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
News 12 Apr 2022 Launch of the International Network for Women in Cooling (INWIC) Our sector is a truly vital, dynamic, and rapidly growing field that represents a significant source of high-quality employment worldwide. However, it has the potential to contribute even more by
News 04 May 2022 CNI published a spreadsheet to calculate the TEWI value Our Spanish member CNI has recently published a Spreadsheet to calculate the TEWI value, which is part of the design documentation of a refrigeration installation according to the Spanish legislation
News 19 May 2022 AREA welcomes new President, Secretary General and Board During the annual General Assembly in 13 May, AREA members unanimously elected Coen van de Sande, Director of the Dutch Association, NVKL, as President of AREA, replacing Marco Buoni, Secretary
News 19 May 2022 Interview with Coen van de Sande, AREA's new President On 13 May, AREA hosted its Spring General Assembly in Athens, Greece. After two years of online meetings, returning to the ‘’traditional’’ format was gladly welcomed by all members and provided the
News 21 Jun 2022 AREA welcomes new members Assofrigoristi and ÖGKT AREA is pleased to announce that two associations, Assofrigoristi and ÖGKT , were welcomed as members during the annual General Assembly meeting in Athens, Greece on 13 May 2022. Assofrigoristi , the
News 19 Jul 2022 Professional expertise at its finest in supporting programme, special presentations and Chillventa CONGRESS In the eight exhibition halls, Chillventa CONGRESS on 10 October, and numerous events from the supporting programme, you will finally get the chance to make business contacts face-to-face again
News 24 Aug 2022 AREA Position Paper on the F-gas Regulation The F-gas Regulation is arguably the most important and impactful piece of EU legislation for our sector. Its provisions dictate the conditions under which our contractors carry out most of their
News 17 Nov 2022 AREA at Chillventa 2022 Following the Chillventa eSpecial 2020, and after four years without an in-person gathering, this year's Chillventa exhibition successfully brought together key players and leading experts from all
News 18 Nov 2022 AREA proposal for a revision of the F-gas Regulation AREA stands by the F-Gas Regulation’s objectives of reducing emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases, and in particular those with high global warming potential (GWP). In this respect, our members
News 23 Nov 2022 Sneffca supports WorldSkills Refrigeration Competition Our French member, Snefcca , in partnership with WorldSkills France, is launching a fundraising campaign to promote the refrigeration and air conditioning technicians by supporting the Technical
News 01 Feb 2023 AREA: WOMEN IN COOLING VIDEO COMPETITION AREA and World R efrigeration D ay (WRD) have partnered to launch a competition on best practices for all EU women in cooling. The challenge is to provide a video showing their best practices (e.g