News 08 Apr 2021 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 EU’s
News 20 May 2021 AREA 2020 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 2020, we... Signed the pledge against illegally traded
News 25 May 2021 AREA comments post F-gas stakeholders workshop Further to the F-gas stakeholder workshop that took place early May, AREA has submitted comments both individually and as part of a large industry coalition. AREA joined 14 other European and national
News 11 Jun 2021 AREA deepens cooperation with its African counterpart U-3ARC At the Polytechnic University of Milan, alongside the Conference on Friday 11 th June a collaboration agreement was signed that will boost Africa’s RAC sector , supporting the continent’s development
News 24 Jun 2021 Our members and partners get active for World Refrigeration Day 2021 To celebrate World Refrigeration Air-Conditioning, and Heat-Pump Day on June 26th, we are delighted to share some activities that AREA members are hosting on this key day for our sector. So, what are
News 23 Aug 2021 ATMOsphere Europe Summit: 28-29 September 2021 Registration to the 11th edition of the ATMOsphere Europe Summit, taking place online on September 28-29, is now open! At the conference, key representatives will discuss the latest developments in
News 08 Sep 2021 Recognising indoor air pollution as a health risk – Joint Industries Statement Proper use of air quality systems will help reduce transmission of COVID-19 in office spaces, according to research. However, the European Union does not currently recognise indoor air pollution as a
News 16 Sep 2021 World Ozone Day 2021 Today AREA, together with his partner UNEP and all the ozone family celebrates the World Ozone Day (WOD) 2021 . This year theme is the Montreal Protocol - Keeping us, our food and vaccines cool! We
News 17 Sep 2021 AREA President talk at UN-FAO Food Systems Summit 2021 On 20 September , the Italian Ministry for Ecological Transition, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Ozone Secretariat will host an event that will put a spotlight on the critical
News 28 Oct 2021 Healthy Buildings for All : Put people’s health and well-being at the center of EU built environment With 97% of EU buildings in need of renovation, the EU Renovation Wave Initiative and the upcoming targeted revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) represent a true
News 03 Dec 2021 AREA at the 11th edition of the ATMOsphere Europe Summit Once again, AREA was an outreach partner of ATMOsphere (formerly Shecco) for their 11th edition of the ATMOsphere Europe Summit that took place on September 28-29, 2021. This year again, the first
News 16 Dec 2021 AREA’s statement on the EPBD revision AREA members, as the architects of RACHP systems, welcome the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. In particular, we fully support the intention to apply minimum energy
News 26 Jan 2022 AREA position on F-gas bans & placing on the market Two new F-gas bans entered into force on 1st January 2022: refrigerators and freezers for commercial use with HFCs of 150 GWP or more, and, multipack centralised refrigeration systems. In this
News 29 Mar 2022 Message to Refrigeration Association of Ukraine On 24th of March representatives of the Refrigeration Association of Ukraine and of the European Association of Contractors AREA met in an online meeting. Serhii Anaskin, chairman of the Refrigeration
News 06 Apr 2022 The proposal for a new F-Gas Regulation is out On 5 th April, the much-awaited proposal for a revision of the F-Gas Regulation was published together with a proposal for a new ODS Regulation. Whilst AREA warmly welcomes the proposed extension of