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AREA publishes its 2013 activity report. Though dominated by the revision of the F-Gas Regulation, AREA activities also included work on energy efficiency (and notably district cooling), pressure

The now finalised new F-Gas Regulation will bring a phase down of HFCs across Europe, accompanied by bans on their use in certain applications and inevitably increase interest in the use of

AREA members elected a new Board of Directors for 2014-2016 at its General Assembly meeting on 9-10 May 2014 in Padua (Italy). After serving for 4 years, Graeme Fox stepped down President of AREA and

The second issue of REAL Alternatives Project's newsletter is out. Learn more about the trial and piloting. Newsletter 2

Whereas AREA is finalising its guidance on the application of the new Fgas Regulation to refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump contractors, some important messages need to be communicated

The new F-Gas Regulation includes many changes that will become reality from 1st January 2015. Refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump contractors will be faced with a set of new requirements

AREA F-Gas Guide has been updated: - Table p10: addition of the 10 tonnes CO2-eq threshold, relevant to hermetically sealed equipment - Flowchart p13: update The new edition can be downloaded on the

AREA Vice-President Marco Buoni signs an article about “Certification in the safe and efficient use of refrigerants” in the Ozone Special issue published by the United Nations Environment Programme

AREA has updated its Guidance on minimum requirements for contractors’ training & certification on low GWP Refrigerants. The revision includes an Annex II, which lists training facilities in AREA

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