Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute

The Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), formed in 2008 by a merger of the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) and the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA), is a North American trade association of manufacturers of air conditioning, heating, and commercial refrigeration equipment.

[1] The organization performs political advocacy on behalf of its member industries, maintains technical standards, certifies products, shares data, conducts research, and awards scholarships.

[1][2] AHRI's 2017 annual meeting was held at Trump National Doral Miami.

Two weeks later, the Trump administration announced support for the Kigali Accord to the Montreal Protocol, a move that was lobbied for and celebrated by AHRI.

[3][4][5][6] It also has a research arm, the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Technology Institute (AHRTI).