Editorial
Proposed modifications and guidelines for implementation of
Brussels, 30 June 2023. Eurovent, REHVA and Nordic Ventilation Group have launched a common proposal on how to implement Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) requirements introduced by EPBD under revisi...
Blocking Utility Efficiency Programs Would Leave Ohioans wit
June 27, 2023 Energy efficiency may face further setbacks in Ohio. Earlier this year, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) issued an order canceling Columbia Gas's proposed voluntary en...
BESA: vent hygiene register backs hospitality charity
June 20, 2023 The ventilation hygiene industry’s newly rebranded certification scheme BESA Vent Hygiene Register (VHR) has started fundraising for the 186-year-old charity Hospitality Action. ...
Climalife: PFAS What is is really about?
5th June 2023 Over the last few months, you may have seen headlines from industry and national media outlets talking about ‘Forever Chemicals’ or PFAS, and how it could potentially affect...
Technical expert group meeting to take place on 7th June
by BFFF May 30th, 2023 The BFFF Technical Expert Group will be holding their second hybrid meeting of the year on June 7th at the Newark Showground, in Lincolnshire. As alw...
HDBaseT3 Recommended Cables Testing and Certification Servic
May 16, 2023 The HDBaseT Alliance, the cross-industry group tasked with promoting and advancing the HDBaseT standard, and alliance contributor member UL Solutions announced that the testing s...
The Energy Department Can Help Cities and States Steer Exist
April 10, 2023 Decarbonizing existing buildings will be challenging but necessary to meet the country's goal of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Building performance stand...
PFAS Restriction Proposal in Europe Announced
On February 7, 2023, European Chemical Agency (ECHA) published the Annex XV Restriction Report, a restriction proposal for perand polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), on its website. The proposal was prepared by authorities in five European countries, i.e. Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden, and was submitted to ECHA on January 13, 2023. It seeks a ban on both the use and product...
Condensing unit: no energy label needed. ASERCOM comments on
February 14th, 2023 The Regulations on Ecodesign and Energy Labelling for Condensing Units (Regulations EU 2015/1095 and 2015/1094) are currently being revised. The second interim report has been pre...
Parties to the Montreal Protocol Decision to Stop Cooling Ap
Reported by Richard (Tad) Ferris, senior counsel, and Dr. Stephen O. Andersen, director of Research, Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development(IGSD) By consensus on November 4, 2022, t...
