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Home » efficiency standards

Articles Tagged with ''efficiency standards''

Intelligent Equipment

Standards Shape the Future for RTUs

Standards will take effect in two phases
Samantha Sine
Samantha Sine
February 27, 2017
RTU manufacturers focused on meeting or exceeding these new government mandates with their newly developed equipment.
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Size it Right the First Time: Sizing the System for the Application

January 2, 2017

You’ll hear how it fits into a properly sized boiler system for increased efficiency and greater savings while keeping your customers warm.


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Appeals Court Denies AHRI Petition Regarding Commercial Refrigeration Standards

August 9, 2016
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) responded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruling in favor of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on its lawsuit, filed in 2014 with AHRI member company and Midwest manufacturer Zero Zone, which challenged DOE’s 2014 efficiency standard and test procedure rulemakings for commercial refrigeration equipment.
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AHRI President Asks for EPCA Reforms

June 22, 2016
Stephen Yurek, president and CEO, Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), recently called on Congress to reform the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), the law governing product energy-efficiency standards.
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AHRI Asks Congress for Energy Policy and Conservation Act Reforms

The current law ‘has not been updated to reflect new technologies and economic realities’
June 10, 2016

Stephen Yurek, president and CEO of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) today called on Congress to reform the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), the law governing product energy efficiency standards.


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Enforcement of Energy Efficiency Policies Necessary for Successful Reform, Says Report

The European Union’s stringent energy efficiency regulations are influencing policies in other regions, report finds
June 8, 2016

During the past five years, the number of energy efficiency polices around the world has continued to increase, notes Navigant Research. While policies vary by region and country, and with more developed nations taking more stringent approaches, a lack of enforcement remains a significant barrier to implementation.


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new minimum-efficiency standard probably affected heat pump sales

What’s Behind the Heat Pump Slump?

Skyrocketing sales slowed last year
Joanna Turpin
Joanna R. Turpin
May 23, 2016

Up until recently, sales of air-source heat pumps were on a tear, growing from 1.6 million units in 2009 to 2.3 million units in 2014, according to the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). But, in 2015, sales of heat pumps slipped 3.6 percent from the previous year.


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HVAC Efficiency Standards in US Offer Savings for Canadians

Surplus 13 SEER equipment from the US can be sold in Canada
April 18, 2016

HVAC efficiency standards have changed in the U.S., creating an opportunity for Canadians dealers. Distributors and manufacturers in the Southeast and Southwest regions of the U.S. need to sell 13 SEER inventory by July 2016. Canadian dealers can purchase this equipment at significant savings.


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AHRI Seeks Suspension of DOE’s Commercial Boiler Rulemaking

Association calls on DOE to follow its own rules
April 7, 2016

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) is calling on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to follow its own procedures when promulgating rules, and is seeking suspension of a current rulemaking for revising commercial boiler efficiency standards until its established process is followed.


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Manufacturers, Efficiency Groups Reach Agreement on Walk-in Coolers, Freezers Standard

Negotiated rule called ‘realistic and achievable’
February 1, 2016

The Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC) has approved an agreement reached by manufacturers and energy efficiency advocates acting as part of a working group to set new energy efficiency standards for walk-in coolers and freezers (WICF).


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