Advocacy

Advocacy at NAFEM: At work for members

NAFEM President Kevin Fink, CFSP, and Technical Liaison Committee (TLC) Chair Bill Sickles, P.E., tell us about NAFEM’s advocacy work, how it […]


01.23.2018

Commercial Refrigeration Energy Consumption Standards

Issue Overview The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a final rule in March 2014 setting more stringent daily energy […]


01.21.2018

Commodity Classification Standards Board (CCSB) Freight Reclassification

Issue Overview The transportation industry is responding to reduced capacity in two ways, both of which are increasing costs, especially […]


01.09.2018

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC)

Issue Overview NAFEM members who manufacture or sell commercial refrigeration equipment in Canada would be required to reduce the use […]


01.09.2018

Automatic Commercial Ice Makers Energy Consumption Standards

Issue Overview The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a final rule on new energy consumption standards for certain commercial […]


01.05.2018

U.S. and Canada Energy Efficiency Alignment

Issue Overview Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) Office of Energy Efficiency has issued a proposal to align Canada’s Energy Efficiency Regulations […]


01.05.2018

Import Data Collection Requirements

Issue Overview The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has proposed a rule requiring importers of a variety of products and […]


01.05.2018

California updates plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Resources Board (CARB) has recommended that the State phase down hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants commonly […]


12.04.2017

California Environmental Protection Agency Air Resources Board (CARB)

Proposed strategy to reduce short-lived climate pollutants California has joined a worldwide movement to help stall climate change by limiting […]


12.01.2017

Manufacturer concerns expressed at NAFEM regulatory reform roundtable in D.C.

Commercial foodservice equipment and supplies manufacturers took another step to engage in the Trump Administration’s regulatory reform process when NAFEM […]


11.08.2017