More Technical Links

Associations and Institutes

• Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Industry Board (ACRIB) http://www.acrib.org.uk
• Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute (USA) http://www.ari.org/
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) http://www.ashrae.org/
• Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) http://www.airah.org.au
• Carbon Dioxide Interest Group http://www.c-dig.org
• CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) www.cibse.org
• CIBSE ASHRAE interest group http://www.cibseashrae.org
• Federation of Environmental Trade Associations (incorporating the British Refrigeration Association and Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Manufacturers Association) http://www.feta.co.uk
• Institute of Food Science & Technology http://www.ifst.org
• Institute of Refrigeration, Heating & Air Conditioning Engineers (New Zealand) http://www.irhace.org.nz
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers http://www.imeche.org.uk/
• International Institute of Refrigeration http://www.iifiir.org/

Bookshops

• BSRIA Built Environment Specialists http://www.bsria.co.uk/bookshop
• Building Research Establishment http://www.brebookshop.com/
• Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers http://www.cibse.org
• Institute of Refrigeration Shop http://www.ior.org.uk/ior_shop.php?r=OEEY5OAH&ch=ior_shop.php
• International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration http://www.iiar.org/f-store.cfm
• International Institute of Refrigeration and International Journal of Refrigeration http://www.iifiir.org

Regulations/Standards

• British Standards Institute http://www.bsi-global.com
• F Gas and ODS Regulations Help Desk http://www.defra.gov.uk/fgas
• HSE Direct Online Health & Safety Resource http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/index.htm
• New European Commission site on the Efficiency of Building Performance Directive. http://www.buildingsplatform.org
• The European Union http://europa.eu.int/
• The Health & Safety Executive http://www.hse.gov.uk
• United Nations Environmental Programme / Industry and Environment http://www.unepie.org/home.html