“Get out in the world and meet people where they are.” Glenn Schatz, Chief Revenue Officer, BlocPower You may not have heard of NEEP – the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships – but you should hear what their members are saying. Trakref is certainly listening to every word...
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CARB Requirements are Collecting Feedback The California Air Resources Board (CARB) as part of the California Code of Regulations is working on creating new requirements intended to help the state achieve the emissions reduction goals for air pollution of SB1383. They are specifically aimed at reducing...
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Planned Impact on the HVAC/R Industry The USA is like a great big franchise. The states are the franchisees and the Federal Government is the franchisor. In return for their participation, the states (aka Franchisees) get to pick and choose from a menu of services. Some...
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HVAC/R & Refrigerant Management: What are the values and impact? Refrigerant management meant something different in 1994. There seemed to be three things driving awareness and excitement (yes there was excitement): A crisis to close the hole in the ozone layer. Everyone's values were aligned and...
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A guest post from our Director of Client Services & Training Last week the international market made what I think is a smart move in refrigerant management by completing the first round of training sessions for the Refrigerant Driving License (RDL). It's part of AHRI and...
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If you're putting together a Preventative Maintenance Program, you know it's hard out here. Trakref is here to help. Performance management (plan) isn’t some phrase reserved for late night TV ads but rather an important part of success to any business, especially in the HVAC/R industry...
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We began to focus solely on refrigerant leak tracking in 2014. The Internet of Things (IoT) was an existing trend that was supposed to help track refrigerant leaks and wind down 50 years of uncontrolled leaks. There were 15 BILLION IoT devices in 2015 and...
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We interrupt this blog for a brief thank you. Service providers, technicians, contractors, all of you are the front line soldiers on the emissions success issue. You are incredibly important and valued. Fixing the refrigerant leaks, spending late nights retrofitting equipment, reclaiming/destroying instead of venting no...
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