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AHRI-Certified HVACR Products: Helping You See Green Maryline Rassi Certification Engineer

New Certification Mark  All certification programs to use new mark by 2012  Phase-in dependent on SCC accreditation schedule 2 Globally Recognized, Industry Respected

 37 certification programs  16 certification staff  More than 2,500 tests annually 3 Globally Recognized, Industry Respected

What is AHRI Certification?  AHRI Certification Programs provide an unbiased assurance of product performance  AHRI annually tests over 2,500 randomly selected units  Rigorous testing by an independent, third-party laboratory verifies performance ratings Globally Recognized, Industry Respected

Certification Participants  Manufacture or sell HVACR Equipment  Over 424 participants Globally Recognized, Industry Respected

Types of Equipment Certified By AHRI  Energy Recovery Ventilators  Refrigerant Testing Laboratory Certification  Variable Refrigerant Flow Multi-Split ACs  Room Fan-Coils and Heat Pumps  Ice-Makers/Ice Bins  Single Package Vertical ACs and Heat Pumps  Central Station Air-Handling Units  Truck/Trailer Refrigeration Units  Chillers  Unit Ventilators  Commercial Refrigeration  Residential ACs and Heat Pumps  Geo-Exchange Heat Pumps  Large Commercial ACs and Heat  Air-Heating and Air-Cooling Coils Pumps  Liquid-to-Liquid Heat Exchangers  Variable Air Volume Terminals  Gas Purge Equipment for Use with  Water Source Heat Pumps Chillers  Furnaces  Heat Pump Pool Heaters  Boilers  PTAC/PTHP  Water Heaters  Reclaimed Refrigerant  Direct Heating Equipment  Refrigerant Recovery/Recycling Equipment  Baseboard/Finned Tube  Indirect-Fired Heaters Globally Recognized, Industry Respected

Certification: a Rigorous Process  Companies submit certifiable ratings  AHRI randomly selects units  Certification tests performed by independent lab  Results compared to submitted data  Results Published in Directory  www.ahridirectory.org Globally Recognized, Industry Respected

Why do manufacturers participate?  AHRI certification is not required by law, although some regulatory codes require some type of performance certification.  Manufacturers participate voluntarily.  They make this investment because consumers DEMAND the assurance offered by the AHRI Performance Certified™ mark.  Your one assurance that steps have been taken in the interest of performance and energy efficiency . . . Globally Recognized, Industry Respected

Product Comparisons  AHRI provides DATA for 90 percent of the HVACR products sold in North America and 66 companies internationally, with dozens more currently applying for certification.  Offers SINGLE location to conduct comparisons of similar products from multiple manufacturers.  Supplies certified performance ratings based on ESTABLISHED industry standards.  Makes available REAL-TIME certified product information and ratings.  For residential HVAC systems, the Directory shows the CERTIFIED MATCH. Globally Recognized, Industry Respected

What Makes a Credible Certification Program? Properly Credentialed  Complies with ISO Guide 65  Accredited by competent body, with regular audits  AHRI’s program accredited and audited by the Standards Council of Canada Widely Recognized Test Methods and Rating Standards Developed in an Accredited Process  For AHRI, ANSI is accreditation body Globally Recognized, Industry Respected

What Makes a Credible Certification Program? Independent testing  In third-party laboratories that follow the guidelines of ISO Guide 17025 Conformance with requirements of referenced standard  All eligible products under the program’s scope should be tested to eliminate market confusion Use of “Basic Model Groups”  Impossible to test every product; products divided into groups that have similar characteristics Globally Recognized, Industry Respected

What Makes a Credible Certification Program? Random Selection Process  Product selected from a 3-sample minimum  Product obtained from manufacturer or distributor  Built-to-order products witness-tested on-site Rigorous Qualification Process  Participants must demonstrate they have performance ratings for all covered products  Must typically pass a qualification test, including submittal of samples to laboratory Globally Recognized, Industry Respected

What Makes a Credible Certification Program? Strict Tolerance Levels  Results must be no less than 95% of published ratings Ongoing testing  Random sample of products in each model group tested annually for each participant  Usually equals about 30% of product Test Failures  Failed units subject to immediate and annual retesting  Penalty tests possible at extra cost for >10% first test failure rate Globally Recognized, Industry Respected

What Makes a Credible Certification Program? Challenge Testing  Participants can challenge competitors’ performance claims, but is liable for cost if unsuccessful Globally Recognized, Industry Respected

Why Should You Insist on AHRI Certified Products?  Ours is a credible certification program that inspires trust; AHRI’s program has been in use in the U.S. and nations around the world for more than 50 years  Insisting on AHRI Certified products helps you ensure compliance with modern building codes and “green” specifications  Rigorous, third-party testing ensures equipment will perform as advertised, making you the energy efficiency expert Globally Recognized, Industry Respected

The AHRI Directory: The Portal Between Manufacturers and Consumers Globally Recognized, Industry Respected

Published ratings are listed in our online directory for public use and real-time data allows access to most recent product information Go to www.ahridirectory.org Globally Recognized, Industry Respected

How the AHRI Directory Helps You  HVAC Design Firms use the AHRI directory to ensure that the equipment they specify will perform as claimed and to easily compare similar products.  Manufacturers use the AHRI directory to show consumers that their product performance has been independently confirmed.

How the AHRI Directory Helps You  Power Companies use the AHRI directory to provide rebates for high efficiency equipment.  Contractors use the AHRI directory to: – Assure customers that the equipment they install will perform as claimed. – Provide performance certificates.

Certificates of Certified Product Rating  Contractors, technicians, and installers can provide proof of efficiency with an AHRI Certificate of Certified Product Rating  Architects, building engineers, specifiers, and others can use them to provide proof of energy efficiency equipment to building owners, code officials, and “green program” certifiers Globally Recognized, Industry Respected

Conclusion  AHRI Certification Program Has, for more than 50 years, Stood For: – Credibility – Reliability The Trusted Symbol of Performance – Trust  Our Certification Program is: – Accredited and audited – The no-cost, peace-of-mind, simple way to ensure you’re getting the efficiency you’ve specified and paid for. Globally Recognized, Industry Respected

But Don’t Just Take Our Word for it: AHRI’s Commitment to Energy Efficiency was Recognized this month by the Alliance to Save Energy 2011 Star of Energy Efficiency Super Nova Award

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