The Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) has released Air Conditioning 101, an introductory online course designed to demystify heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) for professionals from non-technical backgrounds.

The course is aimed primarily at those such as facility managers, building operations personnel or air conditioning sales professionals whose day-to-day work might require a basic knowledge of HVAC but whose skill-set lacks an understanding of the discipline’s fundamentals.

Topics include what heats/cools a room; personal comfort; the refrigeration cycle; air conditioning types; cooling towers and Legionnaire’s disease; air systems; new HVAC technologies; climate change; energy and air conditioning; regulations and compliance; maintaining HVAC; documenting and reporting.

“AIR Conditioning 101 will help participants improve their understanding of what goes on behind the plant room doors, providing an overview of the key items that relate to air conditioning, energy use, maintenance and efficiency,” says AIRAH education manager Carolyn Hughes.

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