YORK® Introduces Industry-first Screw Heat Pump Using Ultra-low gwp R- 1234ze Refrigerant while Achieving up to 4X Greater Efficiency

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Jan., 15, 2024 – Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, today announced the launch of the YORK® YVWH Water-to-Water Dual Variable Speed Screw Heat Pump, the first screw heat pump in North America to use R-1234ze refrigerant. R-1234ze is a refrigerant with an ultra-low global warming potential (GWP) of 1, enabling the YVWH to go considerably beyond the refrigerant regulations that go into effect starting January 1, 2025, as currently proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.