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WR Ahern Award

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The WR Ahern Award is awarded to the best technical paper by an AIRAH member published in Ecolibrium.

Four papers are eligible for the 2023 award.


Paper 1

“From device to the cloud: approaches and challenges in getting HVAC&R data from remote devices” by Bruce Rowse, M.AIRAH, published in the February/March 2022 edition.

Paper 2

“Lessons for the future of Australian HVAC from Pilbara mining” by Peter Barry, M.AIRAH, published in the April 2022 edition.

Paper 3

“Optimisation of economy cycle operation and supply air temperature control for VAV systems” by Dr Paul Bannister, L.AIRAH et al, published in the August 2022 edition.

Paper 4

“Pushing the boundaries of net zero in the Australian outback” by Priya Ghandi, M.AIRAH, et al, published in the October 2022 edition of Ecolibrium.