International Institute of Refrigeration

International Institute of Refrigeration
Company typeIndependent intergovernmental organization
IndustryAll refrigeration technologies and applications

Cryogenics and liquefied gases
Thermodynamics, equipment and systems
Biology and food technology
Storage and transport

Air conditioning, heat pumps and energy recovery
Founded1908 (1908)
Headquarters177 boulevard Malesherbes, 75017, ,
Area served
Worldwide
Members59 member countries, over 300 experts in all fields of refrigeration
IIR Member Countries
IIR Member Countries
Websitewww.iifiir.org

The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) (also known, in French, as the Institut International du Froid (IIF)), is an independent intergovernmental science and technology-based organization which promotes knowledge of refrigeration and associated technologies and applications on a global scale that improve quality of life in a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable manner, including:

  • Food quality and safety from farm to consumer
  • Comfort in homes and commercial buildings
  • Health products and services
  • Low temperature technology and liquefied gas technology
  • Energy efficiency
  • Use of non-ozone-depleting and low global warming refrigerants in a safe manner.

Its scientific and technical activities are coordinated by ten commissions which are divided into five distinct sections.