Cooling Responsibly: Refrigerant Management for Sustainable HVAC

Tue, April 21
2:00-7:00 p.m. ET
In-person
OTS R&D, Beltsville, Maryland

About This Event

Hosted by OTS R&D and presented at DC Climate Week, this event will explore refrigerant reclamation, recovery practices, and emerging incentive opportunities to support these efforts. RMI and OTS R&D will share new jointly conducted research on reclaimed refrigerant reclamation, alongside other presentations from OTS R&D, AHRI, and DCSEU. This will also include a roundtable discussion targeted for HVAC technicians, contractors and building owners on what it will take for the industry to increase recovery and advance the reuse of refrigerants.

Refrigerants are essential to the operation of air conditioning, refrigeration, and heat pump systems that underpin modern life. However, many commonly used refrigerants are hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which can have a global warming potential hundreds to thousands of times greater than carbon dioxide. As cooling demand grows, the United States is working to reduce HFC use even as the total stock of refrigerant-containing equipment continues to expand.

Meeting this demand as the supply decreases will require more effective management of refrigerants already in circulation. To learn more about RMI’s latest findings on refrigerant reclamation, and the pathways to turning refrigerant management from a compliance cost into a revenue-generating opportunity, register for this event and connect with us in Maryland.