AIRAH has resources available to members and industry to help promote the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) building services industry.

This includes material to help encourage young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) – part of our ongoing advocacy work around diversity and inclusion.

HVAC&R is a defining feature of our modern existence, but few people outside the industry talk about it. It keeps us comfortable and productive. It even keeps us alive.

For more information on the HVAC&R industry and its impact/importance to modern life, click here.

You may also be interested in exploring our careers portal at airah.org.au/careers and attending our free AIRAH Industry Night events.

Videos

Audio

Presentation template

Download our 2022 presentation template that can be modified and used to talk with students at all levels.

• PowerPoint version
• PDF version

Articles

• A cool career – HVAC&R Nation, February 2019
• A foot in the door – HVAC&R Nation, June 2017

Introductory courses

• Air Conditioning 101 – This short course provides information on the basics of how air conditioning and ventilation works in buildings.
• Fantastic Fridges – This website from the Institute of Refrigeration (UK) explores how the science of refrigeration is used in practice in the world today.
• Professional Certificate in HVAC&R Fundamentals – Our modular online program helps to fast-track your HVAC&R technical knowledge and skills.
• Refrigerants Literacy – ASHRAE and UNEP’s interactive learning course for a basic understanding about refrigerant types, policies, classifications, and management practices. AIRAH members receive free access to these modules – click here for information.

Essential industry resources

	Australian Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Volumes 1 and 2 One of Australia’s foremost resources for training in the refrigeration and air conditioning industry, authored by Graham Boyle, F.AIRAH. see more
	DA19 HVAC&R Maintenance The definitive reference for HVAC&R maintenance in Australia for more than 20 years. see more

Links

• Online resources for AIRAH members (PDF)
• HVAC&R term definitions (via HVAC&R News)
• Career and study options in the HVAC industry (PDF via Holmesglen HVAC Centre of Excellence)
• Learn about the climate control industry (via the Australian Refrigeration Council)
• Job portal

For more information on our resources and other AIRAH activities, or to share other industry resources, please email [email protected]

This page was last updated January 13, 2023