Global warming potentials and boosting your carbon literacy It's time to enhance your carbon literacy, as evolving regulations are transforming the decision-making process for refrigerant choices across your entire team -- and as the HVAC/R industry evolves under new regulations and scrutiny, it's crucial to recognize...
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We published both of these refrigerant charge resources a few years ago but revised them a little bit, so we wanted to draw more direct attention to them. Understanding refrigerant charge A refrigerant charge calculator We also might be getting back into YouTube more in the...
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I’ve found that many in the HVAC/R field are calculating refrigerant charges wrong, particularly when it comes to field-assembled equipment. So, in this post, which is Part 2 of our 3 Common HVAC Mistakes series, I’d like to explain how to calculate your refrigerant charge properly...
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What is the United Nations COP? The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP), or COP27, is an annual conference where policymakers will reflect on the past year and plan for the years ahead. This year's conference will be held in the coastal city of...
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Understanding the New Jersey Global Warming Response Act When people think of greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide is the first that comes to mind. But few consider the refrigerant in their car's air conditioner, the HVAC unit on their house, or the refrigerator in the kitchen. All...
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Ask yourself: What if you were required to calculate the leak rate of your HVAC/R appliance every time someone worked on it? Would you know what to do? Have you ever done it? With more than 600 Million LBS of refrigerant added to systems each year,...
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At the recent COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, the news about our current global warming trajectory and greenhouse gas emissions was fairly dire. We’ve already warmed the planet +1.2°C over pre-industrial averages (as of the summit in 2021)....
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You may realize that you have a lot to learn and that your company has a long way to go in terms of leak repair, and addressing ozone-depleting chemicals and Scope 1 emissions for environmental sustainability. We've been in the business of helping companies with...
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The concept of Double Materiality is a carbon accounting practice that is an extension of the concept of financial materiality. Financial materiality is about reporting information that is material to a company. Double Materiality corresponds with Financial materiality as it standardizes the carbon reporting practices...
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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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