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Safety Inspectors To Promote Safe Use of Infrared Heaters

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:06:05 +0000

With many areas of the country beginning to experience a winter chill, infrared heater manufacturers call on safety inspectors to pay close attention to the proper use and maintenance of their installed equipment.

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AHRI Moves Certification Marks Under One Umbrella

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:37:55 +0000

The association will use a unified mark to identify HVAC/R products that have achieved third-party certification of their performance ratings.

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Free Checklist Promotes Safe Use of Infrared Heaters

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:10:53 +0000

With many areas of the country still experiencing a winter chill, infrared heater manufacturers call on safety inspectors to pay close attention to the proper use and maintenance of their installed equipment.

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Preparing For R-22 Phase-Out

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:40:03 +0000

A recently issued proposed allocation rule from the U.S. EPA, which would take effect in 2010, projects a 27.5 million pound supply shortfall.

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AHR Expo Innovation Awards Competition To Support Chicago Area Shelter

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:00:27 +0000

Donation will mark eighth year of contribution from program entry fees and assist domestic violence shelter.

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Consortium To Advise DOE On High Performance Green Building Issues

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:18:57 +0000

Ten organizations form group to assist federal government on prime sustainability issues.

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AHRI Selects New Chairman Of The Board

Anne Vazquez — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:17:04 +0000

The new association head, Keith Coursin, has been an active member of AHRI for more than 10 years.

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AHRI News

Anne Vazquez — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:53:42 +0000

The association had added a new VP and will move to a new headquarters this month.

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AHRI Awarded Prestigious ANSI Accreditation

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:51:00 +0000

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) announced it has been awarded accreditation by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a standards developing organization.

“ANSI accreditation adds value to our standards development process by confirming that our procedures meet ANSI’s essential requirements for openness, balance, consensus, and due process,” said AHRI President Stephen Yurek. “In order to maintain accreditation, AHRI is required to consistently adhere to a rigorous set of requirements and procedures.”

Many of AHRI’s standards outline technical procedures for uniformly measuring the performance of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and commercial refrigeration (HVACR) equipment. Through the use

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