Refrigerants by Mike
Thompson
The Wisconsin Chapter of ASHRAE is proud to announce that on
Thursday, May 16, Mike Thompson will be presenting on:
“Refrigerants”.
Mike Thompson is global
director of refrigerant applications for Ingersoll Rand. In this role,
Thompson is responsible for working with Ingersoll Rand’s climate businesses
and customers to communicate the potential impact of future policies on
products and markets. He also participates as an industry expert for low global
warming potential refrigerant applications in the United Nations Montreal
Protocol process.
Thompson has more than 27
years of experience with Trane and the heating, ventilation and air
conditioning (HVAC) industry and earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical
engineering from Texas A&M University.
We will cover the following topics:
■ Understanding
global regulations and how the Montreal Protocol and the Kyoto Protocol and the
recent Kigali Amendment on HFCs, and how this will impact the future of the
HVAC industry
■ Understanding
the phase out/phase down schedules of refrigerants, and the best way to plan
for the future
■ Understanding
how the issue of global climate change will impact the HVAC industry.
■ The
economics of refrigerant choice – balancing capital against lifetime energy
cost.
■ Learn
about the next generation of refrigerants that are in development that minimize
both the ozone impact, and the global warming impact of HVAC
refrigerants.
Registration and itinerary for the May Meeting are below.
Agenda:
Thursday, May 16, 2019
4:30 – 6:00 PM – Networking
6:00 – 7:00 PM – Presentation
Location
Bar Louie
1114 N Water Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202