--- title: RDT Blog | Refrigeration Design Technologies (15) description: RDT's Refrigeration Blog - an educational resource for consultants, dealers and end-users. 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Whether you're planning a new project, troubleshooting equipment, or preparing for industry changes, you'll find resources to help you move forward with confidence. ###### Browse topics including: A2L Refrigerants | Food Safety | System Design | Troubleshooting | Preventive Maintenance | Energy Efficiency All topics refrigeration commercial refrigeration energy efficiency EcoCool food waste EcoSmart Walk-Ins RDT team redundancy food safety freezer maintenance school sustainability trends Digital Scroll Compressor humidity HACCP Regulations remote refrigeration freezer burn Danger Zone Energy Study Ingredients c-stores commercial freezer bacteria consultants convenience stores healthcare hospitals service technician storage A2L Refrigerant Environment HVAC food storage refrigeration rack system ASHRAE Blast Chillers FCSI Foodservice Director Retrofitting USDA convenience store foodservice dry aging humidity room remote monitoring B&I Dining Chain Restaurants College & University EPA Fine Dining Lighting Polarcraft PremierPak SNAP corporate cafeteria corporate foodservice footprint k-12 noise reduction rack system sanitation Center for Disease Control Deli Case Drop-In Well Events FDA Facility Manager Grab-N-Go LEED Merchandisers NASA Pillsbury Reach-Ins Rebates Shock Freezers UL US Army USGBC biomedical chill team eev heat reclaim industrial refrigeration installation kegs labor nutrition piping refrigerated trucking stadiums temperature monitoring water-cooled [![How Menu Design and Planning Can Reduce Food Waste](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/hubfs/foodwasterdt-20.png)](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/how-menu-design-and-planning-can-reduce-food-waste) [refrigeration](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/refrigeration) [food waste](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/food-waste) ### [How Menu Design and Planning Can Reduce Food Waste](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/how-menu-design-and-planning-can-reduce-food-waste) Dec 20, 2018 1 min read When it comes to food waste, there are three main areas of focus according to the ReFED Restaurant Food Waste Action Guide. Those three areas are food waste prevention, food waste recovery, and recycling. [Read More](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/how-menu-design-and-planning-can-reduce-food-waste) [![What Is Workplace Hospitality and Why You Should Care](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/hs-fs/hubfs/What%20Is%20Workplace%20Hospitality%20and%20Why%20You%20Should%20Care.jpg?width=500&name=What%20Is%20Workplace%20Hospitality%20and%20Why%20You%20Should%20Care.jpg)](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/what-is-workplace-hospitality-and-why-you-should-care) [refrigeration](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/refrigeration), [corporate cafeteria](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/corporate-cafeteria), [corporate foodservice](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/corporate-foodservice), [B&I Dining](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/bi-dining) ### [What Is Workplace Hospitality and Why You Should Care](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/what-is-workplace-hospitality-and-why-you-should-care) Nov 30, 2018 2 min read Over the course of our lives, the average American will spend roughly 90,000 hours at work. Put another way, we will spend nearly a third of... [Read More](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/what-is-workplace-hospitality-and-why-you-should-care) [![Store These Four Foods at the Right Humidity Levels](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Store%20These%20Four%20Foods%20at%20the%20Right%20Humidity%20Levels.jpg?width=500&name=Store%20These%20Four%20Foods%20at%20the%20Right%20Humidity%20Levels.jpg)](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/store-these-four-foods-at-the-right-humidity-levels) [humidity](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/humidity) ### [Store These Four Foods at the Right Humidity Levels](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/store-these-four-foods-at-the-right-humidity-levels) Nov 23, 2018 2 min read When we talk about storing and preserving foods, the first factor that typically comes to mind is temperature. While temp is absolutely a cr... [Read More](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/store-these-four-foods-at-the-right-humidity-levels) [![The Top 2019 Food Trends Impacted by Refrigeration](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Top%202019%20Food%20Trends%20Impacted%20by%20Refrigeration.jpg?width=500&name=The%20Top%202019%20Food%20Trends%20Impacted%20by%20Refrigeration.jpg)](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/top-three-2019-food-trends-impacted-by-refrigeration) [food waste](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/food-waste), [trends](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/trends) ### [The Top Three 2019 Food Trends Impacted by Refrigeration](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/top-three-2019-food-trends-impacted-by-refrigeration) Nov 19, 2018 2 min read The lists are starting to emerge. As we end 2018 and head toward 2019, everyone seems to have an opinion about what will be hot in food and ... [Read More](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/top-three-2019-food-trends-impacted-by-refrigeration) [![types of refrigeration rack systems](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/hs-fs/hubfs/6typesracksystems.png?width=500&name=6typesracksystems.png)](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/six-types-of-standard-refrigeration-rack-systems) [remote refrigeration](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/remote-refrigeration), [refrigeration rack system](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/refrigeration-rack-system), [rack system](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/rack-system) ### [A Brief Look at the Six Types of Standard Refrigeration Rack Systems](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/six-types-of-standard-refrigeration-rack-systems) Nov 07, 2018 2 min read You’ve had it. The individual refrigeration systems in your commercial kitchen are driving up your utility bills, not to mention filling you... [Read More](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/six-types-of-standard-refrigeration-rack-systems) [![The Keys to Dry Aging Steak](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Keys%20to%20Dry%20Aging%20Steak.jpg?width=500&name=The%20Keys%20to%20Dry%20Aging%20Steak.jpg)](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/the-keys-to-dry-aging-steak) [HACCP](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/haccp), [humidity](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/humidity), [dry aging](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/dry-aging) ### [The Keys to Dry Aging Steak](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/the-keys-to-dry-aging-steak) Oct 31, 2018 2 min read If you ask many chefs, the concept of steak is kind of ho-hum in the fine dining world. It doesn't involve a lot of creativity. If you ask t... [Read More](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/the-keys-to-dry-aging-steak) [![The Top Five Trends in C-Stores](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Top%20Five%20Trends%20in%20C-Stores.jpg?width=500&name=The%20Top%20Five%20Trends%20in%20C-Stores.jpg)](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/top-five-trends-in-c-stores) [energy efficiency](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/energy-efficiency), [c-stores](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/c-stores) ### [The Top Five Trends in C-Stores](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/top-five-trends-in-c-stores) Oct 02, 2018 2 min read One thing's for sure. Now more than ever before, c-store trends are driven by one factor more than all the others. We like to say the custom... [Read More](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/top-five-trends-in-c-stores) [![IMG\_1110](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_1110.png?width=500&name=IMG_1110.png)](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/why-rdt-hosts-foodservice-consultant-seminars-fcsi-recap) [refrigeration](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/refrigeration), [commercial refrigeration](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/commercial-refrigeration), [EcoCool](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/ecocool), [refrigeration rack system](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/refrigeration-rack-system), [consultants](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/consultants) ### [Why RDT Hosts Foodservice Consultant Seminars (and What You May Have Missed This Year)](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/why-rdt-hosts-foodservice-consultant-seminars-fcsi-recap) Sep 26, 2018 2 min read This September, RDT held another successful FCSI Education Provider Program for foodservice consultants at our factory here in Waxahachie, T... [Read More](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/why-rdt-hosts-foodservice-consultant-seminars-fcsi-recap) [![Tips for Lowering Energy Costs in Restaurants and Foodservice Operations](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tips%20for%20Lowering%20Energy%20Costs%20in%20Restaurants%20and%20Foodservice%20Operations.jpg?width=500&name=Tips%20for%20Lowering%20Energy%20Costs%20in%20Restaurants%20and%20Foodservice%20Operations.jpg)](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/tips-for-lowering-energy-costs-in-restaurants) [energy efficiency](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/energy-efficiency), [Walk-Ins](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/walk-ins), [EcoSmart](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/ecosmart), [redundancy](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/redundancy) ### [Tips for Lowering Energy Costs in Restaurants and Foodservice Operations](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/tips-for-lowering-energy-costs-in-restaurants) Sep 10, 2018 2 min read Restaurants and foodservice operations are one of the biggest consumers of energy. This has a direct impact on profitability, particularly w... [Read More](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/tips-for-lowering-energy-costs-in-restaurants) [![A Close Look at Energy Usage in Restaurants](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/hs-fs/hubfs/A%20Close%20Look%20at%20Energy%20Usage%20in%20Restaurants.png?width=500&name=A%20Close%20Look%20at%20Energy%20Usage%20in%20Restaurants.png)](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/energy-usage-in-restaurants) [energy efficiency](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/energy-efficiency), [Walk-Ins](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/walk-ins), [EcoCool](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/ecocool), [EcoSmart](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/ecosmart), [Digital Scroll Compressor](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/digital-scroll-compressor), [redundancy](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/topic/redundancy) ### [A Close Look at Energy Usage in Restaurants](https://solutions.rdtonline.com/blog/energy-usage-in-restaurants) Aug 28, 2018 1 min read When you do the right things, there are often many levels of benefits. 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