Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems (Hansard, 15 February 2000)

HC Deb 15 February 2000 vol 344 c473W 473W

§ Mr. Chaytor
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what guidance he gives to local education authorities on the use on their estates in air conditioning and refrigeration systems of substances which contribute to global warming. [109332]

§ Jacqui Smith
The Department gives advice in Building Bulletin 83, "Schools Environmental Assessment Method (SEAM)". This recommends specifying materials which are CFC and HCFC free, and do not use CFCs or HCFCs in their manufacture, for refrigerants in refrigerators, freezers and air conditioning systems.