With the ongoing HFC phasedown, strong refrigerant management strategies are crucial to ensuring compliance, environmental responsibility, and business growth.

Copeland’s André Patenaude discusses the new technologies designed for refrigerants such as CO₂, A3, and A2L – and how HVACR contractors can help their food retail customers prepare for a low-GWP future.

With new regulations come new consequences for those who attempt to circumvent the rules surrounding high-GWP refrigerants.

Contractors need to implement a refrigerant management strategy that accommodates both legacy and A2L systems, as well as emphasizes recovery and reclamation.

Grocers in New York State are calling for a pause to a new HFC standard in hopes to allow for a more reasonable timeline.

To meet the ambitious environmental goals being proposed at all levels of government, residential air-to-water heat pumps are emerging as a transformative solution to lower carbon emissions, enhance energy efficiency, and reduce utility bills.

The EPA has proposed a one-year extension for VRF systems using high-GWP HFCs.

New York grocers are calling on the state to pause its HFC standard, noting that the proposed regulations would have devastating impacts on the retail food industry.

Scott Martin from Hillphoenix debunks even more myths that surround the use of CO₂ in refrigeration systems.