The Future of HVAC 2014: call for abstracts
AIRAH is calling for abstracts for The Future of HVAC 2014 conference, to be held in Sydney from 16-17 July.
AIRAH COO Neil Cox says the objective of The Future of HVAC 2014 is to provide delegates with an insight into the issues, practices, technologies, regulation and design approaches affecting the HVAC industry now and into the future.
“The Future of HVAC conference aims to bring together the full range of industry stakeholders - from equipment manufacturers to engineering consultants, to contractors and facility mangers - to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the industry,” Cox says. “It’s a chance to look forward and explore the technologies, attitudes and innovative thinking that will drive the industry tomorrow and in years to come.”
AIRAH is calling for 200- to 300-word abstracts. Topics must be relevant to the future of HVAC and may include, but are not limited to: developments in building design and materials; off-site manufacturing, prefabrication and modular design; new technologies and research, including biomimicry, solar cooling and geothermal; the economics of the future HVAC&R industry; design of flexible, large-scale residential and mixed-use developments; adaptive buildings and/or HVAC systems; changing nature of building occupants’ behaviour, perceptions and expectations.
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