ORLANDO, Fla. — HVACR refrigerants, regulations, and a look to the future were the topics of discussion at Emerson’s E360 Breakfast on Tuesday, February 4, the second morning of the AHR Expo at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
Jennifer Butsch, regulatory affairs manager, a/c at Emerson, began the discussion with an overview of recent policy shifts and efforts by organizations including CARB (California Air Resources Board) and the U.S. Climate Alliance, the latter of which 24 states plus Puerto Rico are members. One update of note is a proposed CARB rulemaking on a/c and chillers, released in a stakeholder meeting last Thursday. Among other things, it would change definitions of HVAC equipment, which could end up impacting the way HVAC contractors do business.