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Track: Standards, Guidelines and Codes
Sponsor: MTG.LowGWP Lower Global Warming Potential Alternative Refrigerants, Refrigeration Committee, UNEP
Chair: Jason Robbins, P.E., Member, McDonald's, Romeoville, IL

Regulations around refrigerants have been changing faster in the last few years than in the past few decades. This seminar combines the knowledge of experts in the field from around the globe to provide an in-depth but concise update on U.S. and global refrigerant regulations and safety standards. Updates are given on phase out schedules, current and pending environmental regulations and impacts on HVACR industries globally. In addition, an update on current status of global safety regulations as it pertains to lower GWP refrigerants especially A2L's and how they will impact design and equipment.

1. The Kigali Amendment: What Does It Actually Do and Why Should I Care?
Andrea Voigt, Member, The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment, Brussels, Belgium
What actually is in the Kigali amendment? How will it impact how equipment is built, sold and operates? This presentation answers those questions.

2. US Refrigerant Regulatory Updates, ASHRAE Standard 15 and UL Safety Standards
Bill Hansen, P.E., Member1 and Jason Robbins, P.E., Member2, (1)Ingersoll Rand, La Crosse, WI, (2)McDonald's, Romeoville, IL
Are HFO and A2L refrigerants safe? Are they approved for use where I do business? This presentation answers those questions.

3. Refrigerant Regulations in Asia
Tetsuji Okada, Japanese Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA), Tokyo, Japan
What is going on in Asia with refrigerant regulations? How will what is happening there impact markets around the globe? This presentation answers those questions.

4. Refrigerant Regulations in Developing Countries
Ayman Eltalouny, Member, OzonAction Programme at UN Environment, Manama, Bahrain
Have a new project in a developing country? How will refrigerants be regulated and implemented? What refrigerants are allowed? This presentation answers those questions.

5. Refrigerant Regulatory Updates in Europe
Martin Dieryckx, Member, Daikin Europe NV, Oostende, Belgium
How are F-Gas regulations being implemented across Europe? How are industries reacting? What has happened already, and what is coming? How does it impact equipment around the globe? This presentation answers those questions.

Presented: Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Run Time: 90 min.

This is a zip file that consists of PowerPoint slides synchronized with the audio-recording of the speaker (recorded presentation), PDF files of the slides, and audio only (mp3) for each presentation.

Citation: ASHRAE Seminar Recordings, 2018 Winter Conference, Chicago, IL