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 ...
Food retailers are transitioning from HFCs to CO₂ or A2L refrigerants, but the right choice depends on climate, codes, cost, safety, and skilled labor availability.
The refrigeration technologies used in the restaurant industry are changing rapidly. In response to the global phasedown of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants, many foodservice original equipment ...
The fastest way to tell whether an HVAC contractor is living in the past or tracking the future is to ask a single, pointed ...
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, ...
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 ...
Federal rules that took effect in 2025 quietly rewired how new home air conditioners and heat pumps are built, yet many ...