ATMOsphere America Summit 2026
From Portfolio Data to Project Design: How End Users Are Advancing the Transition to Natural Refrigerants
In June 2026, REEF partnered with ATMOsphere America Summit, the leading event championing natural refrigerants. This summit delivers real-world case studies, policy updates, and market trends for commercial refrigeration and HVAC applications. Amid discussions on health and safety standards with regulatory shifts away from PFAS-laden HFOs, it underscores the business case for clean cooling.
REEF brought HVAC to the forefront of the natural refrigerants conversation through our panel, "From Portfolio Data to Project Design: How End Users Are Advancing the Transition to Natural Refrigerants." The panel featured a remarkable group of building owners, researchers, designers, innovators, and workforce leaders sharing real-world experiences from projects already shaping the future of HVAC in the United States.
One theme emerged again and again: interdependence. No single technology, policy, manufacturer, contractor, researcher, or building owner will drive this transition alone. Progress happens when these stakeholders work together—aligning demand, sharing lessons learned, developing the workforce, validating performance, and creating the conditions for scale. We left ATMO inspired by the momentum across the industry and encouraged by the willingness of so many organizations to collaborate in pursuit of practical climate solutions.
HVAC Panel Speakers:
-Umesh Goswami, Principal Environmental Sustainability Manager, Roche
-Curtis S Harrington, Director of Engineering, UC Davis Western Cooling Efficiency Center
-Jonathan Woolley, Owner, Emanant Systems & Co-Founder and CTO, Aris Hydronics
-Michael May, President & CTO, êffecterra
-Cory Palmer, Vice President of Engineering, DMG North
A huge thank you to the ATMOsphere team, our outstanding panelists, and everyone who contributed their expertise, candor, and enthusiasm throughout the conference. The future of natural refrigerants in HVAC will be built through partnership, and from what we saw during our time at ATMO, that future is already underway.
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