About this presentation

related to ATMOsphere Europe 2015
published on 16 March 2015
18 pages
2 MB

Marco Buoni, from the European Association of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Contractors (AREA) focused on blended learning for alternative refrigerants and new equipment. He maintained that training plays a crucial role in phasing down of HFCs, as there is a need for raised awareness with regard to the use of natural refrigerants, as the use of natural refrigerants will in consequence be pushed. Training will close the gap for this, as the need to be aware of safety, flammability, toxicity and high pressure, which will need to be considered. AREA recommended global and European decision-makers and industry to enforce minimum requirements for training and certification of contractors handling low GWP refrigerants in pushing their market uptake.

About the speaker(s)

Marco Buoni

 

Ing. Marco Buoni, a European expert in refrigeration and air conditioning, has been the Vice President of AREA (Air conditioning and Refrigeration European Association) since 2010. AREA voices the interests of 20 national associations from 17 European countries, representing more than 13,000 companies, which employ some 110,000 people. Buoni is also an expert in capacity building in refrigeration and air conditioning, leading the training activities related to certification and best practices. He is highly active as the Technical Director of Centro Studi Galileo in the organisation of training and conferences in refrigeration technologies worldwide. Every year he leads over 300 training courses for up to 3000 participants.