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In the fifth episode of AIRAH on Air, we explore a global issue: the HFC phase-down. This is a worldwide effort to stop climate change by reducing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – synthetic gases used in air conditioning and refrigeration that are thousands of times more powerful than carbon dioxide when it comes to global warming.Regardless of your experience and knowledge of HFCs you’ll want to tune in to learn about the environmental impact, why restrictions have been put in place, the flammability trade-off, and how the industry’s been adapting since the Australian HFC phase-down began in January 2018.Host Mark Spencer speaks with Vince Aherne, F.AIRAH, a building services engineer and independent consultant. Aherne frequently works with AIRAH. He wrote the original August 2018 Ecolibrium cover feature that this episode is based on.Thank you for listening. AIRAH on Air is a podcast exploring topics related to building services/design and a hidden industry in a constant state of innovation: the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) industry.For more on AIRAH – including information on how we can help your career, training and development in the HVAC&R industry – please visit www.airah.org.au.If you work in HVAC&R and are interested in learning more about refrigerants and the HFC phase-down, join us at our two-day Refrigeration 2019 conference, taking place in Melbourne from March 25-26. Visit www.airah.org.au/Refrigeration-Conference for speaker information and to register.