MONTREAL — Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) president Warren Heeley and Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) senior vice president Dave Calabrese attended the Canada-U.S. Manufacturing Summit on Sept. 12-13 to discuss the industry’s concerns about the growing problem of local and regional energy efficiency (EE) regulations for HVACR products differing from national or international standards.
Despite advocacy efforts by both HRAI and AHRI promoting harmonization of EE standards by provincial/state and federal regulators, these differences are increasing. This regulatory approach is making it more difficult for manufacturers and wholesalers to respond to these varying requirements.