September 2025

Virtually every aspect of modern life, whether it’s online shopping, streaming movies, or national security, relies on data centers, making these behemoths a critically important piece of American infrastructure. As demand for digital services grows exponentially, especially with the rise of AI, these facilities face immense pressure to operate with a high degree of efficiency and reliability, while also keeping operating costs affordable. Read More: NEWS: Aging Data Centers

In the world of industrial and commercial cooling, performance is only part of the equation. Facility managers, engineers and operations professionals must also navigate an intricate web of codes – regulatory frameworks that govern elements such as structural integrity and thermal efficiency. Understanding what these codes are, where they apply and how they affect your projects isn’t just a matter of compliance – it’s about protecting your assets, ensuring operational uptime and making sound investments. Read the full article here: CABP_CCBP_2025_09September_LR.pdf

In the United States (US), ammonia maintains an overwhelming presence in industrial refrigeration, occupying an estimated 80% to 90% of the market, according to Kurt Liebendorfer , VP of Industrial Refrigeration Business Development at Evapco. However, this dominance has declined slightly over the past decade as the uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2 / R744) refrigeration systems moves from the supermarket/ retail sector to the industrial sector as well. "This decline has primarily occurred in the new cold storage sector, where many new cold storages have been built over the same 10-year period