Articles Tagged with ''regulations for HVACR''

While the economy appears to be picking up for much of the country, some HVAC business owners are concerned that ever-increasing government regulation is threatening the market. 

ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 55-2013, “Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy,” combines the 2010 standard and 18 published addenda into a consolidated standard. 

Trying to predict what might happen on the refrigerant front in 2014 is as challenging as it has been every year for the past 30 years. 

2014 could shape up to be an even busier year as a regional standards resolution inches closer, the delayed employer mandate for providing employee healthcare looms, and a variety of other issues come to a head in the next 12 months.

Those involved in the ongoing regional standards lawsuit may get a chance to argue their case in court — but likely not until this summer.

The proposal picks up on a previous timeline in production that allowed 62.8 million pounds of new R-22 in 2013 and 51 million pounds in 2014.

With a veritable alphabet soup of acronyms now available to describe the energy efficiency of HVAC equipment, contractors have all the information necessary to educate their customers about how their systems will perform when installed correctly.

Those involved in the ongoing regional standards case may get a chance to present their arguments in court — but likely not until next summer.