International Institute of Refrigeration

International Institute of Refrigeration

IIR corporate logo
Company type	Independent intergovernmental organization
Industry	All 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
Founded	1908 (1908)
Headquarters	177 boulevard Malesherbes, 75017, Paris , France
Area served	Worldwide
Members	59 member countries, over 300 experts in all fields of refrigeration
Website	www.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.