“FEI is superior to FEG because it includes motors and drives, not just the bare-shaft fan, which is consistent with regulations covering pumps and air compressors,” AMCA Senior Director of Global Affairs Michael Ivanovich says. “It will help to save energy by taking efficient motors and drives into account.

“Additionally, FEI will be easier to enforce because the sizing/selection window needed for FEG is eliminated, and, unlike with FEG, FEI ratings are direct indicators of fan energy use,” Ivanovich continues. “FEG ratings remained consistent with fan size, so inherently inefficient smaller fan sizes had disproportionately high FEG ratings.”

Addendum AO to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, which contains FEI requirements proposed for Standard 90.1, is nearing completion and is expected to be considered for publication by ASHRAE in June. Additionally, a proposal to replace FEG with FEI in the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code is in place, and FEI is being considered by the California Energy Commission for California’s Title 20 appliance-efficiency regulation.

“With these FEI proposals in place, AMCA is making AMCA 208 available at no cost to assist regulators and code officials,” Ivanovich says.

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