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Care: IIR working group with emphasis on women in refrigeration.
Women working in Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Heat Pumps: a Worldwide Survey.
Recommended by the IIR / IIR document
Women in the refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pumps industry.
Women in the cold chain industry.
Women in cooling: a worldwide survey
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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Growing need for F-Gas technicians: AREA highlights training gaps
Around 370,000 refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) personnel are F-Gas certified in the 18 EU countries covered by AREA membership.
Brazil: 94.5% employability rate for trained professionals in the refrigeration sector
The refrigeration course offered by the SENAI, the National Service of Industrial Learning in Brazil, has a 94.5% employability rate for its graduates.
United States: the HVACR workforce on the rise in 2023
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of technicians employed in the heating and refrigeration sector in the US rose by 6% between 2022 and 2023.
EU reports shortage of RAC technicians
In the latest edition of the labour shortages and surpluses report, the European Labour Authority identified 11 countries with severe shortage of air conditioning and refrigeration...
Refrigeration employment in France: a growing need to replace retiring workers
In its latest sector survey, the Sneffca association highlights the ongoing positive balance between new hires and departures, albeit narrower than in 2021.
The refrigeration sector celebrates International Women's Day and World Engineering Day
Engineers and technicians make up the bulk of the workforce in the refrigeration and heat pump sector, a growing sector in which all professions are accessible to women.
IIR news
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Call for candidates for the Presidency and Governance of the IIR’s Careers in Refrigeration (CaRe) working group
The IIR’s CaRe (Careers in Refrigeration) working group is seeking a new President, Vice-Presidents and a Secretary to undertake activities until the next ICR2027 in South Korea.
New IIR Working Group on Careers in Refrigeration “CaRe”
The IIR is delighted to announce the new IIR Working Group on Careers in Refrigeration “CaRe”, chaired by Dr Catarina Marques.
Press release: The International Institute of Refrigeration Creates a New Working Group on Careers in Refrigeration
The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) is delighted to announce its new Working Group on Careers in Refrigeration “CaRe”, chaired by Dr Catarina Marques.
The activities of CaRe, the IIR working group on careers in refrigeration
CaRe, the new IIR working group dedicated to promoting careers in refrigeration to the younger generation and particularly women, has organised two events at the ICCC2018 conference in Beijing.
CaRe Working Group: Discover the Women in Cooling database
This interactive tool compiles data from a comprehensive international survey on women working in the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sector, highlighting their inspiring stories.
IJR Editorial: The IIR on the board of the international network of women in cooling
Women are significantly and visibly under-represented in the refrigeration industry. A preliminary evaluation has demonstrated that around 6% of women are members of national refrigeration and air-conditioning...
Discover the New Governance of CaRe
During the latest IIR statutory meetings, the governance of the working group on careers in refrigeration (CaRe) was approved.
IIR Highlights from the OEWG-47 Side Event: Empowering Women in the Cooling Sector
The International Institute of Refrigeration participated in a side event organised by GIZ Proklima, focused on advancing gender equality in the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps (RACHP)...
Student Networking at ICR 2023: An afternoon dedicated to young people!
At ICR 2023, Wednesday, August 23 was punctuated by an afternoon dedicated to young people!
Adapting Refrigeration to a Warming World: Highlights from IIR Adaptation 2025 Conference in Manchester
The first edition of the IIR International Conference on Adapting Refrigeration to Rising Temperatures has just wrapped up in Manchester, UK. Over 120 participants from academia, policy, and industry gathered to...
Chillventa 2018 - Speed Networking event
The IIR working group CaRe (Careers in Refrigeration), the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) and the Karlsruhe university carried out the first speed networking event at Chillventa in...
ASHRAE 2023 “Women in RACHP” workshop
At the ASHRAE 2023 winter conference and exhibition in Atlanta, the IIR’s CaRe (Career in Refrigeration) Working Group organised a workshop on “Women in RACHP”.
International Network for Women in Cooling Launches Online Platform to Connect Women Professionals Around the Globe
Paris, 11 May 2023 — Today, the International Network for Women in Cooling (INWIC) officially launched its web service, available at
INWIC at ICR 2023: An inspirational event in the fight for gender equality in the refrigeration sector
At ICR 2023, the IIR’s CaRe (Career in Refrigeration) working group organised an INWIC (International Network of Women in Cooling) round table on Monday 21st August 2023. This discussion panel...
SophiA Final Consortium Event: The IIR’s Strong Involvement in Sustainable Refrigeration Solutions for Africa
The Final Consortium Meeting of the SophiA Project took place in Karlsruhe, Germany, on 17–18 September 2025, co-organised by the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) and Hochschule Karlsruhe...
Encyclopedia of Refrigeration
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Liquefied Natural Gas: production process and cold energy recovery
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas that has been cooled to about -160 °C and turned into a liquid to facilitate transportation and storage. A typical LNG supply chain...
