Organisation memberCzech RepublicFull member Svaz chladící a klimatizacní techniky / Czech association for cooling and air conditioning technology
PublicationApr 2016 Guide on equipment for low GWP refrigerants AREA publishes a guide on equipment for flammable low GWP refrigerants (A2L and A3).
PublicationMay 2015 F-gas - national registries of certified companies & operatives AREA has published the results of an internal survey on the existence of national registries of certified companies and individuals under the F-Gas Regulation.
PublicationNov 2014 Guide on low GWP Refrigerants - Edition 2 Guidance on minimum requirements for contractors’ training & certification. The guide now includes an annex with a list of training centres.
PublicationOct 2016 Guide on the new F-Gas Regulation The new F-Gas Regulation applies since 1st January 2015 and gives RACHP contractors a new set of requirements to deal with. The AREA Guide on the application of the new F-Gas Regulation to RACHP
PublicationJan 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
PublicationOct 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
PublicationFeb 2012 Service of hydrocarbon refrigerant equipment in a retail environment Publication edited by the British Refrigeration Association - Issue 1, February 2012
PublicationNov 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
PublicationJun 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
PublicationJan 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
Basic page About AREA AREA The Voice of European Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Contractors Welcome to AREA, the European association of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) contractors
Basic page What is AREA? Set up in 1989, AREA is the European association of national refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) associations, representing RACHP contractors and engineers. AREA members presently
Basic page Mission & objectives General mission statement "support and initiate activities to promote the industry and its high standards of quality, in order to serve users' interest in a safe and uninterrupted usage of efficient