open for comment
Draft revised editions of AS/NZS 3666 Part 1 and 2 are now out for public review.
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Medal-winning trade skills
In a warm-up for the major WorldSkills International Competition in Shanghai in September, HVAC&R apprentices from six countries converged on Wollongong, with Australia’s Adam Morgan taking home a silver medal.
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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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Improving HVAC in operating theatres
The University of Melbourne and Professor Forbes McGain, an anaesthetist and intensive care physician at Western Health in Melbourne, are running a survey to help improve the efficiency of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in operating theatres.