Articles Tagged with ''regulations for HVACR''

Legislation to repeal the estate tax has been introduced in both the House and the Senate. Karen Madonia, co-chair of HARDI’s government and trade relations committee addresses press conference.

President Barack Obama’s recently announced Climate Action Plan specifically references the future of the familiar HFC refrigerants all HVACR contractors work with on a daily basis.

At the second Atmosphere America Natural Refrigerants conference, attendees got a report on the most recent — at the time — U.S. government proposal for a worldwide agreement on what to do with HFCs.

HVACR equipment seems to be upgrading at an unprecedented pace. New regulations are reaching the industry quicker than ever, with more to come. New refrigerants are flooding the market, just in time to fill the gap left by the more familiar refrigerants that are on the brink of being phased out. And everybody seems to be talking green.

The HOMES Act would create the Home Energy Saving Retrofit Rebate program, which would provide $2,000-$8,000 in rebates directly to the consumer, depending on the retrofit project’s total energy savings. 

Many worry the encroachment of home security companies on the HVAC industry may be an emerging — and disturbing — national trend. 

The road to wider use of HC refrigerants remains a rocky one — although it is still being navigated. The latest developments involve more revisions to the regulatory landscape, the tweaking of a refrigerant mix to make it more energy efficient in certain applications, and, as always, warnings about flammability.

The goal of the annual event is to educate members of Congress on the issues and legislation most important to HARDI’s many members — and the HVACR industry as a whole.