Publications

  1. Chiller Efficiency
    Technical Fact Sheet on the importance of chiller selection and performance for energy efficiency in commercial buildings. HVAC HESS 2012.

  2. Boiler Efficiency
    Technical Fact Sheet on the importance of boiler selection and performance for energy efficiency in commercial buildings. HVAC HESS 2012.

  3. Air Handling Units
    Technical Fact Sheet on the importance of AHU selection and performance for energy efficiency in commercial buildings. HVAC HESS 2012.

  4. Building Management Systems
    Technical Fact Sheet on the importance of BMS selection and optimisation for energy efficiency in commercial buildings. HVAC HESS 2012.

  5. Old Buildings New Boilers.
    Article about the replacement of the boiler system at the Museum of Australian Democracy at the Old Parliament House, which was awarded a
    National Trust ACT 2014 Award for an outstanding project. HVAC&R Nation. March 2014.

  6. Passive Cooling
    A CSIRO article describing the innovative passive cooling features installed at the CSIRO’s Canberra Deep Space Communication Centre in
    Tidbinbilla for the new 34m beam waveguide antenna DSS 35 for NASA/JPL. CSIRO Environmental Sustainability Team. 2013.

  7. Commissioning HVAC Systems- FM Magazine
    Describes the importance of commissioning, re-commissioning and retro-commissioning of HVAC Systems. Facility Management Magazine.
    August 2013.

  8. Mort Street Reaches for The Stars
    A paper presented at the AIRAH 2012 Pre-Loved Buildings Conference at the MCG in 2012. Describes the factors behind the HVAC upgrade at
    4 Mort Street where CO₂-e were reduced by 70%. Winner of 2012 AIRAH Excellence Award.
    AIRAH Ecolibrium. June 2013.

  9. Improving Boiler Efficiency in Hotels
    The importance of good design and optimised operation of boilers for improved energy efficiency in hotels. Hotel Engineer. Nov 2014.

  10. Gold Creek Environmental Centre
    GBCA article on Canberra’s first 6 Star Green Star Education v1 Certified Building, a Net Zero Energy Building. Green Building Council of Australia.
    March 2012.

  11. Recessed Down-lights in NZ Houses
    Report on the effects of Heat Loss, Moisture Transfer and Fire Hazards in NZ Homes. Building Industry Authority, NZ. December 2001.

  12. Blackmount Swimming Pool
    Report on the Operation of Swimming Pool Solar Heating at Blackmount School in New Zealand. Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority
    (EECA) NZ. Nov 2002.

  13. Guide to Best Practice Maintenance & Operation of HVAC Systems for Energy Efficiency
    Heating Ventilation & Air-Conditioning High Efficiency Systems Strategy
    January 2012.