Assessing Industry Innovation Trends: New Refrigerants Understanding the trajectory of refrigerants into the future January 20, 2020 No Comments Globally, refrigerant trends are changing, but it is still somewhat unclear which refrigerants will become mainstays for HVAC.Read More
House’s AIM Act Hearing Hits Highs and Lows With challenges ranging from premise to protocol, the comprehensive HFC phasedown bill met its detractors Robert Beverly January 15, 2020 No Comments The American Innovation & Manufacturing (AIM) Act received its first public debate in the House Committee on Energy & Commerce.Read More
Refrigeration Contractors Optimistic About Business Prospects in 2020 Economy remains strong, but concerns over labor shortage persist Joanna R. Turpin January 13, 2020 No Comments In 2019, commercial refrigeration contractors had more than enough work to keep them busy until the end of the year and beyond.Read More
AHRI Board Supports ASHRAE and UL Safety Standards Adoption in building codes to enable new refrigerant uses is urged January 8, 2020 No Comments The Board of Directors of AHRI voted unanimously to support safety standards ASHRAE 15 (2019) and UL60335-2-40 3rd edition.Read More
New Collaboration Seeks to Develop New Refrigerants, Improve Energy Efficiency ORNL teams with HVAC manufacturers to find new solutions for AC, refrigeration December 30, 2019 No Comments ORNL and five building equipment industries will work to improve the energy performance of HVAC systems and investigate alternative refrigerants.Read More
Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Commercial Refrigeration Equipment GlobalFact releases white paper on low-GWP alternatives December 30, 2019 No Comments GlobalFACT promotes education, awareness, and policies that support the role of new-generation, low-GWP climate technologies.Read More
CARB To Host Workshop On HFC Reduction Proposals Rulemaking affects stationary refrigeration and air conditioning equipment in California December 30, 2019 No Comments The CARB staff will host a public workshop to discuss proposals for reducing high-GWP HFCs from stationary refrigeration and a/c equipment.Read More
On Eve of Phaseout, Virgin and Reclaimed R-22 Readily Available Contractors report that it is relatively easy to find virgin and reclaimed refrigerant in the U.S. Joanna R. Turpin December 16, 2019 No Comments According to a poll, the majority of contractors are having no difficulty obtaining either virgin or reclaimed R-22.Read More
A2L Refrigerants: Coming Soon to a Truck Near You The door to mildly flammable refrigerants opens, but the ride isn’t free Robert Beverly December 16, 2019 No Comments Discussion surrounding A2Ls often tends toward safety protocols or their performance characteristics, but A2Ls first have to get to the job site.Read More
Parker Hannifin is Joining Forces with The Chemours Company Parker Hannifin and Chemours advance the global adoption of R-454B December 10, 2019 No Comments R-454B boasts a GWP of 466, making it an attractive choice for minimizing environmental impact and complying with future regulation.Read More