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Refrigerant Saw a 40% Increase in 2022

An HVAC Minute Video Update: January 22, 2024

January 22, 2024

Per recently released data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in 2021, compared to 2022, there was an increase of more than 40% in the total volume of reclaimed HFCs.

EPA Names 2023 Indoor airPLUS Leaders

October 17, 2023

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Indoor airPLUS is a voluntary EPA partnership and labeling program that helps the builders of new homes improve the quality of indoor air and meet the growing consumer preference for homes with improved IAQ.

HVACR Industry Should Feel Good About Low-GWP HFCs, HFOs

Jordan Smith

August 11, 2022

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While many in the HVACR industry are feeling pressured to reconsider their existing equipment and operations, this period of change presents an opportunity to make more environmentally and economically sustainable, energy-efficient, safe, and affordable business decisions.

Check on EPA Seen as Plus for HVAC Industry

SCOTUS decision sets tone for other federal regulatory agencies

Matt Jachman

July 20, 2022

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HVACR trade groups are welcoming a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that limits the power of federal agencies to set regulations without explicit direction from Congress.

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HVACR Industry Fights Refrigerant Cylinder Changeover

Court brief says EPA overstepped authority in banning disposable cylinders

Matt Jachman

May 16, 2022

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The first brief was filed in the federal case against the EPA rule that would ban the use of non-refillable refrigerant cylinders and require refillable cylinders to be tracked.

EPA Adds R-1233zd(E) To SNAP Program

Substitute refrigerant can now be used in ice rinks and cold storage warehouses

February 2, 2022

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The EPA recently announced that it had listed low-GWP refrigerant, R-1233zd(E), as an acceptable substitute refrigerant in its Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program.

EPA Finalizes Rule On Non-Refillable Cylinder Ban

ACCA comments on how the rule will affect HVACR contractors

November 3, 2021

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What the impending phasedown of HFCs means for contractors is that some of the most used refrigerants will become less available over the next 15 years.

UL Approves Increased R-290 Charge Limits

Higher limits will open the door to new refrigeration opportunities

November 2, 2021

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Recently, the Underwriters Laboratory (UL) has approved the second edition of its UL 60335-2-89 standard, which includes higher R-290 charge limits that would expand its potential uses in commercial refrigeration.