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Air-conditioning, air handling and refrigeration equipment : European certification, standards and directives on energy efficiency
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July 2010 ECC's paper on energy efficiency labelling has just been issued in the REHVA magazine. The paper details the various European regulations for air conditioners, heat exchangers, chillers, fan coils units and refrigerated display cabinets. It describes also the ECC pushing forward labelling policy. 
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French RT 2012 Regulation just released
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July 2010 French RT 2012 regulation has settled new rules regarding office and residential buildings' energy consumption with no more than 50kWh/m²/year allowed for a new construction. Official texts and calculation schemes will be published in November 2010.
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Workshop Certification at Clima 2010
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May 2010 During REHVA Clima 2010 conference, Eurovent Certification will present its activities to the consultants in a dedicated workshop. It will take place on Tuesday 11 May, 9h00-10h30, room 12. The full paper presented for the conference was also accepted for oral presentation.
Technical programme of the conference
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Eurovent Certification at Mostra Convegno 2010
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March 2010 Eurovent Certification will be exhibiting at MOSTRA CONVEGNO from 23rd to 27th March 2010. We would be very pleased to meet you at our stand D59, Hall 22.
MCE Website
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Eurovent and Eurovent Certification at Sinerclima
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February 2010 Eurovent, represented by it Executive Director Mr Hoogkamer, jointly with Eurovent Certification, represented by Ms Marinhas, gave a presentation of their activities in the Portuguese exhibition SINERCLIMA, in Portugal, on 27 Feb. 2010, at 17h.
Link to Sinerclima presentation (PT)
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Eurovent Certification at Interclima
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February 2010 Eurovent Certification participates in the Interclima Exhibition, Porte de Versailles, in Paris (France). Meet us at stand H75, Hall 3.
Interclima website
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End of the first testing campaign for Drift Eliminators
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December 2009 The first testing campaign for Drift Eliminator was completed in December 2009. Tests were carried out by McHale independent test agency in Hamon's facilities in Brussels. Certified reference will be available on the ECC website in March 2010 after the full analysis are finished.
I would like to apply for the certification of Drift Eliminators
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New database system
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November 2009 Eurovent Certification has started devopping its new database system: more flexible, more user-friendly, it willl accelerate the whole process of certification. |
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Heat pumps in Eurovent Certification Programme
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October 2009 The ECC certification programme for Liquid Chilling Packages includes now Hydronic Heat Pumps!
I want my Heat Pumps to be certified
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FILTECH 2009, October 13-15, Wiesbaden - Germany: Conference & Exhibition for Filtration and Separation Technology
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October 2009 Mr Ivo Bodenstaff from AAF Europe will speak on behalf of all participants of the Eurovent Certification programme for Air Filters. He will present the principles, the purpose and the advantages of the programme. Tuesday 13 October 2009 (15:00-16:15); Session AIR FILTER; Conference room on ground level. On this occasion, ECC will have a stand in the exhibition: Meet us at stand G11, Hall 3.
Eurovent Certification programme for Air Filters - English Brochure
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Eurovent Certification programme for Air Filters - German Brochure
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http://www.filtech.de
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Benefits and valorisation of certification
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September 2009 Eurovent Certification participated on 17 September 2009 in Paris to the event organised by the FIEEC (Federation des Industries Electriques, Electroniques et de Communication) to debate about benefits and valorisation of certification. With the recent evolution of the performance constraints from the product to the system and then the building, it will be important in the future in our field to certify components, but also controls.
Presentation of ECC by Ms Marinhas (French)
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For more information about Fieec
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Latest draft of prEN 14825 and EuP DG TREN Lot 1
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August 2009 A new draft of prEN 14825 about part load testing is available. It has been modified to be in line with the EuP directive, DG TREN, Lot 1. Questions which didn't reach unanimity regard the sizing of the building (XS, S..., 4XL), and the temperature levels (High, Medium, Low). |
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Air-to-water and water-to-water equipment: heating only units
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August 2009 ECC is currently investigating with the manufacturers about the opportunity to extend the programme for Chillers to Heating only units. Indeed, the market for Heat Pumps is growing throughout Europe and it would allow Manufacturers certifying some ranges of equipment which are not yet covered by Eurovent Certification.
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New Lot for Air Conditioning and Ventilation Systems
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July 2009 A recent call for tender from the European Commission, ENTR/2009/035 includes as lot 6: Air-conditioning and ventilation systems. The scope itself is to be defined within the preparatory study under task 1 "definition" (out of the 8 tasks to be accomplished).
http://ec.europa.eu
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New Labelling for AHU - Now Available!
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July 2009 The European Commission proposal for the new format for the Energy Label met with very mixed response from the European Parliament and delayed the preparation of the Eurovent Certification Label for Air Handling Units. After many modifications, it is now available and Manufacturers with certified AHU's can now use it in their spreadsheets and on their units.
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New ECC Managing Director
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June 2009 Jacques Benoist has retired. During the last Eurovent General Assembly Erick Melquiond was appointed as Managing Director of the Eurovent Certification Company (ECC).
Contact
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Ecofreezer.org for Chillers
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May 2009 BIO IS has been commissioned to conduct the preparatory study Commercial refrigerating and freezing equipment (ENTR Lot 1). We recommend to our Participants to the Chiller Programme with direct interest to register as stakeholder on the project website.
http://www.ecofreezercom.org/
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Minimum requirements for Chillers in Australia
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May 2009 You will find the forthcoming MEPS requirements from 1 July 2009 for Chillers exported to Australia following the link below. It is to be noted that Eurovent and Ahri Certification programmes are recognised by Australian authorities insofar as test reports are not required for Chillers covered by at least one of these certification schemes.
http://www.energyrating.gov.au/library/details2008-factsheet-chillers.html
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New certification programme in preparation: Drift Eliminators
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April 2009 The certification programme for Drift Eliminators is ready to be launched. Products will be listed on the website after the first test campaign is completed.
I would like to apply for the certification of Drift Eliminators
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Customer survey
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April 2009 A customer survey was conducted end of March 2009 to evaluate the service provided by the Eurovent Certification staff. The main results will be presented on the website by the end of May 2009. |
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The programme for Display Cabinets online soon
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April 2009 The lists of certified Refrigerated Display Cabinets are not currently online. The programme evolves to enlarge the number of controlled models and to propose to the end-user a smart search engine with pictures with dimensional information and performances under store conditions. The lists should be available during Autumn 2009. |
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Restricted access for Participants
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April 2009
Participants will now be able to download certification documents directly on the website. If your products are certified, before end of week 15, you will have received a login and a password for the Restricted access area. |
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New design of the Eurovent Certification website
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April 2009 As you can see, the design of the website has evolved. The readability of the website was improved (larger fonts, more illustrations). The products are now accessible by participant name, trade name or programmes. The main new feature is the possibility to select specific products with a dedicated search engine. |
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Market Intelligence Website
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March 2009
The website dedicated to Market Intelligence is now available. Eurovent Market Intelligence is the European statistics and market research service providing to the manufacturers of air handling, air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment. Eurovent, as the only representative on the European market, has started developing the statistics programs within working groups since 1994. In 2007, the activity Market Intelligence has been officially established by the Eurovent Certfication Compnay in order to accompanying manufacturers through comprehensive analyses based on data provided by the industry.
For further information: https://www.eurovent-marketintelligence.eu/
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New labelling for AHU
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February 2009
A new label is is preparation for Air Handling Units. More details in April 2009. |
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Scope of Rooftops extended to water cooled units
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February 2009 The scope of the programme for Rooftops has been extended to water-cooled units. |
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New Certification Programme
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June 2008
Until now, Rooftops were included in the programme for Air Conditioners. On 1 June 2008, a new certfication programme has been launched dedicated to this specific product. Currently focused on air-cooled units, it will be extended to water-cooled systems. Five Participants are currently in, and we expect the programme to developp very well. For further information, please refer to the description of Programme.
Description of the programme for Rooftops
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New Certification Programme
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January 2008 Certification programme for Active and Passive Chilled Beams "Chilled Beams" is now available online. For further information, please refer to the description of Programme.
Description of the programme for Chilled Beams
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New certification programmes in preparation
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November 2008 Eurovent Certification currently prepares new programmes dedicated to Chilled Beams, Rooftops, Drift Eliminators and Cooling Towers. |
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Market Intelligence
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Eurovent Market Intelligence
The project was launched to enable manufacturers to have a better knowledge of the HVAC market and associated industries through comprehensive analyses based only on reliable data provided by all concerned players.
https://www.eurovent-marketintelligence.eu/
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Eurovent/Cecomaf becomes Eurovent
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Eurovent/Cecomaf is now called Eurovent. The logo and the website address have changed.
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