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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We enjoy exploring the complexities of HVAC, refrigerant management, refrigerant tracking, legislation, and climate action, but on occasion more basic questions cross our desk. So here is a bit of HVAC/R 101. Did you know that when a technician takes refrigerant from your site to be...
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Together we lose $27 billion dollars (US) - if you own or manage a building, your share is $6,750/year 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...
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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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in·voice /'in vois/ noun 1. a list of goods sent or services provided, with a statement of the sum due for these; a bill. Synonyms: bill, account, statement, statement of charges, itemization, reckoning, tally; And likely putting your clients in compliance jeopardy...
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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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