On Dec. 1, 2011, the British Columbia Ministry of Environment held a public workshop on its recycling regulations. Effective July 1, 2012, the province will require manufacturers of air conditioning, heating, water heating, and refrigeration products to take Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for the life cycle management of their products.
Three leading trade associations have announced they will collaborate closely on educational initiatives to benefit the HVACR industry’s hydronics and radiant panel sectors.
Globally a mature product, its more recent adoption in the United States makes VRF something of a developing trend that more contractors are choosing for their businesses. The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) brought further legitimacy to VRF products when it launched a new certification program.
HRAI president Warren Heeley and AHRI senior vice president Dave Calabrese attended the Canada-U.S. Manufacturing Summit to discuss the industry’s concerns about the growing problem of local and regional energy efficiency regulations for HVACR products differing from national or international standards.
Source: Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). Industry figures are estimates that are derived from the best available figures supplied by a sample of AHRI member companies.
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) was awarded the Super Nova of Energy Efficiency award from the Alliance to Save Energy.
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) recently announced its new certification program for variable refrigerant flow (VRF) equipment. “It’s the first certification program for this type of equipment in the world,” said Bill Tritsis, AHRI vice president, certification.
The Clifford H. “Ted” Rees Jr. Scholarship Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), announced the recipients of $16,500 in scholarship funds to 12 students studying the HVACR and water heating trades.
United States shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 517,864 units in August 2011, up 18 percent from 439,551 units shipped in August 2010, according to Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) shipment data.
As of Jan. 1, 2012, all certification programs formerly under the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) certification umbrella, ARI Performance Certified, GAMA Energy Efficiency Rating Certified, and the I=B=R program (for hydronic heating equipment), will be brought under one certification program and logo.
