Building Services

Traditional water filters struggle to remove smaller PFAS molecules, but a new Monash-designed filter overcomes this problem.

Engenuity Systems Inc., a leader in smart building technologies and energy management solutions, has announced a partnership with Cimetrics.

The Victorian government has slashed insulation costs to help homeowners reduce their energy bills by $400 per year.

The built environment needs to reduce its embodied carbon emissions by at least 60 per cent by 2035 for Australia to achieve its net zero commitments.

The most detailed analysis of urban heat ever carried out covering Sydney and surrounding areas found suburbs near the harbour are up to 15 degrees cooler than those in the south during extreme heat.

Climate tech-startup, Conry Tech, has released a report entitled Australia’s Worst Buildings which identifies the colossal energy use and inefficiencies of Australia’s built environment.

Just under 1,000 students from nine Western Sydney public schools are taking part in a first-of-its-kind programme examining and responding to the challenges of extreme urban heat in Greater Sydney.

Inspired by the humble deep-sea sponge, RMIT University engineers have developed a new material with remarkable compressive strength and stiffness that could improve architectural and product designs.

In a groundbreaking development for Western Australia, Edith Cowan University (ECU) and Fraunhofer IKTS are set to establish a cutting-edge research and innovation lab.

The ebm-papst group has introduced digital air technology solutions to help companies elevate the performance of their ventilation and refrigeration systems.

An estimated 37 per cent of building professionals do not include HVAC systems in their current plans for improving efficiency or reducing carbon impact.

Net zero is an absolute imperative for every building and property portfolio, which is why a new consultancy has been launched to provide a wide range of engineering and sustainability support services.

As the world phases out the use of PFAS-based foams in firefighting for the safer but less effective fluorine-free foams (F3), a new Charles Darwin University (CDU) project is aiming to increase the efficacy of this alternative foam.

Fifty years after Cyclone Tracy caused devastation and destruction across the suburbs of Darwin, the Northern Territory will soon have its own crop of locally educated architects.

The Tasmanian government has announced plans to defer the next two National Construction Code (NCC) updates by up to six years.

Trane Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BrainBox AI, a pioneer in autonomous HVAC controls and generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) building technology.