Workshops and short courses

Details of our confirmed workshop is shown below and there will be a further four workshops added once confirmed. 

Workshops

Monday 11th August 

Refrigeration Adaptation and Mitigation Solutions for Building Resilience to Extreme Heat

Chair Catarina Marques, London South Bank University 

This confirmed workshop will explore innovative refrigeration adaptation and mitigation strategies aimed at enhancing building resilience to extreme heat. While initial discussions considered broader themes such as emissions and future decarbonisation scenarios, the final focus emphasizes practical, scalable solutions within the refrigeration sector—particularly in the context of climate adaptation. The session will feature expert speakers with technical and policy expertise, offering interdisciplinary insights into the challenges and opportunities for implementing resilient cooling strategies in buildings. This workshop is part of the conference’s broader commitment to advancing actionable solutions in response to climate extremes.

Unlocking Hidden Value in Your Refrigeration Data – A Hands-On Workshop

Chair: John Clarke MInsR Star Refrigeration

As global temperatures rise, the refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat-pump (RACHP) sector must meet soaring demand efficiently and sustainably. Data holds the key but without the right tools and workflows, most operational data simply becomes dark data (information collected but never analysed). In this interactive session, you’ll access industrial refrigeration datasets and digital twin simulations in the Ethos cloud-based analytics environment to explore and search for insights that can drive better energy performance, reliability and resilience.

What you’ll experience

• Introduction: Overview of the piping and instrumentation diagrams for three working industrial refrigeration systems and identification of the key measurement points.
• Digital Twin: Review the setup and output of the digital twin.
• Platform Tour: Log in to the Ethos cloud-based analytics environment, explore dashboards, experiment with different visualisations, and create energy baselines.
• Data Exploration: Build your own charts, heat maps and KPIs using both measured and model-derived data. Test hypotheses and search for insights.
• Conclusions: Share your findings, debate root causes and formulate actionable recommendations for performance tuning and energy savings.

Who should attend

• Engineers and managers who want to see how data can optimise the cold chain.
• Consultants, sustainability officers and researchers who want hands-on experience with industrial refrigeration analytics and simulation.
• Anyone eager to go beyond static spreadsheets and legacy reports to interactive data exploration.

What you need to bring

• Your own laptop or tablet with a modern web browser, connected to Wi-Fi.

Tuesday 12th August 

Code of Practice - Designing Systems for Rising Ambient Temperatures   

Chair: Judith Evans, Institute of Refrigeration 

Higher heat levels will affect the ability of refrigeration systems to function. Recent work in the UK has identified that there are no comprehensive and widely agreed practices to ensure that refrigeration systems continue to operate as the climate changes. The workshop will provide information on a UK initiative lead by the IOR, IMechE, Cibse, CCF and Bsria to develop a Code of Practice to design, maintain and operate refrigeration systems as the climate warms. The workshop will:

• Describe the background to the work and why this Code is important and why it is being developed.
• Provide information on the draft Code.
• Invite attendees to provide feedback and engage with the Code development.

Wednesday 13th August 

EU ENOUGH Workshop (All day workshop from 10.00 -17.30)

The ENOUGH project aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the food sector, which contributes 20–40% of global emissions. It aligns with the EU Farm to Fork strategy, providing tools and methods to help food businesses achieve climate neutrality. The project objectives are to  define pathways to climate-neutral food businesses,  enhance sustainability across the food supply chain and inform policy makers, businesses, and stakeholders about innovative solutions for reducing emissions.

The project has demonstrated practical solutions across various stages of the food chain, including processing, transport, retail, and domestic consumption, focusing on products such as meat, fish, fruits/vegetables, and dairy.

This meeting will provide an opportunity for partners to reflect on the project’s outcomes and explore future opportunities for applying the demonstrated solutions at scale. Register now to secure your attendance.

To attend this workshop please register here