The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a refrigerant technical transition meeting in December 2022 to discuss the latest updates to their regulatory responsibility resulting from the 2020 AIM Act. During the call, the EPA referenced industry trends related to refrigerants and their environmental impact; this...
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While states often tackle different elements of industrial process refrigeration and commercial refrigeration through state refrigerant management programs, such as in California and now Washington, the EPA has their own overarching federal regulations. These are outlined in Section 608, and are updated periodically to address leaking...
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ESG reports are becoming more standard each year, so building on our trailblazing history of more than 25 years of refrigerant management, Trakref launches the Trakref and Darden Research Initiative for Compliance and Sustainability in partnership with the University of Virginia Darden School of Business....
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Reporting and measuring GHG emissions of your air conditioning systems This post is a general guide to mastering refrigerant emissions reporting. It's a quick and easy (not dirty!) guide to HVAC/R and Scope 1 Emission. Above all, realize this: reporting and compliance around HVAC/R can feel complicated, but it's...
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