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climate resulting from the European Parliament election

political landscape, we can predict additional energy-

will be inﬂuential. Even if we do not yet know the initia-

saving requirements will be introduced. Additionally,

tives, we know the timeline of some proposals.

more detailed deﬁ nitions of small, medium, large, and

First and foremost, we can expect the European Commis-

extra-large fans could be proposed for clariﬁcation and

sion to continue to see ecodesign as the most effective

perhaps to expand the scope of application. Further

way to improve the efﬁciency of energy-related products,

changes resulting from the review could come in the

reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, and contribute to the

form of improved market surveillance from strength-

commission's 2050 decarbonization strategy. In the coming

ened cooperation between member-state authorities. New

years, the commission will ﬁ nalize regulations 327 and

initiatives concerning energy-efﬁciency measurement

1253, which contain ecodesign requirements for fans

also could be proposed.

Regulation 327 is expected to be adopted in 2020.

and ventilation units, respectively. By integrating new
requirements and technologies, the HVAC sector will

In late May, a stakeholder meeting was held in Brussels,

play a signiﬁcant role in meeting objectives of the Paris

Belgium, to kick-start a study of possible revisions to Regu-

Agreement, with AMCA contributing to the development

lation 1253. The study, which will run until June 2020,

of necessary legislative measures.

will assess the possibility of expanding the scope to cover

A ﬁrst public review of Regulation 327 was expected

unidirectional units with an electric input of less than

during Summer 2019. Taking into account the general

30 W per air stream and bidirectional units with a total
electric input for fans of less than 30 W per air stream. Also,

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With strong potential for cost-effective energy savings,
buildings will play a key role in the energy sector over the
long term. Many studies touching HVAC are being carried
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AMCA will be active in all of these initiatives, ensuring
that the voice of the air-movement-and-control industry
is heard.
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