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Tag: John Penny
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IAQ and energy – getting the balance right
The THRIVE research centre held a Future Buildings Forum in Sydney this week, focusing on the nexus between energy and indoor air quality.
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Local initiative to reduce ‘outsized’ lab emissions
Australian experts are establishing a local chapter of the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL), with the goal of designing, building and operating more sustainable laboratories and other highly controlled environments. According to I2SL, laboratories have an outsized impact on carbon emissions due to their energy-intensive nature, making it vital that lab owners, managers, designers, […]
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Australian schools failing on indoor air quality
Australian schools need better ventilation to improve student health and productivity, according to new research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW). A team from the UNSW Sydney’s School of Built Environment found concentrations of CO₂ in classrooms peaked significantly higher than the 850ppm threshold prescribed by the National Construction Code due to a […]