Canberra University - Chamber for Hypoxic and Environmental Controls - by QRA

 

At the lobby of University of Canberra Research on Sports Exercise 

QRA was first commissioned to upgrade the gym room for the University of Canberra way back in 2017. It was on the second floor of a standalone building on the west side of the campus in Bruce, a suburb in the capital city of Canberra, Australia. 

The old evaporator system was broken down, and our initial design team came over to understand the requirements, work out the facilities, and floor plans and finally come up with a proposal to decommission, deliver and set up a completely new  temperature and humidity in a record time of 4 months

There were ample challenges from the get go. 

> Our supplier was from China, and there were some difficulties obtaining visas for the engineers from China to come over and do the installation and commissioning. In the end, we had to be creative and urgently seek the help of local refrigeration experts to assist in the wiring, piping layout, compressor installation and part of the final commissioning 

> The shipment of the equipment was also with some incident, thankfully we also managed to clear the paperwork and deliver the complete system on time. 

> The humidity uniformity was uneven, and we had to procure an extra humidifier / dehumidifier system to ensure some semblance of humidity control within the room.

                                                      Additional Humidifier System 

The job requirement in a nutshell. The client, UCRISE or the University of Canberra Research for Sports Exercise had an existing room which needed an upgrade to have temperature and humidity control to achieve the following conditions :

15 C 40%

18 C 40 %

25 C 40%

35 C 40%

40 C 40%  - trying environment

45 C 50 %

50 C 50%   - very trying environment. 

                                        Downtown Canberra is as pretty as a picture. 

The rectangular exhaust box (bottom centre inside the room beside the treadmill) is the magic box providing all the various temperature and humidity setpoints. The other 19 inch box at bottom right is the control box where the settings are done.

The is also the compressor which is located on another level on the ground floor, and there must be enough standstill pressure for the compressor to provide the ample refrigerant onto the second floor for the cooling to actually happen.

The Temperature and Humidity Controller Installed Outside with the Portable Unit inside. 

                                    VO2 Max Test ongoing with participants and researchers. 

The researchers are seeking to find out the best means to acclimatize the trainees with heat stress so that they can perform even better than their personal bests when it is time for competition.  

The ultimate goal for all sports scientists would be to enhance the athletic performance legitimately of their national and regional athletes and one of the key regimes which has been tried and tested for decades is the below :

> Live High and Train Low and High (altitude) regimen

> Live High and Train High

The reasons why altitude training is so important will be revealed in greater detail in the next post. UCRISE institutions and sports research is THE most advanced center in Australia for the enhancement of elite athletes in the last decade.

                                    Participants on  Stationary Bicycles with Heart Rate Monitors 

I will give a more detailed writeup in the next post. QRA International is only one of 4 brands worldwide providing athletic chambers and sports chambers to national associations worldwide. For more information, please write in :

> Subject : Athletic Chamber  / Sports Chamber / Human Performance Chamber

> Environments Controlled : Temperature

                                              Humidity

                                              Sunlight

                                              Altitude

                                              Rain

> Please email or visit  

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Singapore at 61.

 Today Singapore, my homeland and the country of my birth turns 61. Still a very young country and republic as republics go. We have come a long ways from the 50s, 60s when we were forced out of Malaysia 70s - 90s till today. 

Where once small godowns by the Singapore river were, there stands a river panorama with waterside dining called Boat Quay. Further up is the likes of Clarke Quay and Robertson Quays.

Gleaming skyscrapers greet visitors as well as the Marina Bay Sands with its curved top resembling a long boat makes an iconic picture. Singapore has made it to the top of the GDP per capita and PPP these last couple of years, making it one of the most wealthy nations on earth. Many people who visit us are so impressed by our country's first class infrastructure, the cleanliness, and our people's standard of living.   

We are an improbable nation, if not for the iron will of the founding fathers - the first generation of leaders led by Mr. Lee Kwan Yew and his very capable team of first generation leaders. 

> Mr Goh Keng Swee

> Mr. S. Rajaratnam

> Mr. Lim Kim San

> Dr Toh Chin Chye

> Mr. Yusoff Ishak

> Mr. E W Barker

all of them individually men of the highest calibre and capability to lead, visualise and drive the unlikely nation of (then) barely 3 million into peace, prosperity and national security.

Fast forward 60 years later, with the 4 Generation leaders, at the helm, do we feel as optimistic about the future for Singapore now as compared to (say) 30 years ago ?

  

QRA's Bench Top Temperatue and Humidity Chamber - Small, Economically Priced yet Powerful.

 

                 Presenting QRA Temperature and Humidity Chamber. Compact, yet powerful. 

Temperature Range  :  - 20 C to + 150 C

Temp Accuracy         : +/- 1 C  (stabilization)

Humidity Control       :  15 to 98 % RH

Humidity Accuracy    : +/- 2 % RH  (stabilization)

Interested ?

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Preventive Maintenance of your chamber. QRA's 45 point check and adjustment list to ensure top performance always.

 

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Hyperbaric Chamber HBOT for Wellness - July 2026 Video

 

Hyperbaric Chamber HBOT for 1 - 2 pax. Prices from USD 99,000

 

People are demanding and living longer healthier lives. Post COVID social media has erupted with a plethora of creative content producers from the medical sector and in the last 3 years, the wellness sector has metaphorically exploded with products and services catered to the Baby Boomers, the Merdeka Generation (post 1945 till 1961) and Gen Xers who all want to 

a) live longer 

b) live healthier

c) mitigate critical illnesses 

The influencer Bryan Johnson, who is spearheading the Life Bio Hacking movement was in Singapore last year, and he is on a mission.

His conference, was titled "Don't Die" in which he espouses his philosophy that as technology and medicine zoom ahead at quantum light speed, people are living their best lives and longer too. People like him advocate managing a life which uses a mix of health supplements, latest medical technology, exercise and specific diet to achieve that goal. 

Nowadays, it is not uncommon for anyone in our immediate family to live past 100 years.

Within a decade, I am sure that - 120 years of quality life is probably achievable too, what with the under the skin medical advancements improving and prolonging useful lives of people living in advanced societies.Already a number of treatments and technologies are in the marketplace and service centres are sprouting offering the following : 

Stem cell treatment.  (not in S'pore but overseas). 

HBOT wellness treatment

Red Light therapy

Cold water bath therapy 

Cryotherapy

the list is growing at a furious pace. Gyms and wellness centres are popping up each offering new things to tryout.  

QRA has been promoting its own Hyperbaric Chamber (from a manufacturing partner from China Shenyang) to enhance general wellness and improve quality of life.

Our HBOT chambers start from USD 99,000 with 1 year on site installation, parts and services warranty all included.

Interested ?

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The future is limitless with if we let our imagination loose. 

 

QRA's Altitude Simulation System from Basic to Complete Room

 

Low O2 environment is used extensively in the improvement of cardiovascular performance for elite athletes.

QRA's products range from the basic low O2 generator which can be fitted with a flexible pipe and BIBs mask and used as a training tool to enhance the growth of haemoglobin production in the blood stream.

Interested clients who want to improve their sports performance, can contact us at the below email and website for a detailed quote for the basic hypoxic generator with prices starting from USD 1990 (SGD 2500) for a set of low O2 generator, BIBs mask and flexible tube. 

The low O2  generator comes with a 1 year warranty on parts and service support  (Singapore only).Training regimens can be provided upon request. QRA has tied up with a top sports science gym to provide training packages for the following groups of people :

a) mountaineers

b) club athletes

c) life actualization folk.

d) near national level athletes of all sports 

Altitude Room provided by QRA with 1 year warranty (parts and service). 

For the more serious and well heeled clientele, QRA offers a complete room package with an air condition of the entire room, hypoxic system ranging from sea level (20.9%) up to 5000 m (11% O2).  

Prices start from USD 66,000   (SGD 80,000). 

Contact : 

Email : 1. mark@qra.com.sg

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Website : www.qra.com.sg