Author: Laura Timberlake

Like wow!

Posted by Laura Timberlake | Jul 4, 2024 | Features

The Building Insights Facility at the University of Wollongong’s Sustainable Building Research Centre offers a unique testing environment.

A Gothic tale

Posted by Laura Timberlake | May 22, 2024 | Cover feature, Cover story, Features

An historic Melbourne precinct has experienced a complete reinvigoration that has not only attracted new clients, but returned some of the city’s most spectacular heritage spaces to the public.

Techno-economic evaluation of integrating a PCM thermal battery into cooling systems

Posted by Laura Timberlake | May 20, 2024 | Technical Paper, Technical Paper Feature

This paper presents a techno-economic evaluation of a phase change material (PCM) thermal battery (TB) system developed through an industry-university cooperation project.

Outstanding in his field

Posted by Laura Timberlake | May 20, 2024 | Features

Sonia Holzheimer, M.AIRAH, remembers fondly the recently departed Graeme Standfield, F.AIRAH, whose designs for HVAC in the tropical north were innovative and influential.

Reshaping the landscape

Posted by Laura Timberlake | May 20, 2024 | Features

A pilot program funded by ASBEC was designed to help enhance career experiences and expand leadership opportunities for women in construction.

Mark Lommers, M.AIRAH, has built considerable expertise in immersion-cooled supercomputers, and along the way developed a familiarity with some characters known as Bazza, Bubba and Bruce. Ecolibrium editor Matt Dillon recently broke bread with the Perth-based tech...

Plant room

Jul 5, 2024

Living green walls can improve aesthetics, add a soothing touch of greenery to a space and lift our moods. But can they have a material impact on indoor air quality? Nick Johns-Wickberg investigates.