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AIRAH Awards 2013

AIRAH has been recognising excellence and outstanding achievement within the industry for some considerable time, and on October 31, that tradition will continue. The AIRAH Awards 2013 are open to individuals, companies, corporate bodies, institutions and government authorities, and recognise work carried out during 2012.

Nominations for the AIRAH Awards 2013 open on May 22 (please see below for nomination form downloads). Intention to nominate must be submitted by July 17, and full nomination entries must be in by September 6.

The AIRAH Awards 2013 presentation dinner will be held at 7pm on Thursday, October 31, at Moda Events Portside, Brisbane. Tickets are $160 each, or $1,500 for a table of 10.

Contact martine@airah.org.au for more information, or to book.

Award categories and nomination forms


The categories are as follows:

James Harrison Medal
The James Harrison Medal recognises the highest levels of individual achievement in the Australian refrigeration and air conditioning industry. It is the highest honour AIRAH can bestow upon an individual. 

For more information, or to nominate, download the nomination form here

Future Leader
Recognising emerging leaders in any facet of the HVAC&R industry, the Future Leader award is open to any individual who is a member of AIRAH and actively engaged in the HVAC&R industry. The nominee must be nominated by a third party and be 35 years or under as of December 31, 2012.

For more information, or to nominate, download the nomination form here

Student of the Year
This award recognises outstanding scholarship at any level in the HVAC&R industry. Nominations can only be made by a third party.

For more information, or to nominate, download the nomination form here

Best HVAC&R Retrofit or Upgrade
This award recognises excellence in the retrofit or upgrade of a HVAC&R system and can address the complete delivery of projects. 
The project must have been commissioned in the past three years.

For more information, or to nominate, download the nomination form here

Denis Joseph Award for Innovative Use of Solar Energy in HVAC&R
The Denis Joseph award recognises Australian initiatives that through the innovative use of solar energy significantly improve the performance of HVAC&R systems. 

For more information, or to nominate, download the nomination form here

Excellence in Sustainability
This award recognises Australian initiatives that have made clear improvements in the sustainability of HVAC&R systems or the HVAC&R industry. 

For more information, or to nominate, download the nomination form here

Excellence in Innovation
The Excellence in Innovation award recognises significant Australian improvements in the areas of HVAC&R achieved through innovation and can include new or significantly enhanced products, new or significantly improved systems or plant and equipment or processes.

For more information, or to nominate, download the nomination form here

Excellence in HVAC&R Research
This new award recognises outstanding achievements in Australian research that have produced additional knowledge of HVAC&R systems with importance for future improvements in these technologies.

For more information, or to nominate, download the nomination form here

W.R. Ahern award 
The W.R. Ahern award is awarded annually and recognises the best technical paper by an AIRAH member published in Ecolibrium in the preceding year.

Nominations are not required in this category; all published papers in the calendar year 2012 will be considered.


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