March 9, 2015: AMCA Seeking Technical Committee Volunteers to Author a New Standard
Standard to Cover Energy Efficiency Metric for Fans
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc. is seeking volunteers to form a new document-creation committee to author a new AMCA standard that will introduce the fan efficiency ratio (FER). This initiative was approved by the AMCA board of directors at its winter meeting.
The FER metric is a ratio of the actual fan efficiency to a baseline fan efficiency, both calculated at a given airflow and pressure point. AMCA said this new standard will introduce FER as an energy efficiency metric for fans designed to encourage their responsible use and help drive significant and quantifiable energy savings through codes, rebate programs, and federal regulations.