Refrigerants have long been considered a small part of a building’s total emissions.  But the reality is that the decision of which refrigerants system one installs, and the refrigerants they use, can have a big impact on a building over decades. 
 

In 2025, GBCA launched a discussion paper, Freeze Frame: Refrigerants as long-term building infrastructure, highlighting the important role of refrigerants in reducing emissions and improving building performance.

This refrigerant bank is projected to grow to 80,000 tonnes by 2036. At the same time, modelling shows demand for new refrigerants will outstrip supply, with a threefold shortfall projected by 2036 under the current phase-down.  But how do you get up to speed in this area?

Refrigerants are a critical but often overlooked piece of the climate puzzle, with every building relying on refrigerants, yet they’re rarely factored into long-term planning.   With out planning, we risk higher retrofit costs, supply shortages and emissions that could have been avoided. The refrigerant choices we make now will shape building performance for decades to come.

Join us for this workshop as we explore the key areas of challenge and what the possible solutions might be. Hear insights and lessons from case studies and key experts in the field.  And examine how you can prepare for the future of refrigerants. 

Ideal for:

• Sustainability managers and ESG professionals  

• Building owners and asset managers  

• Facilities and operations managers  

• HVAC&R engineers and consultants  

• Building services engineers  

• Property and project managers  

• Green Star practitioners and sustainability consultants  

• Contractors and service providers working with refrigeration and air-conditioning systems

   

Join our experts including: 

• Taryn Cornell, Senior Manager Strategy & Development, Strategic Projects, Green Building Council of Australia

In association with 

Your refrigerant decisions today will shape the next 20 years and beyond – our discussion paper Freeze Frame opens the conversation on what this means for assets, climate goals and the industry. Read the paper and have your say here.

This course will be recorded and made available for those that cannot attend in our on-demand library for purchase . Note, group discussion and group work will not be included in the recording.