BEST HVAC RETROFIT OR UPGRADE
- 2022 winner: McClintock Engineering Group – Otto Hirschfeld Dissection Laboratory AHU upgrade
- Air Engineers – Woolworths Shoreline Tasmania
- ESBS – Australian Institute of Sport's testing and training pool and recovery centre
- NDY – Griffith University’s N79 Super Lab
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EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
EXCELLENCE IN HVAC&R RESEARCH
- 2022 winner: Conserve It – Real-time model predictive control with digital twins and edge computing technologies
- Stantec – Analysis of effectiveness of pandemic-mode HVAC strategies
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EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATION
- 2022 winner: AMP Capital – Quay Quarter Tower
- Airius Asia Pacific – Ken Rosewall Tennis Arena
- CSIRO – i-Hub Data Clearing House (DCH)
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EXCELLENCE IN SUSTAINABILITY
| category sponsor: Superior Training Centre |
- 2022 winner: Benmax – The University of Newcastle's Q Building
- Conserve It – Optimal scheduling of air conditioning systems with renewable energy resource and thermal storage
- Jesse Clarke, M.AIRAH – Building code airtightness and moisture management
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FUTURE LEADER
| category sponsor: A.G. Coombs |
- 2022 winner: Mark Elliott, M.AIRAH
- Jay Goh, M.AIRAH
- Patrick Page, Affil.AIRAH
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JAMES HARRISON MEDAL
The James Harrison Medal is the highest honour AIRAH can bestow upon an individual. Named after Australian refrigeration pioneer James Harrison, it recognises the highest levels of individual achievement in the Australian refrigeration and air conditioning industry. For more information and to view previous recipients, please
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The James Harrison Medal recipient is selected by the AIRAH Board, and must be an AIRAH member. It is not awarded every year.
2022 winner: Dr Stephen White, L.AIRAH
INNOVATIVE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN HVAC&R
- 2022 winner: Conserve It – Optimal scheduling of air conditioning systems with renewable energy resource and thermal storage
- A.G. Coombs and Thermal Energy Solutions – 101 Collins Street, Melbourne
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PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
| category sponsor: HVAC&R Search |
- 2022 winner: Smartair Diffusion – Smartemp Helical Vari-Swirl Diffuser
- Johnson Controls – OpenBlue Command Centre
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STUDENT OF THE YEAR – HIGHER EDUCATION OR RESEARCH
- 2022 winner: Jason Jarvinen, Stud.AIRAH – University of South Australia
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STUDENT OF THE YEAR – TRADE
| category sponsor: LG |
- 2022 winner: Renzo Antonio Munster, Stud.AIRAH – PHW Services
- Nicholas Scriva, Stud.AIRAH – PEER
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WR AHERN AWARD
The WR Ahern Award goes to the best technical paper by an AIRAH member published in Ecolibrium over the previous year.
| category sponsor: Ecolibrium |
- 2022 winner: "Best-practice energy performance benchmarked for refrigerated warehouses" by Stefan Jensen, F.AIRAH – August/September 2021
- "Propagation of droplets in an HVAC system" by Simon Witts, M.AIRAH, and Sam Coleman – April 2021
- "Potential impact of evaporative cooling technologies on Australian office buildings" by Dr Paul Bannister, F.AIRAH, Hongsen Zhang, Affil.AIRAH; and Stephen White, F.AIRAH – May 2021
- "Carpark mechanical ventilation – time to take performance seriously?" by Dr Craig Pregnalato, M.AIRAH – June/July 2021
- "Next-generation fault-detection for commercial building HVAC systems" by Hao Huang and Craig Roussac, M.AIRAH – November 2021
- "Planning for carbon neutral in existing buildings" by Grace Foo, M.AIRAH – Summer 2021
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