Every year, hundreds of millions of pounds of refrigerant gas go unreported. The consequences of such oversight are substantial. Not only do untracked gas leaks result in extreme damage to the atmosphere and the climate, but they also lead to billions of dollars in losses,...
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Your entire refrigerant emissions compliance program must remain an intentional and integral part of your consolidated operation. We call this process Operationalizing Compliance. It’s the process TrakRef created to ensure you stay fully compliant with the vast, complex array of regulatory requirements. But don’t worry....
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2019 was the year we all started to see HVAC/R regulations for environmental sustainability come into focus, with changes at the federal and state level impacting both maintenance requirements and record keeping. What did not change in 2019 was the employment situation, there are simply...
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Sulfur hexafluoride...
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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 high global warming potential...
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It was accepted that governance or control was going to be led by the US and no one doubted it. We had the tech, manpower and expertise needed to lead environmental sustainability initiatives and decreasing our environmental footprint. We also had big businesses working on...
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We regularly share information about how to better manage refrigerants and implement better refrigerant tracking. We talk about their impact, results from our work, and stories we hear from others. This week we’re reviewing a report by the EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency)....
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Refrigerants have been identified as the Big Bad when it comes to climate change and environmental sustainability, and therefore the management of those refrigerants has been widely recognized as the No 1 solution. We need to embrace better refrigerant management to decrease our environmental footprint....
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The paper very thoroughly explains the industry challenges related to capturing the massive stockpiles of refrigerant installed in equipment all over the globe (and here at home as well). It also provides some global success stories and potential insight on how we might solve the...
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Welcome to Part 1 of our new series, 3 Common HVAC Mistakes, where we explore this very impact on refrigerant tracking. Our goal in this post is to show you the importance of proper HVAC inventory tracking and how not to make the mistake of missing...
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