Arlington, Va. – In testimony before the House Small Business Committee today, Viktor Anderson, Chief Engineer for Muskegon, Michigan-based Structural Concepts, a commercial refrigeration manufacturer, said that, left unchecked, the inability or unwillingness of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to coordinate rulemakings and coalesce around energy efficiency Read more
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The Department of Energy (DOE) has just proposed a long-delayed energy efficiency standard for the natural gas furnaces heating millions of U.S. homes. This is good news for our heating bills and the environment, but it could be even better. The DOE proposal would set a national minimum efficiency level of 92% for gas furnaces Read more
AHRI Comments on DOE Preliminary Analysis for Commercial Boiler Efficiency Standards On January 20, AHRI submitted comments to the Department of Energy (DOE) on the preliminary analysis and the associated technical support document (TSD) issued on November 20, 2014, for the rulemaking amending the energy efficiency standards for commercial packaged boilers. These comments emphasized the Read more
Washington — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) released the 2015 Fuel Economy Guide, providing consumers with a valuable resource to help them choose the most fuel-efficient and low greenhouse gas emitting vehicles that meet their needs. In comparison to previous years, the 2015 models include a greater number Read more
The Energy Department announced nearly $8 million to support research and development of the next generation of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) technologies. The R&D will focus on developing regionally appropriate HVAC solutions that would offer significant potential energy savings for new and existing buildings, and on developing innovative approaches that could replace current Read more