AHRI member: Regulations are hurting HVAC industry
A representative of an AHRI member company told a U.S. House committee Wednesday that the lack of coordination in rulemaking by the Energy Department and Environmental Protection Agency are harming the HVAC market.
Viktor Anderson, a chief engineer with commercial HVAC construction refrigeration manufacturer Structural Concepts of Muskegon, Mich., testified before the House Small Business Committee that with the Department of Energy establishing new energy-efficiency levels for commercial HVAC market refrigeration equipment while the EPA sets allowable refrigerants regulations, small businesses are confused.