Tristam Coffin is a Co-Founder and President at êffecterra, inc. a Public Benefit Corporation that provides sustainability technical support to companies, investors, government entities and their partners. Prior to êffecterra, he spent the majority of his career implementing sustainability and environmental initiatives as Director of Sustainability & Facilities for Whole Foods Market. He is a LEED AP and sustainability leader with expertise in multiple areas including high performance buildings, advanced refrigeration/HVAC systems, renewable energy, and waste diversion. He also co-founded the North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC) and the Refrigerant Emissions Elimination Forum (REEF), where he currently serves as chairperson.
Speaking at
Wed May 14
11:00 AM — 11:20 AM (GMT-07:00) Mountain Time
Eliminating Super Pollutant Refrigerants in a Data-Driven Fashion
Category
Sustainability
Refrigerants can be found in nearly every commercial and industrial building and the vast majority of residential buildings globally. Despite being the fastest-growing greenhouse gas globally, the impact of refrigerants is often underestimated or completely overlooked by building owners. Developers must begin to address refrigerants or run the significant risk of increasing or even accelerating (through the introduction of heat pumps) their impact, while decreasing other scope 1 and 2 emissions, which will likely lead to financial implications such as duplicating capital expenditure spend to achieve critical climate targets. This short session will highlight the importance of addressing refrigerants and a data-driven means of doing so.