ABB Explains: What is HVACR?

HVACR (heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration) systems keep buildings and their occupants comfortable and safe. Holly Montrose, Vice President of HVACR Channel Sales at ABB takes us inside the world of HVACR and shows how ABB is redefining energy management and sustainability.

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2025-04-07

HVACR stands for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration. HVACR systems are designed to ensure that all of the occupants inside a building are comfortable, healthy and safe. The most important thing about HVACR is that it is a part of our everyday lives. Whether you are in a hospital or a shopping center, a restaurant or even within your own home, it is an essential part of ensuring personal safety. 

 

Within a hospital setting, HVACR is essential to ensuring the health and safety of all the patients within the environment and ensuring that the air pressure is stable in operating rooms, the temperature is appropriate in a labor and delivery ward, and the air quality is appropriate in an emergency room or waiting room.

The ability to make sure our customers are always taken care of through remote monitoring, reliable technologies and long-standing warranties give peace of mind to all customers within the healthcare sector.

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