Winners of the 2013 Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) awards were announced last week at the annual dinner which was held in Brisbane.
Describing it as one of the most important nights on the Institute’s calendar, AIRAH CEO Phil Wilkinson, said it is an opportunity to recognise, acknowledge and celebrate the industry's best
“By showcasing excellence as it is exhibited in its various forms we hope to help raise the standards overall. And in a way, this is what AIRAH has done since it was established in 1920, and what we will continue to do," he said.
AIRAH chief operating officer Neil Cox said award recipients have demonstrated they have the initiative and the know-how to drive the industry forward.
The Student of the year Award went to Michael Whitehouse, who is completing a Masters of Engineering by research at the University of Wollongong, focusing on innovative building display systems.
The winner of the Future Leader Award, Clare Parry, is a senior sustainability consultant at Umow Lai while the Excellence in Innovation Award went to Air Change, for the AC-DCU – Air Change Data Centre Unit.
CSR Building Products won the Excellence in Sustainability Award and Norman Disney & Young won the Best HVAC&R Retrofit Award for 215 Adelaide St, Brisbane.
The Award for Excellence in HVAC and Refrigeration Research was awarded to associate professor Quang Ha of the University of Technology in Sydney while the WR Ahern Award was presented to Dr Richard Aynsley, for his paper entitled Condensation in residential buildings.
Winner of the Denis Joseph Award for Innovative Use of Solar Energy in HVAC and Refrigeration which includes a $3000 grant went to the Sustainable Buildings Research Centre at the University of Wollongong.
The AIRAH Awards 2013 were sponsored by NABERS (event sponsor), with Air Change (Excellence in Sustainability); Kingspan (Excellence in Innovation); Scantec (Best HVAC&R – Retrofit or Upgrade); Heatcraft (Student of the Year); and A.G.Coombs (Future Leader) sponsoring individual awards.
