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Resilience in the built environment

In the current global physical, social and environmental situation, the ability of a building to deal with external and unusual impacts due to pandemics, bushfires, climate change, extreme heat and cold, severe storms, earthquakes, social unrest, terrorist attack or criminal misadventure, is becoming more important and more valued.

HVAC&R resilience

The resilience of Australian buildings, the cold chain, IT infrastructure, health services, manufacturing facilities and processing sectors all depend on the resilience of the HVAC&R systems that support them. AIRAH advocates for addressing the resilience of HVAC&R systems to safeguard the built environment and its occupants during extreme events.

Indoor air quality

In recent years there has been an increased appreciation of HVAC&R and other building systems and the role they play in preventing the spread of airborne pathogens such as COVID. AIRAH supports work on building systems to ensure they help improve indoor air quality to protect the health and wellbeing of occupants.

Recent resilience updates

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AIRAH brings engineering voice to Clean Indoor Air Forum

AIRAH Advocacy and Policy Manager Mark Vender and Associate Director of the IAQ STG Claire Bird, Affil.AIRAH, attended the Clean Indoor Air Forum in Canberra on Monday, March 18.

AIRAH Pre-Budget Submission 2024

AIRAH has responded to the federal government’s call for pre-Budget submissions. Our suggestions are in line with our three advocacy focus areas.

Sharpening our standards: AIRAH STGs provide feedback on AS 1668.2

Two of AIRAH’s Special Technical Groups convened special meetings to review and compile feedback on AS 1668.2.

Improving Australia’s pandemic response: Input on COVID-19 inquiry

AIRAH and the Indoor Air Quality Association Australia (IAQAA), with expert input from AIRAH’s Indoor Air Quality Special Technical Group, have provided a joint submission to the federal government’s COVID-19 Response Inquiry.

Letter of Collaboration for NSF proposal

Looking towards 2030, there are a number of key challenges facing our industry. These include the transition to net zero buildings, the digitisation of the built environment, and a need to make our sector more accessible and inclusive.

Feedback on VEU on space heating and cooling consumer fact sheet

AIRAH thanks DEECA for the opportunity to provide feedback on the consultation on space heating and cooling consumer fact sheet.

Pre-budget submission 2023

This paper sets out AIRAH Budget recommendations on the three key strategic topic areas that the Institute is focused on for the 2023 Budget.

Input on ASBEC discussion paper

AIRAH appreciates the opportunity to provide input on the ASBEC discussion paper, Rapid and Least Cost Decarbonisation of Building Operations