Publication Jan 2014 How to approach district cooling Whereas district cooling operators are often supported by large groups, local RAC contractors can find it difficult to have their voice heard in the debate on pros and cons of local vs. centralised
Publication Oct 2012 Guide to flammable Refrigerants The British Refrigeration Association has published a Guide to Flammable Refrigerants. It provides impartial information about the flammability issues associated with these refrigerants to end users
Publication Feb 2012 Service of hydrocarbon refrigerant equipment in a retail environment Publication edited by the British Refrigeration Association - Issue 1, February 2012
Publication Nov 2011 Certification or equivalent qualification schemes for installers of heat pumps Guidance on minimum requirements for achieving certification or equivalent qualification schemes with regard to the Renewable Energy Sources Directive 2009/28/EC Article 14 paragraph 3 on design
Publication Jun 2011 Low GWP refrigerants: guidance on use and basic competence requirements for contractors Guidance on the use of low Global Warming Potential (GWP) refrigerants in refrigeration and air conditioning installations and on the basic competences that contractors dealing with such refrigerants
Publication Jan 2005 Refrigeration craftsman AREA completed a Leonardo Da Vinci Project EUR/02/C/F/NT- 84604 (EC Agreement N° 2002-4549/001-001LE2X.). The project was carried out between December 2002 and November 2005. An enquiry involving
Publication Dec 2014 AREA Vision & Strategy 2020 Constant technological evolutions and recent regulatory changes are reshaping the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) sector. For contractors, the challenge is to embrace these
Publication Sep 2016 AREA F-gas Logbook Simple spreadsheet that serving as a tool for contractors and their clients to fulfil their record keeping obligations under Article 6 of the F-Gas Regulation.
Publication Oct 2016 Delivery of fgases: a practical guide for distributors This AREA guide aims to provide a practical tool for distributors to help them fulfill their obligations under the F-Gas Regulation. It notably includes a simple flowchart, which describes the steps
Publication Jan 2017 Brochure on International Observer status in AREA This one-page brochure provides information on the International Observer status, a new membership category created to enable non-European refrigeration and air conditioning engineers associations to
Publication Sep 2017 AREA app calculator for Fgas and EN378 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
Publication Nov 2017 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
Publication Jan 2018 Stop installing R-404A & R-507A! Joint industry brochure alerting RACHP contractors on the need to stop installing R-404A and R-507A to stay in business in the context of the HFC phase-down resulting from the F-Gas Regulation.