Trades and training

The Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) has implemented a new automated licence renewal process designed to reduce the amount of time required to complete a licence renewal application.

Michelle Popovski, M.AIRAH, wonders what it will take to make the role of HVAC&R technician more appealing for women.

AIRAH’s APER has been approved to register engineers in the ACT.

Industry often bemoans the fact that fresh engineering graduates are not prepared for HVAC&R work. AIRAH’s members in the ACT are doing something about it.

Australia’s largest international HVAC&R and building services exhibition is slated for Sydney from May 28–30.

Boasting 300 exhibitors and 9,000 visitors over three days in May, ARBS 2024 will be the gathering place for the Australian HVAC&R community.

Students and academics from the University of Melbourne joined forces with industry consultants and local government representatives to explore achieving net zero carbon design for those most energy-intensive buildings: aquatic centres. The university’s Brendon McNiven, Dominik Holzer and Lu Aye, F.AIRAH, elaborate.

How to ensure that budding HVAC&R building services professionals get the support they need? AIRAH firmly believes mentorship is the way forward.

Sydney-based Peter Lowndes, F.AIRAH, is director of EecMec, a specialist in commissioning, and an assessor for AIRAH’s Postgraduate Diploma in Buildings Services – HVAC&R. He also loves the life aquatic.

Our review of industry remuneration has revealed some intriguing narratives.

Alan Obrart, L.AIRAH, wonders why the bottom line is so thin for those HVAC businesses that detect and fix difficult-to-resolve problems in buildings. He has a theory. 

ARBS chair Professor Tony Arnel talks us through four consumer trends and what they mean for the future of the office.

When Ecolibrium last took a deep dive into the state of Australia’s HVAC&R manufacturing base, we discovered that contrary to negative commentary at the time, there was a strong beating heart. As Sean McGowan reports, the challenges may differ today but the same optimism and ingenuity remains.

ARBS 2022, Australia’s premier international air conditioning, refrigeration and building services trade exhibition, is slated for August 2022 in Melbourne.

The International Network for Women in Cooling has been launched to advance the engagement of women, promote career opportunities, and increase female participation in the HVAC&R sector.

The Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) in the UK has released a new guide to refrigerant selection. It aims to provide an overview of the critical points that should be considered in selecting refrigerants.