ASHRAE Journal Supplement - AMCA InMotion - November 2024 - 4

AMCA International
Arlington Heights, Ill.
* All products except
acoustic duct silencers
and wind-driven-sand louvers
Riverbank Acoustical
Laboratories**
Geneva, Ill.
* ASTM E90 testing
Intertek**
Intertek**
Cortland, N.Y.
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Cortland, N.Y.
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Villeurbanne, France
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et Thermiques (CETIAT)
Villeurbanne, France
PRI Construction Materials**
Tampa, Fla.
* Impact and high-velocity-winddriven-rain
testing of louvers
Thomas Bell-Wright
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International Consultants*
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
* Louvers for pressure drop
and wind-driven sand
International Consultants*
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
for pressure drop
Asia AMCA
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* Fans and dampers
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Johor, Malaysia
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KTC (Korea Testing
Certification Institute)*
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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*Partner laboratory
**Third-party laboratory
FIGURE 1. The AMCA laboratory network.
may be inaccurate range from honest mistakes and poor
judgement to downright unscrupulous behavior.
Assuring published performance ratings are accurate
and, thus, reliable is the role of the third-party certifi -
cation program. Air Movement and Control Association
(AMCA) International's Certifi ed Ratings Program (CRP)
is one such program. This article explains the workings
of the AMCA CRP and illuminates why products that
undergo the rigorous certifi cation process deserve to be
specifi ed ahead of products that do not. Additionally, it
offers practical advice for properly specifying AMCA
International-certified products and ensuring those
products get installed.
Purpose
In an October 2023 interview for AMCA inmotion e-News1
(to receive AMCA inmotion e-News, subscribe to publishing
partner ASHRAE Journal's HVAC&R Industry News at
https://bit.ly/inmotion_e-News_signup), Mike Wolf, PE,
2023-2024 president of the AMCA International board
of directors, reminisced: " Early in my career, I recall
(Greenheck co-founder) Bob Greenheck saying, prior to
the CRP, the guy with the best fan performance was the
one with the fastest printing press, as some manufacturers
would take liberty with performance data and ratings to
give them an edge over competitors. "
The objective of the globally recognized AMCA
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CRP is to, in Wolf's words, create " a level playing fi eld
and consistent way of presenting data " 1 to ensure airmovement
and air-control products perform as stated in
manufacturer literature. Participation in the program is
voluntary and open to AMCA International members and
non-AMCA International members alike.
Process
Through the CRP, AMCA International tests-in accordance
with AMCA International, International Organization
for Standardization (ISO), ASTM International, and
ASHRAE/Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors'
National Association (SMACNA) standards-23 types of
air-movement and air-control products:
■
acoustic duct silencer
■ agricultural fan
■ air-circulating fan
■ air curtain
■ airfl ow-measurement station
■ axial fan
■ ceiling ventilator
■ centrifugal fan
■ damper
■ energy-recovery ventilator
■ evaporative cooler
■ gravity ventilator
■ induced-fl ow fan
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