Climate Change Archives - VASEY Commercial Facility Solutions

Are You Ready? Change is Around the Corner.

Effective January 1, 2023 VASEY works with a variety of industry-leading HVAC manufacturers. As 2022 draws closer to its end, we are receiving regular updates about the new 2023 Department of Energy’s (DOE) new minimum efficiency standards for commercial packaged HVAC requirements. Why is this Occurring? These changes are a part of DOE’s ongoing efforts to reduce the United States’ energy consumption. ALL HVAC manufacturers will be required to comply with the new testing procedures [...]

Get Ready! New DOE Efficiency Regulations

The Department of Energy (DOE) in response to the climate crisis has increased the minimum Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) standard from 80% to 90% for all new heating and cooling units to move America closer to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.1 For example, a high-efficiency gas furnace with an AFUE of 97 percent creates 97 BTUs of heat with every 100 BTUs of gas it uses. The rest is typically lost to the outdoors and [...]