Meeting/Event Information
February Lunch Meeting
February 09, 2017
11:15 AM - 1:30 PM
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Pacific Energy Center
851 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
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NASRC - Latest industry trends in commercial natural refrigerants and EPA’s policy
| Agenda | 11:15am | Registration and Social Hour | ||
| 12:00pm | Dinner, Announcements and Introductions | |||
| 12:30pm | Main Program | |||
| 1:30pm | Adjourn |
| Speaker(s) | Liz Whiteley: As executive director of the North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council, Liz is working with NASRC members to level the playing field for non-fluorinated refrigerants. Prior to helping found NASRC, Liz was with U.S. EPA, in the Office of Atmospheric Programs. Her focus was creating effective and innovative policy to smoothly implement the final stages of the HCFC phaseout under the Montreal Protocol, which is how she came to appreciate the challengse and the potential for positive change within the commercial refrigeration industry. Liz holds a Master's of Environmental Science and Management from the Bren School at UC Santa Barbara, and a B.A. in Economics and a B.S. in Environmental Chemistry from UC San Diego. | |
| Presentation Summary |
North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC) is a 501(c)(3) membership-based nonprofit working to advance natural refrigerants, particularly in the retail food sector. With members from throughout the retail and refrigeration industries, NASRC has its pulse on the latest policies, innovations, trends and challenges when it comes to choosing commercial refrigeration options. This presentation will introduce NASRC, its role in driving positive change, and how change that fits into the context of recent policies and industry developments. The presentation will focus on current market trends and options within commercial refrigeration, and how EPA and CARB policies are shaping ?where the market is headed. The industry is constantly innovating and finding ways to address the hurdles that slow our shift to non-fluorinated options. |
Tickets
$40.00 Chapter member price
$50.00 after 5:00 pm February 3
$50.00 Non-member price
$55.00 after 5:00 pm February 3
$0.00 Students
$320.00 Chapter meeting voucher
