Past events

i-Hub Living Laboratories – Healthcare sector: Outcomes and next steps

In June 2022, Dr Wendy Miller (QUT) hosted the final i-Hub Living Laboratories healthcare sector seminar. The presentation covered the purpose of the activities, a summary of the 3+ years of work, and discussion on the renewable energy roadmap and future directions.

The presentation notes are available to download here.

i-Hub Outcomes Summit – Recap

AIRAH and the Innovation Hub for Affordable Heating and Cooling (i-Hub) held the i-Hub Outcomes Summit in May 2022. Taking place in Sydney and online, the event presented findings and created discussion around the path to deliver superior comfort, improve energy efficiency, and minimise peak demand.

i-Hub Outcomes Summit

Watch the full sessions below, and download the program here.

Panel session

AIRAH and the i-Hub hosted the fourth instalment of the i-Hub Summit on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. The Summit explored the current i-Hub projects, their progress, and looked at key findings.

The recordings are available to watch below, and the full program can be downloaded here.

AIRAH and the i-Hub hosted the free Integrated Design Studios Symposium – featuring three two-hour long sessions – from October 25–27 in 2021. The event offered updates and insights into the current i-Hub IDS technologies and research sessions.

The full program is available to download here.

The Innovation Hub for Affordable Heating and Cooling (i-Hub) hosted its third Digital Summit in June 2021. The full Summit program is available to download here.

i-Hub Summit III – Integrated Design Studio

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

The i-Hub Integrated Design Studio aims to explore how integrated design happens between architects, engineers, and clients in a project environment with a view to facilitating more of it in industry.

i-Hub Summit III – Data Clearing House

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

The i-Hub Data Clearing House webinar explores how the Data Clearing House is progressing and its latest developments.

i-Hub Summit III – Living Laboratories

Thursday, June 17, 2021

The Living Laboratories aim to provide real-world validation of technologies that integrate on-site renewable energy and HVAC loads to improve the value of renewable energy in front of major building portfolio owners.

Industry engagement Knowledge Sharing: Shaping Codes and Standards webinar

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

i-Hub and its Activity Leaders held the industry engagement Knowledge Sharing: Shaping Codes and Standards webinar on March 31. Recordings of these presentations – offering important updates on some of the projects and findings – are available to watch here:

The Innovation Hub for Affordable Heating and Cooling (i-Hub) hosted its second Digital Summit during November and December in 2020.

i-Hub Summit II – Integrated Design Studio

Monday, November 30, 2020

Integrated design is a crucial tool with which to combat societal challenges such as climate change and resource scarcity. Done well, it improves both the architectural and engineering outcomes in buildings.

This webinar explores how NEXTDC – Australia leading data centre operator – and ACT schools are benefiting from the i-Hub’s Integrated Design Studios.

i-Hub Summit II – Data Clearing House

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

The i-Hub Data Clearing House aims to support Australian innovation in this area of smart controls and the digitalisation of buildings. It aims to use the digitalisation of buildings to support integration of HVAC with onsite renewables.

This webinar will explore how the Data Clearing House is progressing and how users are looking to benefit from the platform.

i-Hub Summit II – Living Laboratories

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

The Living Laboratories aim to provide real-world validation of technologies that integrate on-site renewable energy and HVAC loads to improve the value of renewable energy in front of major building portfolio owners.

The University of Wollongong partnered with Queensland University of Technology to establish four Living Laboratories across the healthcare and education sectors under the i-Hub umbrella. In this webinar, learn about how industry and service providers can take up this unique opportunity to evaluate their technologies or services in a real world scenario while still having an independent and thorough evaluation.

The Innovation Hub for Affordable Heating and Cooling hosted its Digital Summit during June and July in 2020.

The full Summit program is available to download here.

i-Hub Summit – Integrated Design Studio

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

The Integrated Design Studios concept is about involving HVAC&R engineers at the early stages of the building design process. This webinar discussed the Integrated Design Studio initiative with the University of Melbourne’s Brendon McNiven, Lu Aye, and Dr Dominik Holzer.

i-Hub Summit – Data Clearing House

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

The Data Clearing House delivers an open data platform for sharing data relating to the operation of HVAC&R and renewable energy equipment. This webinar provided an update on the Demand Response Atlas, its value proposition and data sovereignty.

i-Hub Summit – Living Laboratories

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

The Living Laboratories aim to test and validate innovative technologies in real-life building applications. The final webinar in this three-part series discussed the Living Laboratories initiative with Georgios Kokogiannakis, Sherif Zedan, Aaron Liu, and Clayton McDowell.

Living Lab Test Facilities in Queensland

Dr Wendy Miller from QUT presented a seminar on Friday, May 1, 2020, about the US Green Proving Ground program that uses federal government buildings as living labs. The presentation notes are available to download here.