Articles Tagged with ''regulations for HVACR''

The final rule from the U.S. Department of Energy, issued recently, requires newly manufactured indoor residential gas furnaces to be at least 95% efficient starting in December 2028, meaning furnaces made after then will have to be condensing models.

The change comes as the industry anticipates accelerated adoption of CO₂ refrigeration technology being driven by food retail businesses pledging sustainability targets and needing to comply with environmental regulations.

Court filings by Associated Builders and Contractors and its Southeast Texas chapter, in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, were announced Nov. 7.

Manufacturers will have five years, from the date the rule is published in the Federal Register, to ensure that new gas furnaces comply with the new minimum.

The new tower will increase the company’s gas-processing capabilities by 15% in the U.S.

The award will fund the Energy Code Official - Training & Education Collaborative, which will increase energy code enforcement activities through training designed for building energy code officials.