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Refrigerant management

Refrigerant management

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Refrigerant management

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- [Narrator] A majority of LEED credits honor the energy and atmosphere category focus on reusing energy use and carbon emissions. LEED also addresses the impact of refrigerants used in heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems on the ozone depletion. Chlorofluorocarbons, CFCs and other refrigerants contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer. I'm sure most of you heard about the hole in the ozone. Damage done to the ozone layer is linked to human health issues such as skin cancer, as well as negative effects on crop yields and marine food chain. In 1987 Montreal Protocol was established as an international agreement to address these issues. Many countries including the US signed on the agreement to phase out the use of the most harmful ozone-depleting substances including CFCs. Keep in mind although agreement to Montreal Protocol resulted in a ban of CFCs and the new equipment is produced accordingly there are many older buildings that have operational…

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