Nominations are open for the ARBS Awards which will feature an expanded two-stream format for 2026, celebrating excellence across the entire HVAC&R, building services and intelligent building technology sector. This year’s program features:

ARBS Industry Excellence Awards: honouring leading projects, products and education initiatives.

ARBS Future Leader Awards: spotlighting emerging professionals, with each recipient receiving a $5,000 ARBS Foundation scholarship to support further development.

• Major Project Excellence Award • Minor Project Excellence Award • IBTech Project Excellence Award

• IBTech Product Excellence Award

• HVAC Product Excellence Award

• Refrigeration Product Excellence Award

• Education & Training Excellence Award

• Hall of Fame

• HVAC&R Tradesperson Award (x2)

• Young Achiever Award

• Outstanding Female in Industry Award

Winners will be announced during ARBS 2026 at MCEC:

• Industry Excellence Awards Gala Dinner – 6 May

• Future Leaders Forum – 7 May

Entries close 30 January 2026 at 5pm.

Nominate now: www.arbs.com.au/awards/