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RefCon25 Program
8:20
am -
8:50
am
Registration arrival tea and coffee
8:50
am -
9:00
am
address
Welcome address
9:00
am -
9:45
am
keynote
The trends in the global refrigeration and heat pump markets – From a contractor's point of view
9:45
am -
10:10
am
Presentation
A novel and Efficient CO2 gas cooler/condenser for a refrigeration application: A case study on supermarket refrigeration
10:10
am -
10:15
am
address
Bitzer sponsor address
10:15
am -
10:40
am
break
Morning tea
10:40
am -
11:05
am
Presentation
Comparison of Energy Consumption: Glycol Chiller vs. CO2 Rack System for refrigerated cabinets
11:05
am -
11:30
am
presentation
Insights from Cold Hard Facts 4 and Evidence Based Leak Rates
11:30
am -
11:55
am
presentation
Best Practice – service maintenance
11:55
am -
12:40
pm
panel
Navigating the path to net zero
12:40
pm -
1:25
pm
break
Lunch
1:25
pm -
1:30
pm
Address
Daikin sponsor address
1:30
pm -
1:55
pm
presentation
Safe installations with A3 refrigerants
1:55
pm -
2:20
pm
presentation
Augmenting comfort heating capacities of HVAC integrated transcritical CO2 refrigeration systems
2:20
pm -
2:45
pm
presentation
Refrigeration is more than just making a space cold check the interfaces
2:45
pm -
2:50
pm
Address
SCM REF sponsor address
2:50
pm -
3:15
pm
break
Afternoon tea
3:15
pm -
3:20
pm
Address
Testo sponsor address
3:20
pm -
3:45
pm
presentation
Natural refrigerants / global trends
3:45
pm -
4:30
pm
Panel
Refrigerant transition
4:30
pm -
4:55
pm
Presentation
Can you handle this - New codes for HVAC&R technicians
4:55
pm -
5:00
pm
address
Closing address
5:00
pm -
7:00
pm
break
Cocktail function
The Building Physics Stream program is joint with the Future of HVAC Stream until morning tea
10:30
am -
11:00
am
break
Morning tea
11:00
am -
11:25
am
presentation
Air tightness of new Australian dwellings
Michael Ambrose
11:25
am -
11:50
am
presentation
Challenges facing high performance residential building envelopes in Australia
Dr. Mark Dewsbury
11:50
am -
12:15
pm
presentation
Validating moisture-safe energy efficient CLT assemblies in hot and humid climates
Marcus Strang
12:15
pm -
12:40
pm
presentation
Hygrothermal Performance of Metal-Clad Roof Systems in Australian Climates (virtual presentation)
Steven Beltrame
12:40
pm -
12:45
pm
address
Pro Clima sponsor address
12:40
pm -
1:30
pm
break
Lunch
1:30
pm -
1:35
pm
address
Opira sponsor address
1:35
pm -
2:15
pm
panel
Building Physics in humid climates: How different is it?
Jesse Clarke
Moderator
Dr. Claire Bird
Panellist
Gregory Mason
Panellist
Elena Cazacu
Panellist
Dr. Mark Dewsbury
Panellist
2:15
pm -
2:40
pm
presentation
Building science for the public
Joseph Chun kit Cheung
2:40
pm -
3:05
pm
presentation
Precast Concrete – Condensation and Health
Villy Yordanov
3:05
pm -
3:10
pm
address
ATTMA sponsor address
3:10
pm -
3:40
pm
break
Afternoon tea
3:40
pm -
3:45
pm
address
Efficiency Matrix sponsor address
3:45
pm -
4:10
pm
presentation
Sources of uncertainty in standard hygrothermal analysis (virtual presentation)
Alan Green
4:10
pm -
4:35
pm
presentation
Retrofitting housing in the outback
Sean Maxwell
4:35
pm -
5:00
pm
presentation
Understanding moisture risks in Queensland's residential building fabric
Gregory Mason
5:00
pm -
5:05
pm
address
Closing address
5:00
pm -
7:00
pm
break
Cocktail function
8:20
am -
8:50
am
break
Registration arrival tea and coffee
8:50
am -
9:00
am
address
Welcome address
Mikaila Ganado
9:00
am -
9:45
am
keynote
Leveraging Big Data to enable improved occupant experience and lifecycle operational intelligence
Irina Lindquist
9:45
am -
10:30
am
keynote
Pivot to purpose
Prof. Bronwyn King AO
10:30
am -
11:00
am
break
Morning tea
11:00
am -
11:25
am
presentation
Aussie Multi-Residential – Built Tight, But Ventilating Right?
Sean Maxwell
11:25
am -
11:50
am
presentation
Commissioning Applications as a tool in Construction
Scott Whitmore
11:50
am -
12:40
pm
panel
Future of Refrigerants in HVAC: Trends, Technologies, and Expert Opinion
Nathan Groenhout
Moderator
Julian Hudson
Panellist
Mark Maclean
Panellist
Adrian Bukmanis
Panellist
Kyle Rafter
Panellist
12:40
pm -
1:30
pm
break
Lunch
1:30
pm -
1:55
pm
presentation
Development of Proposed Chiller Efficiency Measures for the Next National Construction Code
Grace Foo
1:55
pm -
2:20
pm
presentation
Unitary Air-conditioning Energy Efficiency Measures for the Next National Construction Code
Paul Bannister
2:20
pm -
2:45
pm
presentation
Generative AI for Smart Building Energy Systems: Opportunities and Challenges
Volkan Dedeoglu
2:45
pm -
3:10
pm
presentation
The role of data in the Electrification of buildings and asset management/ replacement strategies
Roshan Gill
Yale Carden
3:10
pm -
3:40
pm
break
Afternoon tea
3:40
pm -
4:05
pm
presentation
Onset characteristics and breadth of occupants' long-lasting building related symptoms attributed to living in damp housing conditions in Australia: Qualitative insights
Lisa Coulburn
4:05
pm -
4:30
pm
presentation
Embodied carbon: Understanding and defining embodied carbon and its significance, LCA and measuring HVAC&R’s impact
Ken Thomson
4:30
pm -
4:55
pm
presentation
Case Study: Electrification of an existing high rise commercial tower in the Sydney CBD – the how and the how!
Angus Demol
4:55
pm -
5:00
pm
address
Closing address
Mikaila Ganado
5:00
pm -
6:00
pm
break
Cocktail function
The Big Data and Analytics Stream program is joint with the Future of HVAC Stream until morning tea
10:30
am -
11:00
am
break
Morning tea
11:00
am -
11:25
am
presentation
Practical AI solutions: More than GPT
Louka Ewington-Pitos
11:25
am -
11:50
am
presentation
Redefining Service and Maintenance through Big Data and Co-Design
Noel Courtney
11:50
am -
12:35
pm
panel
How Specifications and D&C Contracts Impact the Longevity and Success of BMS and Technology
Roshan Gill
Moderator
Scott Loker
Panellist
Bryce Anderson
Panellist
Greg Webb
Panellist
Graham Midgley
Panellist
12:35
pm -
12:40
pm
address
CopperTree Analytics sponsor address
12:40
pm -
1:30
pm
break
Lunch
1:30
pm -
1:55
pm
presentation
UTS's first grid-interactive building
Brad Schultz
Daniel Harris
Vasilios Giotis
1:55
pm -
2:20
pm
presentation
A collaborative approach for control system design consultancy
Evren Korular
2:20
pm -
2:45
pm
presentation
How to manage the big data challenges of large indoor air quality monitoring in schools
Yuvraj Singh
2:45
pm -
3:10
pm
presentation
IEA Annex 81 Policy Package on Energy Efficiency in Buildings through Digitalisation
Stephen White
3:10
pm -
3:40
pm
break
Afternoon tea
3:40
pm -
4:05
pm
presentation
The intersection of IT and OT
Stephen Zuluga
Danny Chak
4:05
pm -
4:55
pm
panel
How can we improve BMS design for better outcomes?
Rob Huntington
Moderator
Silvia Quaglia
Panellist
Joanne Borkowski
Panellist
Lezah Kupfer
Panellist
Bryce Anderson
Panellist
4:55
pm -
5:00
pm
address
Closing address
5:00
pm -
6:00
pm
break
Cocktail function
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