RAC/PAC
China Increases RAC Exports to Latin America
For the first half of 2021, JARN estimated that the Latin American room air conditioner (RAC) market increased by 9.1% year on year, thanks to home office demand and economic recovery. The continen...
AHRI Tackles Current Challenges to Create a Better World
JARN interviewed Stephen Yurek, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), to hear about its role, accomplishments, and future ch...
Solar Air Conditioner to Be Marketed from Novocherkassk City
The Agency for Innovation in the Rostov Region together with the Expert Yug analytical center organized the Smart Startup innovative projects competition and summed up the results. In the ‘Business idea: problem and solution’ category, the winner was Alexander Yanuchok, a young scientist from the Platov South-Russian State Polytechnic University in Novocherkassk City, Rostov-on-Don ...
Requirements for Ventilation and Air Conditioning in Offices
The Russian Guild of Managers and Developers (RGUD) approved a new classification system for office spaces, which will be applied beginning in 2022. The new system will abolish the current Class C, and increase the requirements for the remaining classes, with clarifications and supplements. From 2023, Class A buildings will need to have integration of intelligent engineering systems with automa...
AHR Expo Returns to Las Vegas as an In-person Event
The 2022 AHR Expo will be held at Las Vegas Convention Center in the United States, from January 31 to February 2, 2022. The AHR Expo is the world’s premier heating, ventilation, air conditio...
Japan’s Domestic AC Shipments: September 2021
Item This month Year to date Quantity (units) Comp. % Quantity (units) Comp. % Room AC 494,847 78.3 8,062,804 96.4 Packaged AC 64,927 88.8 630,917 100.4 GHP 1,436 77.2 17,939 84.3 Heat Pump Water Heater 49,884 111.2 442,395 1...
Petra Accomplishes the Environmentally Friendly Project with
Petra completed a new project initiative in cooperation with UNIDO that aims to replace refrigerants that contribute to ozone depletion and have a high GWP. R290 that is known for its low GWP and zero...
Daikin Introduces New AHU with Product Integrated Controls
Daikin launched an AHU with product integrated controls (AHU-PIC), which takes AHUs to a whole new level, placing optimal control in the hands of building owners thanks to a configurable integrated co...
Japan to Raise RAC Energy Efficiency Standard Values in Apri
The new Japanese energy-saving performance standard for room air conditioners (RACs) is expected to come into effect in April 2022. This is the first revision since 2006. With this revised version, th...
