AIRAH has named the finalists for the 2022 AIRAH Awards. The AIRAH Awards celebrates the leading projects, people and products driving us towards a sustainable future.

“Over the past few years, we’ve seen how the COVID pandemic has shifted attention to the importance of the HVAC&R industry to Australia’s health, comfort and productivity,” says AIRAH CEO Tony Gleeson, M.AIRAH.

“The AIRAH Awards program provides another avenue to highlight and celebrate the tremendous work being done by the talented teams and individuals within our critical industry.”

Finalists have been named across 11 categories that recognise excellence in fields ranging from retrofits to new builds, leadership to innovation.

AIRAH’s highest honour, the James Harrison Medal, will also be presented at the black-tie gala dinner on Thursday, November 24, 2022 in Sydney.

The 2022 AIRAH Awards finalists are:

Best HVAC Retrofit or Upgrade

• Air Engineers – Woolworths Shoreline Tasmania
• ESBS – Australian Institute of Sport’s testing and training pool and recovery centre
• McClintock Engineering Group – Otto Hirschfeld Dissection Laboratory AHU upgrade
• NDY – Griffith University’s N79 Super Lab

Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion

• Cundall
• ESBS – Lasath Lecamwasam, F.AIRAH

Excellence in HVAC&R Research

• Stantec – Analysis of effectiveness of pandemic-mode HVAC strategies
• Conserve It – Real-time model predictive control with digital twins and edge computing technologies

Excellence in Innovation

• Airius Asia Pacific – Ken Rosewall Tennis Arena
• AMP Capital – Quay Quarter Tower
• CSIRO – i-Hub Data Clearing House (DCH)

Excellence in Sustainability

• 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

Future Leader

• Jay Goh, M.AIRAH
• Mark Elliott, M.AIRAH
• Patrick Page, Affil.AIRAH

Innovative use of Renewable Energy in HVAC&R

• A.G. Coombs – 101 Collins Street, Melbourne
• Conserve It – Optimal scheduling of air conditioning systems with renewable energy resource and thermal storage

Product of the Year

• Johnson Controls – OpenBlue Command Centre
• Smartair Diffusion – Smartemp Helical Vari-Swirl Diffuser

Student of the Year – Higher Education or Research

• Jason Jarvinen, Stud.AIRAH – University of South Australia

Student of the Year – Trade

• Nicholas Scriva, Stud.AIRAH – PEER
• Renzo Antonio Munster, Stud.AIRAH – Superior Training Centre

WR Ahern Award

This award goes to the best technical paper by an AIRAH member published in Ecolibrium over the previous year.

Six papers are eligible for the WR Ahern Award in 2022.

James Harrison Medal

The James Harrison Medal is the highest honour AIRAH can bestow upon an individual member. Named after Australian refrigeration pioneer James Harrison, it recognises the highest levels of individual achievement in the Australian refrigeration and air conditioning industry.

The James Harrison Medal recipient is selected by the AIRAH Board. It is not awarded every year.

 Thank you sponsors!
Gala sponsor: Daikin

Future Leader sponsor: A.G. Coombs

Excellence in Sustainability sponsor: Superior Training Centre

Student of the Year – Trade sponsor: LG

Product of the Year sponsor: HVAC&R Search

WR Ahern sponsor: Ecolibrium

For more information and to register for the event, go to www.airah.org.au/awards