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.

International engineering firm, Syska Hennessy Group, has launched an app called the Ductulator, which helps architects, owners, contractors, and mechanical engineers easily determine and specify duct dimensions for HVAC systems.

Frese has unveiled two advanced products set to revolutionise HVAC energy management: the OPTIMA Compact Veriflow-series valve and the LOGICA Digital Energy-series actuator.

Johnson Controls has launched the YORK YK-CP Centrifugal Chiller designed to deliver high-efficiency performance, meet stringent sustainability standards and aid in the decarbonisation of large commercial buildings.

Honeywell has been selected as the building automation provider for the new Melton Hospital, a 274-bed facility that will be Victoria’s first fully electric hospital.

The Greens secured an additional $500 million for energy efficiency upgrades in Federal Parliament last week.

A new study has revealed there may be a significant under-estimation of a specific type of PFAS aka ‘forever chemical’ in firefighting foam.

New research measuring access to nature for eight major global cities, including central Melbourne and Sydney, found most have inadequate canopy cover despite access to an abundance of trees.

Distech Controls in collaboration with the Atrius team within Acuity Brands’ Intelligent Spaces Group, has introduced Atrius Facilities, a cloud-based building management system (BMS).

Trane Technologies and Autodesk have formed a partnership aimed at optimising sustainable commercial building design.

A commitment by the Federal Opposition to put a freeze on implementing the National Construction Code (NCC) for 10 years could spell disaster for Australia’s built environment.