Energia i gospodarka · 23.09.1994

Energy Efficiency Rating, Certification and Labeling for Windows and Window Systems

The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct) requires the Secretary of Energy to make a determination, within one year of enactment, on whether a window energy rating and labeling program established by the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) meets the objectives of the legislation. If not, the Department is to develop a mandatory rating program. The Secretary has determined, provided certain conditions are accepted and met by NFRC, that NFRC's voluntary national window rating program as it is presently being developed is expected to result in a program consistent with the objectives of the Federal Government as established in the Act. The conditions include, but are not limited to, continued good progress, and completion of a basic window energy rating program by October 24, 1995. In the interim, the Department of Energy (DOE) supports NFRC's efforts to establish a uniform, national rating, certification and labeling program through incorporation of the NFRC program in Federal, state and local government and national voluntary codes and standards.