Meeting: Flammable Refrigerants: Standards, Safety, and Best Practices

Event key take aways for attendees include:

• Overview of ASHRAE Standard 34 — specifically refrigerant nomenclature and safety classifications
• Fundamentals of refrigerant flammability and basics
• Understanding that flammability is a continuum rather than possessing discrete boundaries
• Overview of industry research on flammable refrigerants
• Current requirements and best practices on the safe handling, storing and transportation of flammable refrigerants

Itinerary:

5:30-6:00 PM — Networking & Food

6:00-7:00 PM — Presentation and Q&A

7:00-8:30 PM — Additional Networking

Presenter: Steve Kujak 

Steve Kujak is the director of Next Generation Refrigerants Research for Trane Technologies. Over the past 30+ years, he has been involved in technology development of new refrigerants, lubricants and HVACR system designs. Steve has been an author or co-author on 60+ publications related to refrigerants and has 40+ patents related to HVAC products. ASHRAE Member since 2005. Recognition - Distinguished and Exceptional service member. Crosby Field Award (Best Presentation of Technical Paper) and 2 Time George Briley Award (Best Refrigeration Article in ASHRAE Journal).

Steve’s industry involvement is global and currently involvement includes;

- Member of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) - RTOC (Refrigeration Air-Conditioning and Heat Pumps Technical Options Committee)

- Past Chair of ASHRAE Standard 34 - Designation & Safety Classification of Refrigerants

- Past Chair of the Refrigeration Committee Technology Committee for Comfort, Process, and the Cold Chain (REF-CPCC).

- Vice Chair of AHRI 700 - Standard for Specification for Refrigerants

- 2022-2024 ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer on Refrigerants

Steve lives with his wife Annette on the Mississippi River in Brownsville, Minnesota where they both enjoy the beauty the drift-less region provides. Steve holds Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

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