Thursday, July 18, 2019 - 16:18 Leaflet on illegal refrigerants With the EU F-Gas Regulation and HFC phase down, the pressure on HFCs, particularly when they have a high GWP, has considerably increased. Refrigerants have become precious goods. They are essential
Wednesday, June 26, 2019 - 10:15 Happy World Refrigeration Day! AREA supports the first World Refrigeration Day on the anniversary of Lord Kelvin’s birth on 26 th June. Such a celebration is an acknowledgment of the societal contribution of refrigeration, air
Thursday, June 20, 2019 - 09:18 EUREKA 2019 - We want more women in the industry! The EUREKA conference 2019 was held on 11 and 12 June in Bruges, Belgium, headed " How can the HVAC-R industry contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals? ". One of the most important
Thursday, June 20, 2019 - 09:10 New industry guidelines on EPBD implementation Newly published guidelines to ensure an effective and harmonised EPBD implementation AREA has been actively cooperating as an EPEE member in the development of implementation guidelines for the
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - 11:13 AREA #EUREKA 2019 AREA is taking part in EUREKA, the EPEE & EVIA event looking at the role of the HVACR sector (Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration) for society and future generations. AREA President
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 - 11:09 AREA 2018 Annual Report In 2018... Marco Buoni became President of AREA The Greek association Hellas Union Fgas became the 26th member of AREA TF Fgas worked on the implementation of the Fgas Regulation, refrigerants'
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - 11:59 The “HVACR Week”, a joint industry initiative AREA , the Associazione Tecnici del Freddo , EPEE and EVIA are joining efforts to emphasise the importance of the Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration sector during the first ever
Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 12:20 REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE - Train the trainer events As part of the REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE project, the first two train-the-trainers events took place in the past couple of weeks. The first Train-the-trainers event was held in Istanbul on 12-14 March
Monday, March 11, 2019 - 11:51 REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE - March 2019 Newsletter Newsletter | March 2019 Training and assessment is now available in Spain for alternative refrigerants Pictured right is the first REAL Alternatives Training course being delivered in Spain
Thursday, February 28, 2019 - 10:06 2nd meeting of the United Nations Environment OzonAction On 18-19 february 2019, AREA President Marco Buoni participated in the second global network meeting of the United Nations Environment OzonAction. Mr. Buoni took part in 3 events during the meeting
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 - 15:33 REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE launches webinars for training providers and employers REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE is inviting you to take part in one of our two webinars that will explain how you, as a training provider or employer can benefit from our blended learning approach. The REAL
Monday, February 4, 2019 - 11:32 REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE @Refrigera REAL Alternatives for LIFE - outreach and opportunities for training in alternative future refrigerants On 21 February 2019, a workshop presenting the REAL Alternatives for LIFE project will be held
Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 12:28 REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE - November Newsletter REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE Newsletter | November 2018 Even more language versions now available! The REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE booklets have now been translated into Czech, German, Spanish, French
Monday, November 12, 2018 - 17:21 Installers increasingly aware of illegal trade of refrigerants An AREA internal survey reveals that nearly 80% of the industry is aware of illegal trade of some of the most commonly used HFCs. This observation is made while a decrease in availability of these
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 - 09:53 Leaflet on flammable refrigerants Low GWP refrigerants are increasingly used as a result of the HFC phase-down provided by the F-gas Regulation. Many of these low GWP refrigerants are flammable. This characteristic has various direct
Monday, October 29, 2018 - 14:58 Illegal trade of refrigerants AREA, ADC3R, EFCTC and EPEE jointly express concerns about the illegal trade of refrigerants and call for a better enforcement of the Fgas Regulation. As growing illegal trade of refrigerants is
Thursday, September 20, 2018 - 09:24 Cocktail reception @Chillventa AREA will have its traditional cocktail during Chillventa. Only that this time, we are teaming up with ASERCOM and EPEE! Come and join us for some drinks and a good chat in a relaxing atmosphere
Tuesday, August 21, 2018 - 11:50 AREA replies to consultation on ozone-depleting regulation AREA has replied to a public consultation on the review of the Ozone-Depleting (ODS) Regulation. AREA is generally supportive of the Regulation, which has proven to be efficient in reducing
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 - 15:52 REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE - August Newsletter REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE News - August 2018 REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE at the UNEP OzonAction Workshop on Refrigeration Servicing REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE was represented at the 2nd International
Thursday, July 12, 2018 - 14:41 IIR Conference on HFOs - programme unveiled The Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) has just released the programme for the conference on the Application of HFO Refrigerants taking place in Birmingham from 2 to 5 September 2018. With over 70
Monday, July 9, 2018 - 14:53 F-gas: joint industry letter on pre-charged equipment AREA has co-signed a joint industry letter calling on the European Commission to reconsider its interpretation of the export provision for "pre-charged equipment". So far, the Commission has
Monday, July 2, 2018 - 16:39 Greece joins AREA AREA is proud to announce that Hellas Union Fgas , the Greek Association of Certified and Licensed Engineers and Technicians of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems, became members on 26 th May
Thursday, June 28, 2018 - 09:23 AREA recommendations on EPBD implementation Working together towards an effective implementation of the EPBD Heating and cooling account for almost half of the EU’s energy consumption, therefore, in the context of the newly adopted EPBD, AREA
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 - 09:17 Hot off the press: AREA annual report 2017 2 new members, an App, an FAQ, the Real ALternative 4 LIFE project, work on EPBD and a few conferences around Europe and the world feature among AREA activities in 2017. Want to find out more? Check
Saturday, May 26, 2018 - 11:19 Marco Buoni is the new President of AREA On 25 th May 2018, Marco Buoni was elected President of AREA on the occasion of the AREA General Assembly spring meeting in Vienna. Grzegorz Michalski (KFCh, Poland) and former President Gerhard