ASHRAE Journal Supplement - AMCA InMotion - November 2024 - 10

AMCA International seal can be confi dent the products
will perform to expectations, helping to ensure healthier,
safer, more comfortable, and more effi cient buildings.
References
1) Arnold, S. (2023, Fall). Q&A with incoming AMCA president
Mike Wolf, PE. AMCA inmotion e-News. Retrieved September 19,
2024, from https://bit.ly/inmotion_e-News_Fall2023
2) A2LA. (n.d.). ISO/IEC 17025 calibration laboratory accreditation.
Retrieved September 21, 2024, from https://bit.ly/A2LA_17025
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accreditations. Retrieved September 21, 2024, from https://bit.ly/
A2LA_17065
About the Author
Scott Arnold is senior manager, publications and standards,
for AMCA International and editor in chief of AMCA
inmotion magazine and AMCA inmotion e-News. Prior
to joining the AMCA International staff in 2017, he was
an editor for HPAC Engineering magazine for 18 years.
Third-Party Certifi cation in an Age of Regulation
It is a new day in the U.S. air-movement
industry, with the U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) publishing a test procedure and, soon,
an energy-conservation standard and the California
Energy Commission (CEC) approving
an effi ciency regulation for commercial and
industrial fans and blowers. With
manufacturers required by law to
meet the new regulations, some
may be wondering if third-party
product-certifi cation programs
still have a place. In an October
2023 interview for AMCA inmotion
e-News,1 Mike Wolf, PE, 20232024
president of the AMCA International
board of directors, was
asked for his thoughts on the
subject:
I've been in meetings where
government officials have said:
" Look, if there's an industry certifi -
cation program out there that aligns
with what our government regulations are and
there's a high level of rigor around that program,
it's going to give us a high level of confi dence
that the manufacturers and the products that are
participating in that program are complying with
the federal regulation. If there's a manufacturer
who's not participating in that program, we're
probably going to question that manufacturer
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before we start questioning and looking at manufacturers
who are participating in the very rigorous
and robust certifi cation program. "
Over time, the AMCA CRP will continue to bring
Mike Wolf, PE
value to members by incorporating a path for
meeting DOE and CEC certifi cation and compliance
requirements. It will continue
to be specifi ed and bring value to
HVAC engineers and their customers
because of the greater rigor around
compliance and enforcement than
the DOE and CEC programs. The
AMCA CRP includes mandatory
random testing of products every
three years, while the DOE and
CEC programs have no mandatory
check-test requirement. The DOE
and CEC compliance and enforcement
are like an IRS tax audit-that
is, the audits are random as time
and budgets allow. Mandatory check
testing coupled with zero tolerance
on fan power data will ensure the
AMCA CRP continues to be the gold standard
for HVAC engineers and contractors to specify
and purchase.
By participating in the AMCA Certifi ed Ratings
Program, you're going to be sending a message
to not only the government but the rest of the
industry that you're going above and beyond
government minimums.
2024 AMCA inmot ion
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https://bit.ly/A2LA_17065 https://bit.ly/A2LA_17065 https://bit.ly/inmotion_e-News_Fall2023 https://bit.ly/A2LA_17025 http://www.amca.org
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