2028 Furnace Standard Upheld: What Contractors Need to Know
The DOE’s latest ruling means all new furnaces sold after 2028 will have to be high-efficiency condensing models. Source link
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EPA Expands Refrigerant Options in Latest SNAP Rule
The EPA just dropped another proposed rule under its Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program — one that could give HVACR pros more refrigerant flexibility in the years ahead. SNAP Rule 27, proposed on October 24, would add...
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Progress Postponed: Understanding EPA’s Proposed Changes to Refrigerant Rule
On September 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed changes to its Technology Transitions Rule (TTR) as part of its broader efforts to “reconsider” existing climate policies. It also factored in recent...
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EPA’s Latest SNAP Rule Expands Refrigerant Options
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Rule 27, which would list several substitute refrigerants as acceptable, subject to use conditions, for residential and light commercial air...
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Refrigerant Roulette: Contractors Brace For More Change
When The ACHR NEWS published the article What Comes After R-454B and R-32? earlier this summer, it exploded in readership — tens of thousands of page views in just a few days. That level of traffic is telling. Contractors are not just...
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The HVACR Regulatory Rollercoaster | ACHR News
Hannah Belloli is an editor at The ACHR NEWS. She has been with BNP Media for over two years. Hannah holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Wayne State University, where she also obtained minors in English, journalism, and...
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HVACR Regulations in Flux | ACHR News
Changes to regulations impacting HVACR equipment and applications can be expected with any transition from one presidential administration to the next. This is especially true when transitioning between political parties with different...
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EPA Taps the Brakes on Refrigerant Transition
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the agency will undertake 31 actions as part of a significant day of deregulation aimed at advancing President Trump’s Day One executive orders...
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EPA: Refrigerant Reclamation On the Rise
EPA is counting on increased recovery and reclamation in order to maintain existing HVAC equipment, and finally, the numbers are going in the right direction. In 2020, just 1.6% of HFCs sold had been reclaimed and were ready for reuse, sparking...
Read moreEPA Issues HFC Allowances — and Penalties — for 2025
✕ As part of the AIM Act, the EPA is phasing down production and consumption of HFCs to 15% of their baseline levels in a stepwise manner by 2036 through an allowance allocation and trading program. EPA has issued allowances to entities...
Read moreEPA Sees Uptick in HFC Reclamation
✕ As the U.S. phases down HFC production under the AIM Act, the HVACR industry is facing significant pressure to manage these refrigerants more effectively to avoid potential shortages. This effort largely depends on recovering and...
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