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Guide to natural refrigerants training in Europe 2017.
I am your optimisation guide.
I am your industrial refrigeration guide.
Guide to air distribution technology for the internal environment.
Guide to urban cooling strategies 2017.
Good servicing practices for flammable refrigerants: a quick guide.
Guia de Gases Fluorados AREA. Reglamento Europeo 517/2014: Guia practica de aplicacion para instaladores de la refrigeracion, aire acondicionado y bombas de calor.
AREA F-Gas Guide: a practical guide on the application of the new F-Gas Regulation to refrigeration, air conditioning & heat pump contractors.
Safe management of ammonia refrigeration systems.Guidance for the food and drinks industries and other workplaces.
National Cooling Action Plan Methodology Report
AREA F-Gas guide.
Recommended by the IIR
World Guide to Transcritical CO2 Refrigeration
Mitsubishi Electric guide to chiller technologies.
IIHF Guide to Sustainable Ice Arenas 2022
Guide to the storage and handling of frozen foods.
An engineer's guide to international fan test standards.
Refrigeration sector monitoring
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New guidelines for the heat pump sector: EHPA releases F-gas regulation guide
The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) has published a detailed guide on the new F-Gas regulation, helping the sector navigate key changes.
New HCFC phase-out guides by UNEP
UNEP has produced two guides to assist developing countries in their phase-out of HCFC.
AREA publishes new F-gas guide for contractors
AREA’s new F-Gas GUIDE details crucial updates on leak checks, labeling requirements, and service bans for high-GWP refrigerants.
New Guide on Natural Solutions for Developing Countries
During the latest Montreal Protocol meeting in Bangkok, Shecco, in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), officially launched their new guide on the Natural Solutions for Developing Countries.
Guide 2013: Natural Refrigerants - Market Growth for North America
The new Guide 2013: Natural Refrigerants - Market Growth for North America gives an overview of the status of ammonia, CO2, hydrocarbons, water and air as refrigerants in various sectors (food chain, city & buildings, transport, and industry...
A free guide for copper pipework support and routing
The IoR published a bulletin providing guidance on pipework support methods for copper pipework designed to contain refrigerant.
Trends and markets: IARW Food Industry’s Return on Investment Guidelines
The IARW Food Industry's Return on Investment Guidelines provide valuable information regarding cold storage construction costs and trends in 2010. There are a number of variables that affect the cost of a project, ranging from building size to...
Best practice guide for flammable refrigerant use
AREA, ASERCOM, EFCTC and EPEE have joined together to prepare a leaflet urging contractors to prepare for a future with flammable refrigerants.
France: a guidebook on the best practices for the loading of frozen food (in French)
The French Union of Refrigerated Transport (UNTF) published a best practice guide on frozen food loading in refrigerated trucks.
Free GUIDE 2012: Natural Refrigerants – North America’s Market Potential coming in 2012
Following its 2011 global industry survey on natural refrigerants, shecco has launched a new industry survey, this time looking for active input from the heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration industry with operations in Canada, Mexico and...
European Commission: a guide to innovative district heating and cooling solutions.
A comprehensive solution booklet on district heating and cooling by the European Commission covers energy-efficient technologies, regulatory frameworks and business...
How to conduct temperature mapping for vaccine storage: WHO’s latest 2024 guidelines & tool
As part of its Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) initiative, WHO developed a temperature mapping tool and an accompanying user guide for pharmaceutical cold chain monitoring.
AREA new guide on training and certification on low GWP refrigerants.
AREA, Air conditioning and Refrigeration European Association, has published its Guidance on minimum requirements for contractors' training & certification on low GWP refrigerants.
EIA handbook on F-Gas regulation
EIA has released the 2024 F-Gas Regulation Guide to support the implementation of the EU’s F-gas laws, providing key recommendations for a successful transition to HFC-free refrigerants.
Must read: new handbook of best practices for room air conditioner installation
The Center for Environmental Energy Engineering (CEEE) at University of Maryland, the Climate & Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), Centro Studi Galileo, and the Institute for Governance & Sustainable...
IIR news
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A new technical guide on cold rooms
On the occasion of COP 28, the IIR and Efficiency for Access, with the contribution of ESMAP, have published a new guide. It aims to provide accessible and practical guidance to enable developers, owners,...
Walk-In Cold Rooms: A Practitioner’s Technical Guide
In many developing countries, agriculture is crucial to livelihoods, and developing the cold chain from field to table can boost incomes and stimulate economic growth. Cold stores are an essential link in the...
New IIR publications: Guide to Refrigerated Transport
A completely revised version of the IIR Guide to Refrigerated Transport will be published late 2009. The purpose of this book prepared by Robert Heap and other IIR experts is to provide all necessary basic information on the transport of...
This new edition is a greatly extended and fully updated version of the first edition published in 1995 and enables readers to come to grips with the latest technology and trends. This book provides all necessary basic information on the transport...
IIR Working Group publishes Guidelines for Life Cycle Climate Performance
The Guidelines for Life Cycle Climate Performance (LCCP) provide a harmonised method to calculate the LCCP for all types of stationary air conditioning, heat pumping and refrigeration systems.
UNIDO and IIR launch a call for partners to develop cost guidelines for improving energy efficiency in retail refrigeration
As part of the Kigali Cooling Efficiency Programme funded project, UNIDO and the IIR are developing cost guidelines for incremental capital and operating costs in order to improve energy efficiency in retail refrigeration in Article 5 countries of...
CLIM’ECO in Guadeloupe
Focus on the CLIM’ECO workshop that took place in Guadeloupe in January 2022.
CLIM’ECO workshop in Guadeloupe
For the third time, the IIR, the Guadeloupe Union of Refrigeration Installers (SYGIF) and GazDom Guadeloupe organised the CLIM’ECO program awareness workshop.
Awareness campaign on the CLIM'ECO programme in Guadeloupe
The IIR, partner and ambassador of the CLIM'ECO program, has undertaken a mission of sensitisation in Guadeloupe as part of the programme.
CLIM'ECO workshop in Guadeloupe with skipper Victor Jost
CLIM'ECO ambassador and Route du Rhum skipper Victor Jost arrived in Guadeloupe on 28th November. The next day, a CLIM'ECO workshop was organised by the SIGF (Guadeloupean refrigeration workers'...
Cold off the press: CO2 as a Refrigerant
The new IIR technical guide on the application of “CO2 as a Refrigerant" is now available from our online bookstore.
Discover the 32nd IIR Informatory Note on the “Harmonization of Life Cycle Climate Performance Methodology”
This Informatory Note summarises the LCCP guidelines prepared by the Working Group. It provides recommended assumptions and data sources for different types of units, presents the various existing LCCP tools and outlines usages and limitations of...
50% off! Special World Refrigeration Day sale on a selection of IIR publications
As part of the 2025 IIR World Refrigeration Day event, we are offering a 50%-off sale from June 18 to June 26, 2025 on all IIR papers and a selection of IIR guides.
50% off! Special Heat Pump Day sale on a selection of IIR publications
In celebration of Heat Pump Day 2025, we are offering a 50%-off sale from October 20 to October 24, 2025 on all IIR papers and a selection of IIR guides.
Walk-in cold rooms: webinar replay and slides now available
Thank you for taking part in our second webinar! You can now download the slides and watch the replay on the IIR YouTube channel. Furthermore, the overview guide is also available in...
Encyclopedia of Refrigeration
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Cryogenic nitrogen in the food and beverage industry
The adoption of cryogenic processes in the food and beverage industry is predominantly driven by liquid nitrogen (LIN), and it is the preferred candidate for food chilling and...
Additive manufacturing of heat exchangers
In the refrigeration industry, additive manufacturing (colloquially referred to as “3D printing”) makes it possible to fabricate novel, complex and potentially more energy efficient...
Ice cream manufacturing, environmental impact and market data
From a physico-chemical point of view, ice cream is a complex, frozen multiphase mixture. The manufacturing process includes several stages of freezing which are described in this...
Cryogenics in the pharmaceutical industry: drug design and bioavailability improvement
Research activities in the pharmaceutical sector focus primarily on developing novel drug formulations which can elicit the desired response upon being administered to the patient...
Nanorefrigerants
Nanorefrigerants are created by adding nanoparticles in suspension to a base refrigerant. They have a thermal conductivity that is 15% to 104% higher than that of the corresponding...
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...
Events
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15th IEA Heat Pump Conference
May 26, 2026 - May 29, 2026
Vienna, Austria
Join the 15th IEA Heat Pump Conference, which will take place in Vienna, Austria,from May 26-29, 2026! The 15th IEA Heat Pump Conference, co-sponsored by IIR,...
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