Editorial

2018.07.24

Eurovent survey on future Energy Label design (GEN - 933.00)

Members can participate and submit their opinions until Friday, 27 July 2018   European Policy   GEN - 933.00. During a Consultation Forum, the consultant of the European Commission has ...

2018.06.23

The Global R32 AC Market – 2017 Overview

– Continued from May Issue Taiwan   All types of R22 air conditioners were prohibited from January 2015, and the room air conditioner (RAC) and packaged air conditioner (PAC) markets h...

2018.06.23

Revision of International Standard on Refrigerant Flammabili

— Contributing to the Uptake of RACs Using Low-GWP Refrigerant In a project of the Japanese New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), the National Institute of Adv...

2018.06.23

Industrial and Tertiary Product Testing and Application of S

22/06/2018 Questionnaire open until 26 June! European Policy   On 12 June, the website of the INTAS project has been complemented with a set of draft documents analysing applicable regulation...

2018.05.19

UNIDO & JRECO Sign a Cool Partnership to Combat Global Warmi

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Japan Refrigerants and Environment Conservation Organization (JRECO) have agreed to join forces in an effort to combat global war...

2018.04.27

Technical Trends of Rotary Compressors

— Continued from March Issue   Contributed by Masataka Yamane, HVACR advisor Multiple Compressor Types   Two-piston   Rotary compressors take in, compress, and discharge ...

2018.04.26

Medium-temp Air Conditioning Equipment

Air conditioners can roughly be divided into two types: those offering comfort air conditioning for people, and those offering process air conditioning for industrial processes and objects besides peo...

2018.04.25

Emerson Survey: Regulations Bring Opportunities and Concerns

24 April 2018 A survey of HVAC contractors by Emerson (NYSE: EMR) shows that many are entering 2018 focused on growing their businesses as they navigate residential and commercial regulations.   While 75 percent of residential contractors surveyed are aware of the DOE developed regional standard enforcement procedures involving contractors, only 14 percent understand the requirements assoc...

2018.04.24

AREA Attends UNEP Inter-Regional Thematic Meeting

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Economy Division OzonAction Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) organized the first Inter-Regional Thematic Technical Workshops and Regional Network M...

2018.03.29

Japan’s Domestic AC Shipments : January 2018

Source : The Japan Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA)...