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What is HVACR Design Noticeboard?

HVACR Design Noticeboard is an engineering design hub built for those who spend their days juggling refrigerant selection, air diffusion layouts, apparatus dew point calculations, pump pressure losses, or air conditioning filtration details.

It’s a central resource for HVAC technical tools, BIM libraries, CPD learning, and sample specifications/proposals, designed to simplify design and selection across all building types.

Our resources are written for ( with some examples):

  • Consulting engineers designing HVAC & R systems
  • Contractors selecting pumps, valves, and diffusers
  • Project managers overseeing energy performance and compliance
  • Drafting and BIM modellers working drafting ducts and air diffusers

If you work with ball valves, butterfly valves, centrifugal pumps, or fire dampers, you’ll find the right technical tools here.

HVACR Design Noticeboard focuses exclusively on design, selection, and compliance.
We go beyond discussion — providing psychrometric charts, dew-point calculators, refrigerant tools, and selection software such as Danfoss VSD and Wilo pump sizing.

Every listing in the Design & Select Locator is geographically filtered, showing nearby suppliers for evaporative cooling, air curtains, hydronic systems, or air conditioning ductwork etc. to ensure relevance to your project.

It’s Australia’s first HVAC design-focused and geographically curated directory that helps you locate manufacturers and specialists offering:

  • BIM files for diffusers, louvers, and acoustic screens
  • Selection tools for chillers, pumps, and fans
  • IAQ and filtration calculators (e.g., UV-C sterilisation, ventilation hood filter guides)
  • CPD training for mechanical and refrigeration design

The search radius tool ensures listings are relevant to your project location, helping you find design-ready suppliers instead of general distributors.

You can join through the Partner With Us page.
Sponsored listings include professionally written content  for example:

  • Selection software, pump calculators, or dew-point tools
  • CPD videos and training
  • Fire damper or louvre BIM models
  • Acoustic screen or roof platform designs

Your profile is optimised for keywords engineers search — such as variable speed drives, air curtains, hydronic pumps, and filtration systems.

Yes — We are a serviced based business ( not just advertising space) and flexible options include:

  • Silver: Assisted DIY Listing ( $75/yr) – Flick through your text, logo and images and we will do the rest. Send to we*@*************om.au
  • Gold:  Partner ($125/year) – enhanced visibility and content done for you
  • Platinum: Major Supporter Partner ($350/year) –done for you plus two annual feature articles, professional copy, social media sharing, and partnership logo

For Platinum Partners: We also offer a 3-month free trial, including your first feature article done for you.

By engaging with calculators, videos, and articles covering real design topics — from psychrometrics to dew-point control, hydronic balancing, or air diffuser selection — you earn informal CPD hours.
Track your progress with our Ezi-CPD Log.
Just 35 minutes per week on our site = 90 hours of informal learning in 3 years (under AIRAH APER).

Absolutely.
If you’ve developed a tool, spreadsheet, or software (for example, fan selector, variable speed drive setup, or humidity sensor application note) or would like to write an article we can feature it as a Design Article, Tool, or CPD video.
Contact we*@*************om.au to collaborate — all submissions are reviewed for technical accuracy and Australian compliance.

Most are free to use thanks to our partners.
You’ll find professional-grade tools for:

  • R32 and R410A refrigerant charge limits
  • Hydronic flow and pressure loss
  • Apparatus dew-point calculation
  • Energy savings and NABERS rating improvement

Some licensed tools (like ACADS-BSG CAMEL+) link directly to developer sites for purchase, but summaries and examples are always provided.

Yes — the Templates section includes ready-to-edit engineering draft specs so Engineers are not converting tech data to a spec from scratch. Also we feature draft proposal letters to get alternative design options over the line.

  • Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest tools, BIM libraries, and selection software.
  • Follow us on LinkedIn for partner case studies like Shapeair air diffuser BIM updates or Con-Form acoustic screen platforms.
  • Bookmark our site — new resources are added weekly.

  • Created by Wes Mergard, B.Eng (Mech)(Hons) — a mechanical engineer with over 21 years of HVAC technical experience, spanning consulting, contracting, facilities management and Even a stint in BMS world
    The Noticeboard grew from a single in house “contact and info list” spreadsheet to an Australia-wide HVAC technical resource trusted by engineers and design contractors alike.

  • It all starts with a conversation..

    📧 we*@*************om.au
    📞 0400 583 455
    Or use our Contact Form to reach out about partnership, design resources, or CPD support.