The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), formed by a merger of the American Refrigerant 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. The organization performs political advocacy on behalf of its member industries, maintains technical standards, certifies products, shares data, conducts research, and awards scholarships.
The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute is the result of a merger between the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) and the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced Dec. 19, 2007. The merged associations became Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) on Jan. 1, 2008.