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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 25th 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

Thursday, May 17, 2018 - 09:29

Fgas video on R404A

Further to the publication of the Fgas Brochure on the R404A and R507A, AREA and its partners EPEE, EFCTC and ASERCOM have developed a short video to put in motion the core industry messages. The

Monday, April 23, 2018 - 14:54

REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE events on use of low GWP refrigerants

The EU project, REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE, will organise a programme of Study Days and Train the Trainer events during the second half of 2018 and into 2019 to reinforce the practical training

Wednesday, March 14, 2018 - 10:44

New learning resources now available on REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE online platform

Co-financed by the EU's funding instrument for the environment and climate action, the REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE project recently published a set of newly updated material on its e-learning platform

Tuesday, March 13, 2018 - 10:24

AREA app now available in 14 languages

AREA has developed the refrigeration and air conditioning sector’s first calculation app to aid compliance with EN378 and F Gas requirements for field engineers. Developed by engineers for engineers

Monday, March 12, 2018 - 17:31

Do not charge R32 in systems designed for R410A!

The statement below was issued by AREA British member FETA. FETA has recently been advised that there have been some instances of R410A (classified as A1; non-flammable) being completely removed from

Thursday, March 8, 2018 - 09:41

REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE presented at the Fgas Consultation Forum

On 6 March 2018, Marco Buoni presented the REAL Alternatives 4 LIFE project on the occasion of the Fgas Consultation Forum held in Brussels. Established by the Fgas Regulation, the Fgas Consultation

Wednesday, February 7, 2018 - 10:30

Interview with ASHRAE President Bjarne Wilkens Olesen

The AREA Vice-President of International Affairs, Marco Buoni, had the opportunity of interviewing the President of ASHRAE, Bjarne Wilkens Olesen, during the last ASHRAE Winter Meeting and AHR Expo

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 - 09:15

Stop installing R-404A & R-507A!

The HFC phase-down from the F-Gas Regulation creates massive cuts in the available quantities of HFCs in the EU. Immediate action needs towards refrigerants with high global warming potential needs to

Thursday, November 16, 2017 - 12:27

AREA publishes an FAQ on sale of pre-charged equipment

Pre-charged air conditioning equipment (split systems) must be installed by a certified company. This obligation, that already existed under the old F-Gas Regulation 842/2006, has been reinforced by

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - 08:59

1st IIR International Conference On HFOs

The deadline to submit your abstract for the inaugural international conference on the application of HFO refrigerants has been extended to 20 October 2017. Visit www.ior.org.uk/hfo2018 for full

Friday, October 6, 2017 - 12:43

AREA sponsors European RACHP contestants at WorldSkills 2017

Willing to both promote WorldSkills and support European RACHP competitors, AREA has decided to sponsor European RACHP competitors. Each competitor will thus be granted a €250 sponsorship AREA will be

Monday, October 2, 2017 - 11:53

EPBD - joint statement on indoor environment quality

AREA and 8 other trade associations publish a joint statement calling on the European Parliament's ITRE Committee to take this opportunity to improve Indoor Environment Quality. In preparation for the

Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 10:28

European Heat Pump Summit is gearing up

High-caliber Congress Programme and Top Exhibitors The fifth European Heat Pump Summit – powered by Chillventa – will take place on 24-25 October 2017 in Nuremberg. Daniela Heinkel, Senior Manager

Thursday, September 21, 2017 - 15:09

AREA app for Fgas and EN378

Monday, September 11, 2017 - 17:03

12th Sustainability Summit India

AREA Vice-President International Affairs Marco Buoni took part in the 12th Sustainability Summit: 2030 Agenda - Driving Inclusive Growth that took place on 6-7 September 2017 in New Dehli. During the

Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - 12:17

Heat Pump Summit 2017

For the fifth time, international heat pump experts will be gathering at Exhibition Centre Nuremberg for the European Heat Pump Summit on 24 and 25 October 2017. Speakers at the summit will explore

Monday, July 3, 2017 - 11:45

Real Alternatives 4 Life gets started

Funded by the EU's funding instrument for the environment and climate action, the REAL Alternatives for LIFE consortium met in June for the project kick-off meeting. The REAL Alternatives for LIFE

Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 08:59

REAL Alternatives training to be expanded across Europe

As part of its environment and climate action funding programme the European Commission will be co-financing the expansion of the REAL Alternatives blended learning programme for low GWP refrigerants

Wednesday, June 7, 2017 - 16:09

AEFYT & TRA join AREA

AREA has further expanded its membership with two new members (AEFYT from Spain and TRA from Thailand) joining AREA on the occasion of the spring 2017 General Assembly meeting that took place on 2-3

Tuesday, June 6, 2017 - 10:14

Industry statement on EPBD

AREA and other sectors active in the supply and servicing of energy equipment in buildings co-signed an industry statement on the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)

Tuesday, May 30, 2017 - 11:54

AREA Annual Report 2016

AREA publishes its Annual Report 2016. Find out about our structural developments, Task Forces activities, publications, events and highlights. Our 2016 report is available on our Publications page.

Monday, May 22, 2017 - 10:42

AREA speaks about the Kigali Agreement

The Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer agreed to phase down HFCs on 15 October 2016 in Kigali (Rwanda). The UN Environment OzonAction developed a video to find

Thursday, April 27, 2017 - 14:26

AREA article in Ozonaction Special Issue 2017

AREA Vice-President International Affairs Marco Buoni wrote an article in the OZONACTION Special Issue 2017 published by UN Environment (former UNEP). Whereas the publication focusses on low global