E360 Webinars

Refrigerant regulations in the U.S. continue to evolve in sometimes unpredictable ways, impacting both commercial refrigeration and air conditioning applications. As our industry awaits the outcome of the federal hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) legislation introduced in the House and Senate, 25 states now have joined the U.S. Climate Alliance and vowed to adopt their own regulatory measures. The state of California and its California Air Resources Board (CARB) are forging a path that many states are following — but introducing the possibility of divergent regulatory approaches from state to state.

In this timely and important webinar, Emerson’s regulatory experts will shed light on the latest proposed legislation and offer insights on how to prepare for what’s on the horizon. Attendees will learn:

• How EPA revisions to Section 608 Refrigerant Management Program are likely to impact requirements relative to HFC refrigerants
• CARB announced plans to build upon its Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) ruling foundation with newly proposed HFC refrigerant phase-down efforts
• How some U.S. Climate Alliance states intend to adopt the EPA’s SNAP Rules 20 and 21 on their own individual timelines
• Discussion of changing standards governing charge limits and safe use of A2L and A3 refrigerants, including the potential impacts on building codes
• Information on the availability of new low-GWP refrigerants
• Update on the new federal HFC regulations that have been introduced by the Senate and the House
• New and emerging industry trends to watch closely

Supermarket, convenience store and restaurant operators are faced with a perfect storm of facility management and servicing challenges. As the pool of qualified technicians continues to shrink, those entering the service profession have limited systems knowledge and must quickly learn to navigate an increasingly complex landscape of new technologies and architectures. Simply put, operators need new tools to help their service teams:

• Process and prioritize alarms per specific geographic regions, areas of responsibility and importance to business success (HVAC, refrigeration, ice machines, beer coolers, etc.)
• Access the information needed to resolve issues quickly and fix equipment failures on the first attempt 

Fortunately, intuitive enterprise software and collaborative community platforms are now available to streamline facility management and servicing processes. In our next E360 Webinar, we’ll look at how these powerful tools can be combined to prioritize, triage and accelerate issue resolution for both internal service teams and supporting contractor networks. Attendees will learn:

• How enterprise management software can be tailored to end user roles and responsibilities
• How these tools can be mapped to specific processes per unique business objectives
• How alerts are filtered and prioritized to address next most important tasks
• How service networks and communities enable team collaboration, live chat, video and technical knowledge base access

So if you’re ready to learn how to put these tools to work in your organization — and better optimize the service teams and processes with which you manage them — then register now for this informative webinar.

Presenter:
Ron Chapek
Director of Product Marketing

The transition to refrigerants with lower global warming potential (GWP) is underway in the commercial refrigeration industry. Whether you operate in a state that has a legal mandate or are seeking to meet corporate sustainability objectives, many owners, operators and contractors are exploring their current and future refrigeration options. But selecting an architecture goes well beyond sustainability considerations. Stakeholders also must evaluate a variety of economic and operational factors, including first investment, maintenance requirements and lifecycle costs.

The refrigerant transition also is shifting the way we think about system architectures. To reduce refrigerant leaks and system charges, equipment manufacturers are evaluating a variety of approaches that represent more flexible alternatives to traditional centralized direct expansion systems. Join us as we explore the latest decentralized and distributed architectures that utilize low-GWP refrigerants.

Attendees will learn about:

• How refrigerant regulations are impacting operators by state and region
• The many factors influencing system selection, from facility size and first cost to serviceability and safety
• Emerging decentralized and distributed architectures and their wide range of applications
• How a modular approach to system design enables speed and flexibility

Presenters:

Andre Patenaude
Director, Solutions Integration
Emerson

Diego Marafon
Refrigeration Scroll Product Manager
Emerson