Laura Timberlake
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OzonAction award winners
ASHRAE and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) have announced the project selections for the 2019 ASHRAE-UNEP OzonAction Lower-GWP Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Innovation Awards. The annual international award program promotes innovative design, research and practice by recognising people who have developed or implemented innovative technological concepts applied in developing countries to promote lower global warming potential […]
ARBS Awards turn 10
The ARBS 2020 Industry Awards is celebrating its first decade next year. The Awards recognise excellence from across the HVAC&R and building services industries, and will be held during the ARBS 2020 exhibition from May 19–21 in Melbourne. The Awards officially launched in 2010 in Melbourne to honour and reward the talent in the Australian industry. Nominees […]
Meet our industry innovators
The 2019 AIRAH Awards are being held on Thursday, November 14, and the finalists have been announced. While some awards highlight a specific aspect or sector of HVAC&R, one category that cuts right across the industry is the Excellence in Innovation Award. This year the award is sponsored by Mitsubishi Electric. The Excellence in Innovation […]
Every building counts
The Property Council of Australia and Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) have launched a policy toolkit called Every Building Counts: A practical plan for emissions reduction. The plan sets out practical pathways for transforming Australian homes, workplaces and buildings into low carbon, high-performance structures while reducing emissions. It also includes 75 recommendations to federal, state […]
ActronAir scores BMC award
Australian air conditioning manufacturer ActronAir has been recognised in Deloitte Australia’s Best Managed Companies (BMC) awards. The 2019 winners were announced at a ceremony in Sydney last week. This is the first year that Deloitte has held the first BMC awards in Australia. The program was established in Canada in 1993, and uses global insights […]
Meet our champions of diversity
The finalists were recently announced for the Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion award at the AIRAH Awards. The award celebrates individuals and organisations that have shown leadership in their efforts, initiatives, policies, programs and practices to embrace and foster diversity and inclusion within their ranks. AIRAH’s professional development manager, Brendan Pejkovic, says AIRAH is proud to […]
Cool for School competition
The Institute of Refrigeration (IoR) is running a competition for school students, to promote the contributions that refrigeration science and principles make to society. The Cool for School initiative encourages students to explore the science, technology, engineering and mathematical principles behind refrigeration processes. IoR Chief Executive Miriam Rodway says refrigeration science and principles make a […]
Are you polluting your office air?
A team of engineers at Purdue University has been conducting an experiment to identify indoor air contaminants and ways to control them. The study involves thousands of sensors being installed in an office space called the Living Labs, at Purdue’s Ray W. Herrick Laboratories. It uses an array of sensors to precisely monitor four open-plan […]
Condensation Symposium 2019
The Building Designers Association of Australia (BDAA) is holding the Condensation Symposium 2019 on Wednesday, November 6 in Sydney. The Symposium is titled “Breaking the mould: Condensation and mould in efficient buildings”. The presence of mould and excessive condensation in both residential and commercial design is a prominent issue. According to the Australian Building Codes […]
Cool Coalition pushes for efficient cooling
Partners of the Cool Coalition have announced a major push for efficient, climate-friendly cooling. The Cool Coalition is a global initiative that aims to inspire ambition and accelerate the move to clean and efficient cooling. It is made up of more than 80 partners, including partners from the private sector, government, cities, international organisations, finance, […]
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