United States.
As climate change talks conclude in Paris with the signing of a landmark agreement, countries with high ambient temperature characteristics are looking ahead to next-generation refrigerants with low global warming potential GWP, which take into account environmental impact, performance, safety and costs.
These countries with high dependence on refrigeration and air conditioning applications are located mainly in the Middle East and particularly in the Gulf region. These countries have been recipients of globally proven refrigeration technologies.
"This trend is witnessing a change lately with the movement of the regional industry and its research and selection capabilities but remains framed in what is commercial availability globally in terms of raw materials," said Walid Chakroun.
The challenges of warm countries in finding alternatives to the HCFC-22 refrigerant widely used in residential air conditioning will be discussed at a seminar chaired by Chakroun at the 2016 ASHRAE Winter Conference, held January 23-27, in Orlando, Florida. The AHR Expo co-sponsored by ASHRAE is held Jan. 25-27, next door, at the Orange County Convention Center. To register for the ASHRAE Conference, which includes free access to the Expo, visit www.ashrae.org/orlando.
The Technical Program has eight thematic axes, about 100 sessions and more than 300 speakers. It will be held from Sunday, January 24 to Wednesday, January 27, and offers about 200 hours of Professional Development, as well as Continuing Education Units, which can be applied for the Professional Engineer license in many states, including the State of Florida.
