News 02 Mar 2011 Joint AREA-EPEE proposal for the revision of the F-Gas Regulation - Certification AREA and EPEE have issued a joint position calling for improvements of Article 5 of the F-Gas Regulation on training and certification.
Event 10/09/2012 - 14:10 Chillventa 2012 9-12 October, Nuremberg Join AREA and its members at Chillventa on 9-11 October 2012 in Nuremberg. More information on AREA's location and full activity programme will follow shortly. If you want to exhibit, check the
News 07 May 2012 AREA re-elects Graeme Fox as President and welcomes CNI as a new member On 5th May 2012, Graeme Fox was re-elected President of AREA for the period 2012-2014. AREA also welcomed a new member, the Spanish association CNI. For more details, see our official press release
News 22 Feb 2011 The contribution of the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump contracting sector to energy efficiency: an unleashed potential AREA has published a position paper setting out the contribution that refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) contractors make to energy efficiency.
News 25 Oct 2010 Review of Regulation 842/2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases – pre-charged non-monobloc air conditioning equipment AREA decided to call for a ban on pre-charging of fluorinated gases in non-monobloc air conditioning equipment.
Event 05/19/2012 - 14:05 VDKF 50th Anniversary AREA President Graeme Fox addressed the honourable guests at the celebration of VDKF 50th Anniversary on 19th May 2012 in Bonn. VDKF is a historical member of AREA and several member associations took
Event 05/23/2012 - 14:05 EPEE General Assembly AREA President Graeme Fox took part in the panel discussion on " The F-Gas Review: What role in climate change" at the occasion of EPEE General Assembly meeting on 23rd May 2012. In his opening
News 25 Oct 2010 Review of Regulation 842/2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases AREA adapts its official position on the F-Gas Regulation’s review on 3 points: Pre-charged non-monobloc air-conditioning systems 3kg refrigerant threshold List of issues requiring clarification or
News 11 Oct 2012 Guidance on training & certification for low GWP refrigerants AREA publishes minimum requirements for training & certification of contractors working with low GWP refrigerants. Whilst the use of alternative refrigerants is expected to grow further as a result of
Event 10/16/2012 - 14:10 AREA forum on A2L refrigerants, Chillventa On 9 October 2012, AREA held a forum on A2L refrigerants during the Chillventa exhibition. Moderated by ACR News Editor Neil Everitt, the forum featured a presentation by AREA Vice-President Marco
News 08 Nov 2012 Publication of the European Commission's proposal for a revision of the F-gas Regulation: European contractors pleased... and concerned! AREA, the European association of refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pump (RACHP) contractors, welcomes the publication of the long-awaited proposal for a revision of the F-Gas Regulation. If
News 06 Dec 2012 Refrigerants requirements under Ecodesign Whilst the European Commission has just published its proposal for a revision of the F-Gas Regulation, which notably features an ambitious phase-down scheme of fluorinated greenhouse gases until 2030
News 11 Dec 2009 RES Directive – certification or equivalent qualification schemes for installers of heat pumps AREA draws national authorities’ attention to the need of maintaining some coherence among the existing certification schemes so as to avoid double or overlapping requirements.
News 10 Dec 2012 AREA position on the F-Gas proposal AREA generally welcome the proposal for a revision of the F-Gas Regulation, which includes a number of suggestions that have the potential of substantially reducing emissions of fluorinated greenhouse
