Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 15:24 AREA’s reply to the EPBD review roadmap On 22 February, the European Commission published its inception impact assessment for the upcoming revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) 2010/31/EU. To deliver on the EUâ€
Monday, March 22, 2021 - 15:49 Extending the F-gas certification scheme to alternative refrigerants AREA has issued concrete proposals on the extension of the F-gas certification scheme to alternative refrigerants. The proposals are based on the concept of ‘alternative refrigerant greenhouse ga
Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 14:48 AREA and International Women’s Day 2021 Celebrated on the 8 March each year, International Women’s Day is a special opportunity to shine the spotlight on women working in our industry, highlighting their unique experiences and expertis
Thursday, February 18, 2021 - 14:13 Using HCs in single split AC <7kW Published some months ago, the European Commission's report on alternative refrigerants in new split AC systems considered it " technically possible to avoid F-gases today in new single split air cond
Monday, January 25, 2021 - 10:43 Mandatory certification on alternative refrigerants: the time is now! Between 3.5% and 7% of F-Gas certified personnel are trained on alternatives, depending on the refrigerant. This is one of the main outcomes of an internal survey that AREA has just completed and that
Thursday, December 24, 2020 - 12:28 F-gas Regulation: AREA replies to the consultation AREA has sent a detailed reply to the EU consultation on the F-Gas Regulation. The consultation is part of the Regulation's evaluation and impact assessment currently undertaken in preparation for the
Tuesday, December 22, 2020 - 10:16 REACH: Position on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances AREA responds to the call for evidence by Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Denmark related to a REACH restriction proposal to limit the risks to the environment and human health from the m
Thursday, November 26, 2020 - 16:33 REAL Alternatives side event for MOP32 On 25 November, AREA President Marco Buoni spoke at a virtual event alongside the 32nd Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol – MOP32. Organised by Centro di Studi Galileo , the discussi
Wednesday, November 25, 2020 - 09:14 UNEP OzonAction - Side Event at MOP 32 The UNEP OzonAction Side Event - Installing, operating and servicing A/C systems in the times of COVID-19 - organised in cooperation with ASHRAE, AREA, ISHRAE and CRAA, was held as a side event to the
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 10:32 Press Release: Marco Buoni re-elected President of AREA On 13 November 2020, AREA members unanimously re-elected Marco Buoni (ATF, Italy) as President of AREA. He will serve a second term until 2022. Coen van der Sande (NVKL, Netherlands) was elected Vice-
Thursday, November 12, 2020 - 17:52 AREA to present work of Real Alternatives 4 LIFE project at upcoming webinar On 17 November 2020, AREA and Real Alternatives 4 LIFE project representatives, Marco Buoni and Blanca Gómez, will present their work in the training of RACHP technicians at an online conference or
Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - 16:25 AREA says no to illegal HFC’s AREA is proud to announce that we have pledged to do our part in speaking out against illegally traded HFC gasses. We will work within our network to promote the sourcing of HFC’s only from relia
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 - 09:16 AREA and the first Chillventa eSpecial On 13-15 October, AREA was delighted to continue its partnership with Nuremberg Messe as a sponsor of the Chillventa eSpecial . Over three days, participants from all around the globe met on a virtual
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - 09:54 AREA and the first Global, Virtual Natural Refrigerants Trade Show On the 1-2 September AREA was delighted to be a sponsor of, and a participant in, the first virtual, natural refrigerants trade show launched by ATMOsphere . Taking place over a 24-hour period, and we
Thursday, July 30, 2020 - 15:32 AREA becomes partner of the world’s first natural refrigerant virtual trade show AREA has become outreach partner of the first global natural refrigerant virtual trade show launched by ATMOsphere. It will take place on 1- 2 September 2020 and will be free to attend. The LIVE event
Monday, July 6, 2020 - 10:55 AREA members get active for World Refrigeration Day 2020 Following the second World Refrigeration Day celebrating the societal contribution of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps (RACHP), we are delighted to share some activities that AREA member
Friday, June 19, 2020 - 10:46 Joint industry statement: Healthy Buildings for All - Putting people’s health and well-being at the center of the EU built environment The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that people spend approximately 90% of their time indoors in residential and non-residential buildings and that 26 million European children are living in
Friday, June 5, 2020 - 14:22 AREA welcomes a Union of African Associations in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning We are delighted to welcome the creation of the Union of Associations of African Actors in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (U-3ARC) consisting of 25 association from 24 countries. Following in the
Thursday, June 4, 2020 - 11:31 World Refrigeration Day 2020 AREA is delighted to support the second World Refrigeration Day on the anniversary of the birth of Lord Kelvin on the 26th of June. Such a celebration is an acknowledgement of the societal contributio
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 09:15 AREA 2019 Annual Report We are delighted to present our new Annual Report. Here you can read all about our key activities, innovative projects and event highlights. In 2019... We restructured our working activities and our w
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 - 11:26 AREA provides advice on air conditioning systems and COVID-19 AREA has published a Technical Bulletin that that gives advice on what special measures should be taken at the time of COVID-19 when dealing with operation and maintenance of air conditioning systems.
Monday, March 30, 2020 - 12:11 COVID-19: open letter from AREA President In an open letter AREA President Marco Buoni calls on European Heads of State and National Governments to enable refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump contractors to fulfill our European citiz
Friday, March 6, 2020 - 12:03 REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE offers FREE e-learning certificate The REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE project has recently launched a FREE e-learning course completion certificate available to anyone who has completed all pages of all nine of the e-learning modules. The e-
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 - 15:02 AREA & ISHRAE sign a Memorandum of Understanding On 2nd February 2020, after the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Environment Programme last November 2019 in Rome and in the frame of the 31 st Meeting of the Parties
Monday, December 9, 2019 - 09:37 REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE - December 2019 Newsletter REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE December 2019 Training and skills for Low GWP refrigerants – safety, reliability and efficiency Join us for an Institute of Refrigeration webinar on 12th December to demo
