March 2022
A draft Specification on Skills for Net zero has been published for consultation with members and others including end users and training specialists. The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on the additional skills, knowledge and behaviour required of end users, designers and technicians to support the move to net zero heating and cooling. Please comment by 21st April 2022.
March 2022
The IOR's Beyond Refrigeration was awarded Environmental Initiative of the Year at the ACR News 2022 Awards ceremony
January 2022
A third Policy Brief on "Refrigerant Selection" with recommendations for policymakers showing legislative, regulatory and financial incentives that would support Net Zero heating and cooling has been issued as a draft for comment. Additional items are being prepared to cover: Heat Networks and Refrigerant Containment.
November 2021
The first set of Policy Briefs with recommendations for policymakers showing legislative, regulatory and financial incentives that would support Net Zero heating and cooling have been published:
1- Integration of Heating and Cooling
July 2021
The Beyond Refrigeration Template for steps to Net Zero for equipment users was published, and a summary circulated to all IOR members with the summer newsletter.
The Beyond Refrigeration Working Groups meet on zoom in July during World Refrigeration Week celebrations. The breakout discussions were themed around these Action Areas covering all or some of the eight themes from the template:
19th May Working Group meeting notes
Feedback and notes from the meeting
Introductory Slides from Prof Graeme Maidment FInstR, chairing
21-22 April Annual Conference - Beyond Refrigeration
The IOR Annual Conference on 21-22 April 2021 provided a starting point by publishing case studies, running workshops and holding discussions on the seven Beyond Refrigeration topics shown in the diagram. Find out more about the Conference here.