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Here are some selected links you might like to try.
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Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board (ACRIB)
ACRIB provides a central forum for all sectors and interests which fall within or are served by the air conditioning and refrigeration industry.
http://www.acrib.org.uk/|
Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC)
The role of the centre is to provide technical support to those involved in the research and development of ventilation technology as well as to ensure the widest dissemination of information on related energy and air quality issues.
http://www.aivc.org/|
British Refrigeration Association (BRA)
BRA is the only trade association representing manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, distributors, contractors, specifiers and end-users of refrigeration plant, equipment and components.
http://www.feta.co.uk/bra/index.htm|
EUROVENT Certification
The EUROVENT Product Certification scheme checks product performances by third party testing based on well defined procedures. The site gives full details of the programmes for various types of HVAC equipment.
http://www.eurovent-certification.com/|
EUROVENT-CECOMAF
EUROVENT, the European Committee of Air Handling and Refrigerating Equipment Manufacturers, is made up of 11 national trade associations representing the manufacturers of air handling equipment in Europe.
http://www.eurovent-cecomaf.org/web/eurovent/web/|
Fan Manufacturers Association (FMA)
FMA represents the interests of fan manufacturers, irrespective of the final application of their products. The site includes FMA Guidance Notes.
http://www.feta.co.uk/fma/|
Federation of Environmental Trade Associations (FETA)
Trade association representing over 250 member companies in the UK heating, ventilating, refrigeration and air conditioning industry. Gives useful links and details of research facilities in the HVACR sector.
http://www.feta.co.uk/|
Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association (HVCA)
The HVCA represents the interests of firms active in the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) products and equipment. Includes FAQs, links, and key documents.
http://www.hvca.org.uk/|
Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Manufacturers' Association (HEVAC)
HEVAC Association is the only trade association representing manufacturers and distributors in all sections of the HVAC industry.
http://www.feta.co.uk/hevac/|
HPAC Engineering Interactive
HPAC Engineering Interactive serves the American commercial and industrial HVAC/R and plumbing industries with an extensive library of on-line content.
http://hpac.com/|
HUNC & RUG
The joint site of the Halon Users National Consortium and the Refrigerant Users Group, providing information on alternatives to halon use in refrigeration and in fire extinguishing systems. The site includes a glossary and links.
http://www.hunc.org/|
REHVA: Federation of European Heating, Ventilating and Air-conditioning Associations
Rehva is the biggest HVAC organisation in the world with member associations in 25 countries and more than 110,000 personal members.
http://www.rehva.eu/|
SEDBUK
SEDBUK (Seasonal Efficiency of Domestic Boilers in the UK) was developed under the Government's Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme with the co-operation of boiler manufacturers, and provides a basis for fair comparison of the energy performance of different boilers. Full details of the energy efficiency of over 3,000 boilers are available on the site, which is fully searchable.
http://www.sedbuk.com/|
Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA)
SMACNA is an international trade association representing 4,500 contributing contractor firms, and is dedicated to promoting quality and excellence in the sheet metal and air conditioning industry. An American site, but with some international information.
http://www.smacna.org/|
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