How are we improving the design and construction of buildings? In the first episode of AIRAH on Air, host Mark Spencer explores how we are working toward a "net zero" future - and what, exactly, that means.

Guests:

• Paul Cooper, F.AIRAH, Director of the University of Wollongong's Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC)

• Clare Parry, M.AIRAH, Director of Grün Consulting

• Tony Arnel, Global Director of Sustainability at Norman Disney & Young

For more information, check out the September issue of Ecolibrium where Sean McGowan explores the concept of net zero carbon: http://www.airah.org.au/EcoLibrium/2018/Ecolibrium_September_2018.aspx

Thank you for listening. AIRAH on Air is a podcast exploring topics related to a hidden industry in a constant state of innovation: the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) industry.

A new episode of AIRAH on Air is released the second Wednesday of each month.  In December's episode, we'll discuss the big deal about big data.

For more on AIRAH – including information on how we can help your career, training and development in the HVAC&R industry – please visit www.airah.org.au.

Music: 

"Air Hockey Saloon" by Christopher Zabrieski used under Creative Commons License - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chris_Zabriskie/Vendaface/05_-_Air_Hockey_Saloon

"Searching for an Analogue Signal" by Hunter Constellation used under Creative Commons License - https://soundcloud.com/theoreo/searching-for-an-analog-signal

AIRAH on Air - Episode 1 - Net Zero

Big data. It’s a big idea. It’s also moved from the “next big thing” to business as usual. But what does it have to do with the built environment and why does it matter to the humans who occupy it?

In episode two of AIRAH on Air, host Mark Spencer explores the business of big data and scalable analytics, and reveals its impact on our world.

Guests:

• Chris Stamatis, M.AIRAH, Director of CopperTree Analytics Australia

• Craig Roussac, M.AIRAH, Chief Executive Officer at Buildings Alive

• Chris King, M.AIRAH, Business Development at Envizi

For more information on big data, read the cover story by Sean McGowan from the November 2018 issue of Ecolibrium, AIRAH’s official journal: http://www.airah.org.au/Content_Files/EcoLibrium/2018/11-18-Eco-005.pdf

Thank you for listening. AIRAH on Air is a podcast exploring topics related to a hidden industry in a constant state of innovation: the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) industry.

A new episode of AIRAH on Air is released the second Wednesday of each month. Stay tuned for January’s episode where we'll explore energy efficiency.

For more on AIRAH – including information on how we can help your career, training and development in the HVAC&R industry – please visit http://www.airah.org.au.

AIRAH on Air - Episode 2 - Big Data

When a building gets older, oftentimes the obvious option is demolition. But what if there's a way to save it and preserve its history? How can that help increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions?

In 2015, The University of Queensland and the TC Beirne School of Law agreed to refurbish the 1930s-constructed west wing of its Forgan Smith building. 

In the third episode of AIRAH on Air, host Mark Spencer presents a case study on retrofitting in the built environment.

Guests:

• Danni Roberts, M.AIRAH, Senior Mechanical Engineer at Aurecon

• Phil Wilkinson, F.AIRAH, Executive Manager, Government Relations and Technical Services at AIRAH

For more information on the Forgan Smith retrofitting project, read Sean McGowan's article in the December 2018 issue of Ecolibrium - AIRAH's official journal: https://www.airah.org.au/EcoLibrium/2018/Ecolibrium_December_2018.aspx

Thank you for listening. AIRAH on Air is a podcast exploring topics related to a hidden industry in a constant state of innovation: the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) industry.

A new episode of AIRAH on Air is released the second Wednesday of each month. Stay tuned for February’s episode where we'll feature a Victorian residential development at the vanguard of sustainability.

For more on AIRAH – including information on how we can help your career, training and development in the HVAC&R industry – please visit www.airah.org.au.

AIRAH on Air - Episode 3 - Forgan Smith building (University of Queensland)

It was the site of Australia’s first dinosaur bone excavation, then it neighboured a coal mine, and now it’s the future of sustainable housing …

In episode 4 of the AIRAH on Air podcast, host Mark Spencer visits The Cape – a new development located about two hours southeast of Melbourne in the seaside village of Cape Paterson. Led by project director Brendan Condon, The Cape is setting a new Australian benchmark for affordable, sustainable living and raising the standards of building design in Australia. There are 14 house designs available, including one that’s Victoria’s first 10 star NatHERS home.

The net-zero carbon housing development doesn’t just encourage environmentally friendly construction, either. It’s also setting up an eco-conscious community through thoughtful neighbourhood planning.

Guest:
• Clint Hare, general manager of The Cape

For more information on The Cape at Cape Paterson, read Sean McGowan’s cover article in the February 2019 issue of Ecolibrium – AIRAH’s official journal: http://bit.ly/2TLL7Ch

Thank you for listening. AIRAH on Air is a podcast exploring topics related to building services/design and a hidden industry in a constant state of innovation: the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) industry.

A new episode of AIRAH on Air is released the second Wednesday of each month. Stay tuned for March’s episode. 

For more on AIRAH – including information on how we can help your career, training and development in the HVAC&R industry – please visit www.airah.org.au.

AIRAH on Air - Episode 4 - The Cape

In the fifth episode of AIRAH on Air, we explore a global issue: the HFC phase-down. This is a worldwide effort to stop climate change by reducing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – synthetic gases used in air conditioning and refrigeration that are thousands of times more powerful than carbon dioxide when it comes to global warming. 

Regardless of your experience and knowledge of HFCs you’ll want to tune in to learn about the environmental impact, why restrictions have been put in place, the flammability trade-off, and how the industry’s been adapting since the Australian HFC phase-down began in January 2018.

Host Mark Spencer speaks with Vince Aherne, F.AIRAH, a building services engineer and independent consultant. Aherne frequently works with AIRAH. He wrote the original August 2018 Ecolibrium cover feature that this episode is based on.

Thank you for listening. AIRAH on Air is a podcast exploring topics related to building services/design and a hidden industry in a constant state of innovation: the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) industry.

A new episode of AIRAH on Air is released the second Wednesday of each month. Stay tuned for a special episode that will be released next month, too, where we discuss the National Construction Code 2019.

For more on AIRAH – including information on how we can help your career, training and development in the HVAC&R industry – please visit www.airah.org.au. 

If you work in HVAC&R and are interested in learning more about refrigerants and the HFC phase-down, join us at our two-day Refrigeration 2019 conference, taking place in Melbourne from March 25-26. Visit https://www.airah.org.au/Refrigeration-Conference for speaker information and to register.

AIRAH on Air – Episode 5 – the HFC phase-down

In this episode of AIRAH on Air, host Mark Spencer stops by the Refrigeration 2019 conference for a special interview.

Refrigeration 2019 was held in Melbourne from March 25–26 and welcomed 170 attendees, more than 30 expert speakers, and four international keynotes. One of these was Prof. Dr. Michael Kauffeld, of Germany’s Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences. Following his address, in which he detailed the HFC phase-down and what’s coming next for refrigeration, Kauffeld took some time to speak with AIRAH on Air about his area of expertise: natural refrigerants.

Want to find out more about the HFC phase-down? Listen to episode 5 of AIRAH on Air at https://soundcloud.com/airahaustralia/airah-on-air-episode-5-the-hfc-phase-down.

AIRAH on Air is a podcast exploring topics related to building services/design and a hidden industry in a constant state of innovation: the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) industry. Stay tuned for episode 6 of AIRAH on Air – set for release in late April.

AIRAH’s Refrigeration 2020 conference will be held in Melbourne from March 23–24. You can find more information at www.airah.org.au.

For details on AIRAH’s Refrigeration Special Technical Group, please visit https://www.airah.org.au/AIRAH/Navigation/Resources/SpecialInterestGroups/Refrigeration/Refrigeration.aspx.

AIRAH on Air – Side Episode A – in conversation with Michael Kauffeld

Thanks for tuning in for the sixth episode of AIRAH on Air. This time we’re taking a trip to Sydney’s CBD to visit Investa’s Barrack Place – the first Australian building to earn a WELL Core & Shell Precertification at the Gold level from the International WELL Building Institute. 

Barrack Place is the new Sydney headquarters of Arup, an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists. Arup is not only the anchor tenant, it also designed the mechanical services on the project. Host Mark Spencer finds out more about that experience and how it opened the way for an innovative approach to the building’s heating and cooling.

Guests:
•	Andrew Pettifer, Arup’s principal NSW region leader
•	Jack Noonan, International WELL Building Institute’s vice president, Australia and New Zealand

Interested in learning more about WELL certifications? Stay tuned – we’ll have more from Noonan on this new building standard, what it means for the built environment and its impact on AIRAH members.

For a more in-depth look into Barrack Place, be sure to read Sean McGowan’s cover story in the March 2019 issue of Ecolibrium, AIRAH’s industry journal: https://www.airah.org.au/EcoLibrium/2019/Ecolibrium_March_2019.aspx

AIRAH on Air is a podcast exploring topics related to building services / design and a hidden industry in a constant state of innovation: the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) industry.

A new episode of AIRAH on Air is released the second Wednesday of each month. We’ll also be releasing a special episode soon with Iain Campbell of the Rocky Mountain Institute, regarding the Global Cooling Prize. Campbell was recently in Melbourne, delivering a keynote address at AIRAH’s Refrigeration 2019 conference.

For more on AIRAH – including information on how we can help your career, training and development in the HVAC&R industry – please visit www.airah.org.au.

AIRAH on Air – Episode 6 – Sydney’s Barrack Place

In this special episode of AIRAH on Air, we’re talking with Iain Campbell of the Rocky Mountain Institute – a US-based not-for-profit working to find practical, market-based solutions that will shift dependency from fossil fuels to renewables.

Part of the Institute’s work involves administrating the Global Cooling Prize (GCP).

Launched in November 2018, this international competition calls upon inventors and innovators to develop the next generation of cooling technology. To succeed, the design must have least five times less climate impact than a standard room air conditioning (RAC) unit. For the winners, there’s the incentive of US$3 million in prize money, as well as some pre-established channels to market.

The GCP’s goal is to find a combined solution to growing demand and global warming. Residential cooling is set to boom three times globally by 2050 – particularly in developing nations. That means approximately 4.5 billion RAC units will be in use globally, compared to 1.2 billion today. Without any changes, it will result in a massive increase in power demand and emissions. 

“This technology could prevent up to 100 gigatonnes (GT) of CO2-equivalent emissions by 2050, and put the world on a pathway to mitigate up to 0.5˚C of global warming by 2100, all while enhancing living standards for people in developing countries around the globe,” says the GCP.

HVAC&R Nation editor Mark Vender met with Campbell following his keynote address at AIRAH’s Refrigeration 2019 conference. Campbell speaks engagingly about the Global Cooling Prize, why it’s so important and what potential applicants need to know.

For more on the Global Cooling Prize, including details on the application process, visit https://globalcoolingprize.org

You can also read more about the Global Cooling Prize’s objectives via HVAC&R News: https://www.hvacrnews.com.au/news/the-global-cooling-prize

A number of organisations and individuals have signed on to support and promote the prize, including AIRAH, the Government of India, Mission Innovation, Richard Branson’s Virgin Unite, ASHRAE, the World Wildlife Foundation and the United Nations Environment Programme, among others: https://globalcoolingprize.org/about-the-global-cooling-prize/partners 

Watch Richard Branson explain Why the Cooling Challenge Matters here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_NEavNUQlM

AIRAH on Air is a podcast exploring topics related to building services/design and a hidden industry in a constant state of innovation: the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) industry. Stay tuned for episode 7 of AIRAH on Air – set for release on Wednesday, June 12.

To find out more about the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating, and to get details on our advocacy, our objectives and opportunities to get involved in the HVAC&R industry, visit www.airah.org.au

AIRAH on Air – Side Episode B – Iain Campbell on the Global Cooling Prize

The seventh episode of the AIRAH on Air podcast was recorded at the Melbourne Forum on June 25, 2019. 

The Melbourne Forum aims to increase the development and refurbishment of our built environment to achieve greater levels of sustainable performance. The series facilitate a unique space for leading practitioners and policymakers in the sector to come together and discuss sustainability issues, as well as technologies and developments. It also offers a platform for the sharing of ideas and experiences. It is supported by Sustainability Victoria, the University of Melbourne, RMIT University and AIRAH. For more on the Melbourne Forum, please visit: http://bit.ly/2VYxlwr 

In the first of three recordings from the 2019 event, we hear from Dr Nicola Willand, a lecturer at RMIT University’s School of Property, Construction and Project Management. In her presentation, Willand explains the concept of energy poverty; how it can be measured and understood; who’s most vulnerable; the social implications; and what can be done to assist those struggling to cool or heat their homes.

Guests:
•   Dr Nicola Willand, RMIT University’s School of Property, Construction and Project Management lecturer

Stay tuned to AIRAH on Air for more on the topic of energy poverty. In the coming weeks, we’ll have two more episodes featuring talks by Kerry Connors, associate director, research at Energy Consumers Australia, and Michele Burton, senior project adviser of sustainable homes at Sustainability Victoria.

AIRAH on Air is a podcast exploring topics related to building services/design and a hidden industry in a constant state of innovation: the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) industry. To keep up-to-date and hear about new releases, please follow us on Facebook (AIRAHconnect), LinkedIn (AIRAH) and Twitter (AIRAHnews). 

For more on AIRAH – including information on how we can help your career, training and development in the HVAC&R industry – please visit www.airah.org.au

We also welcome your comments and suggestions for our podcast. Please get in touch at airah@airah.org.au

AIRAH on Air – Episode 7 - Energy poverty, and why it matters [Melbourne Forum]

The eighth episode of the AIRAH on Air podcast was recorded at the Melbourne Forum on June 25, 2019.

It is the second of three episodes taken from this event. In it, Kerry Connors, the associate director of research at Energy Consumers Australia (ECA), details ECA’s Power Shift program and research underlining the link between energy and household health. She says suppliers should put themselves in customers’ shoes when considering their service offerings. 

Guests:
• Kerry Connors, Energy Consumers Australia’s associate director, research

The Melbourne Forum aims to increase the development and refurbishment of our built environment to achieve greater levels of sustainable performance. The series facilitate a unique space for leading practitioners and policymakers in the sector to come together and discuss sustainability issues, as well as technologies and developments. It also offers a platform for the sharing of ideas and experiences. It is supported by Sustainability Victoria, the University of Melbourne, RMIT University, City West Water, City of Melbourne and AIRAH. For more on the Melbourne Forum, please visit: bit.ly/2VYxlwr

To listen to the first episode, featuring Dr Nicola Willand on why energy poverty matters, please visit soundcloud.com/airahaustralia/airah-on-air-episode-7-energy-poverty-and-why-it-matters-melbourne-forum

Stay tuned to AIRAH on Air for more on the topic of energy poverty. We’ll have one more episode featuring Michele Burton, senior project adviser of sustainable homes at Sustainability Victoria.

AIRAH on Air is a podcast exploring topics related to building services/design and a hidden industry in a constant state of innovation: the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) industry. To keep up-to-date and hear about new releases, please follow us on Facebook (AIRAHconnect), LinkedIn (AIRAH) and Twitter (AIRAHnews).

For more on AIRAH – including information on how we can help your career, training and development in the HVAC&R industry – please visit www.airah.org.au

We also welcome your comments and suggestions for our podcast. Please get in touch at airah@airah.org.au

AIRAH on Air – Episode 8 – Energy poverty, consumer behavioural insights [Melbourne Forum]

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