2025 National Awards Nominations (Closing July 18)

This year’s National Awards will follow a two-phase application process.

In the first phase, applicants will be asked to nominate the award they are applying for, provide a brief narrative describing their project, and complete a series of checkboxes indicating how the project meets the award criteria.

A judging panel will then review these initial submissions to create a shortlist. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to submit a more comprehensive application in the second phase.

Awards nominations phase 1 (2025)

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Applicant details

Applicant/Project Lead First Name

Applicant/Project Lead Last Name

Email

Phone/Mobile

Organisation

Award being applied for

Please provide a short description outlining your suitability for this award (max 1000 characters)

Project details

Project title

Brief description of the project (max 1000 characters)

Award criteria checklist

Please indicate how your project meets the award criteria by ticking the applicable boxes:

Excellence in HVAC criteria

Resilience (Climate, grid peak demand etc)

Net zero, embodied and operational emissions (esp electrification, low impact refrigerants)

Safety during installation, use and decommissioning

Resource efficiency (eg: circular economy, design out pollution, use of recycled equipment, recycled materials, labour productivity tools and improved rating/certification frameworks)

Excellence in Refrigeration criteria

Resilience (Climate, grid peak demand etc)

Net zero, embodied and operational emissions (esp electrification, low impact refrigerants)

Safety during installation, use and decommissioning

Resource efficiency (eg: circular economy, design out pollution, use of recycled equipment, recycled materials, labour productivity tools and improved rating/certification frameworks)

Excellence in Innovation criteria

Resilience (Climate, grid peak demand etc)

Net zero, embodied and operational emissions (esp electrification, low impact refrigerants)

Safety during installation, use and decommissioning

Resource efficiency (eg: circular economy, design out pollution, use of recycled equipment, recycled materials, labour productivity tools and improved rating/certification frameworks)

Excellence in Training criteria

Improved skills, safety, and workforce capability

Resilience of the HVAC&R workforce (e.g., upskilling for net zero transition, new refrigerants, heat pumps, electrification)

Equity and access to training across diverse cohorts (e.g., regional, gender, cultural, neurodiverse)

Industry alignment – relevance to current and future skill needs

Effective training methods, delivery quality, and measurable outcomes

Please note, the 2025 Young Leader Award is for individuals 35 years or younger as of December 31, 2024.

Declaration

By checking the box below, I declare that the information provided is accurate and that I am authorised to submit this nomination.

I declare the information provided is accurate and I am authorised to submit this nomination

AIRAH represents professionals and practitioners working in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) and building services industries.

AIRAH acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.

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