The joint task force studying the possible creation of a new trade association to combine the Northamerican Heating, Refrigeration and Airconditioning Wholesalers Association (NHRAW) and the Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Wholesalers International (ARWI) met in January.
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE’s) Board Policy Committee on Standards announced that it will discuss possible roles the society could play in the ventilation of smoking areas.
DuPont Fluoroproducts has reached an out-of-court settlement with a major European fluorochemicals manufacturer over infringement of DuPont patents for certain hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) blend refrigerants.