In December 2020, Congress passed the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act, and in 2021, the EPA introduced a rule mandating an 85% nationwide phasedown in high-global warming potential ...

More than 160 refrigerants are maintained under ASHRAE’s refrigerant classification standard, and that list continues to grow as the industry’s need for new refrigerants increases. A review of the new ...

Within the commercial refrigeration industry, A2L refrigerants have long been recognized as potentially viable alternatives to high-global warming potential (GWP) hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants.

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has published ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 34-2001, Designation and Safety The American Society of Heating, ...

Across nearly every industry, there has been an increased push for fuel and energy efficiency, as well as for a reduction in the impacts of global warming. Among these industries, the heating, ...

The 2013 editions of ASHRAE’s major refrigerants-related standards, incorporating 41 new addenda, have been published. Requirements in ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 34-2013, Designation and Safety ...