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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.
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Future-proofing the third space in Tokyo
Heat records are shattering around the world, including Japan, where Daikin is collaborating to trial new ways to keep outside areas safe and comfortable.
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New hands on the helm at Cundall
Global multi-disciplinary engineering and sustainability consultancy, Cundall, has appointed UK-based building services engineer, Kevin Hayes, to the position of Managing Partner.
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Incoming ASHRAE President brings retrofit focus
ASHRAE has installed its new Society President for 2026–27, Sarah E. Maston, P.E., BCxP, LEED AP.
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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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It’s the festival of fridgies – AKA World Refrigeration Day
The annual World Refrigeration Day on June 26 is a chance to recognise the skills and contributions of professionals in the refrigeration, cooling and heating sectors. Here’s how AIRAH is celebrating the day.