Joanna Turpin is a Senior Editor at The ACHR NEWS. She can be contacted at 248-786-1707 or joannaturpin@achrnews.com. Joanna has been with BNP Media since 1991, first heading up the company’s technical book division before moving over to The ACHR NEWS, where she frequently writes about refrigerants and commercial refrigeration. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Washington and worked on her master’s degree in technical communication at Eastern Michigan University.
The ICC and IAPMO are in the process of updating their 2024 mechanical codes to include the use of A2L refrigerants in comfort cooling equipment, and contractors should become familiar with these new provisions.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 1206, which prohibits the sale or distribution of bulk HFCs that exceed a specified GWP.
A raft of new companies and research groups are researching how to reduce carbon and refrigerant emissions, and the result is a number of promising cooling innovations, which could bring significant changes to the HVAC industry.
Under the new energy efficiency standards, the minimum efficiency of residential equipment will increase approximately 7%, or the equivalent of 1 SEER point. So what should contractors be doing to prepare?
From ice machines to reach-ins to controls to components, the Showcase is designed to educate contractors about the new commercial and industrial refrigeration products available, so they can help their customers make the right choice for their application.
Food retailers have identified the top refrigerant leak issues in refrigeration equipment and developed specific equipment specifications that could help mitigate those leaks.
Alternatives to R-410A are mildly flammable (A2L) and many state building codes do not yet allow their use in stationary comfort cooling equipment. But that is changing quickly.