Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) along with Distro are pleased to announce the launch of an artificial intelligence-powered tool called AskA2L.

The upcoming A2L refrigerant transition presents the HVACR industry with new challenges as industry professionals must sift through thousands of pages of regulations and research to better understand the impact this transition will have on their businesses. Recognizing the need for both quick and accurate answers to help navigate this uncertainty, HARDI partnered with Distro, an AI-first technology company, to develop an AI chat platform specialized in answering A2L transition-related questions.

AskA2L is versatile and accessible, allowing a wide range of HVACR professionals from wholesale executives to contractors in the field to access the latest A2L standards and regulation updates. This interactive chat is updated regularly with source documents from the EPA, AHRI's Safe Refrigerant Transition Task Force, and industry documents to provide HVAC professionals with accurate and detailed answers.

"The Distro team is thrilled to be partnering with HARDI to develop AskA2L," said Jason Sullivan, founder and CEO of Distro. "Combining our expertise in AI and software development with HARDI's wealth of HVACR industry knowledge has allowed us to build something uniquely positioned to not only help HARDI's member companies smoothly manage the A2L transition but the entire HVACR industry."

Alex Ayers, HARDI's vice president of government affairs, added, "This interactive tool allows HARDI members and HVACR professionals throughout the industry to get timely A2L transition answers they need in their day-to-day. Along with its timeliness, the ability for us to add new source documents to the system ensures the information provided is accurate and up to date for users." Ayers continues, "We initially developed this tool to educate HARDI's members but quickly realized the benefit it could have on the entire industry. For this reason, we've made access to AskA2L public and welcome continual user feedback to improve the tool."