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Use of natural lighting for energy efficiency improvement in an office building based on Brazilian label of energy efficiency.

• Author(s) : FERNANDES L. O., LABAKI L. C.
• Publication date: 2013/06/16
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Office, Energy consumption, Building, Brazil, Labelling, Lighting
• Source: Clima 2013. 11th REHVA World Congress and 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings.
• Formats : PDF

The Portuguese energy certification system: comparison of the present and the revised methodologies to determine buildings’ energy label.

• Author(s) : GASPAR A. R., OLIVEIRA N. J., BRITES G., et al.
• Publication date: 2013/06/16
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Energy, Certification, Building, Performance, Labelling
• Source: Clima 2013. 11th REHVA World Congress and 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings.
• Formats : PDF

Supersmart: expertise hub for a market uptake of energy-efficient supermarkets by awareness raising, knowledge transfer and pre-preparation of an EU Ecolabel.

• Author(s) : CICONKOV S.
• Publication date: 2017/12/06
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Refrigerating system, European Union, R744, Supermarket, Europe, Labelling, Energy efficiency, CO2
• Source: 48^th International HVAC&R Congress and Exhibition.
• Formats : PDF

Vers une labellisation du transport sous température dirigée des produits de santé.

Towards a transportation means labelling under controlled temperature conditions of healthcare products.

• Author(s) : BONED M., THOMAS G., DEMOUY A.
• Publication date: 2015/03
• Languages : French
• Keywords : Regulations, Generality, Refrigerated transport, Pharmaceutical industry, Labelling
• Source: Revue générale du Froid & du Conditionnement d'air - vol. 103 - n. 1150

Energy labels in Dutch dwellings: their actual energy consumption and implications for reduction targets.

• Author(s) : MAJCEN D., ITARD L., VISSCHER H.
• Publication date: 2013/06/16
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Single-family house, Energy consumption, Reduction, Performance, Netherlands, Labelling, Energy saving
• Source: Clima 2013. 11th REHVA World Congress and 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings.
• Formats : PDF

Control del viraje de color en etiquetas tiempo-temperatura para verificación de la cadena de frío en productos refrigerados.

Control of colour shift on time-temperature labels for cold chain verification of refrigerated products.

• Author(s) : ZABALA GONZALEZ S.
• Publication date: 2020/11/11
• Languages : Spanish
• Keywords : Packaging, Design, Temperature, Control (generic), Chilled food, Labelling
• Source: X Congreso Ibérico y VIII Congreso Iberoamericano de Ciencias y Técnicas del Frío, CYTEF 2020.
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Eco-design, Energy labelling and the Energy Technology List: interactions between European and British energy efficiency mechanisms for refrigeration technologies.

• Author(s) : HUGGINS P., MCKINNEY P., BIBALOU D. M.
• Publication date: 2014/06/23
• Languages : English
• Keywords : United Kingdom, Standardization, Generality, European Union, Chilling, Labelling, Energy efficiency
• Source: 3^rd IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: London, UK, June 23-25, 2014
• Formats : PDF

IIR document

Seasonal cooling performance of air conditioners: The importance of independent test procedures used for MEPS and labels.

• Author(s) : PALKOWSKI C., SCHWARZENBERG S., SIMO A.
• Publication date: 2019/08
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Regulations, Seasonal performance, Energy consumption, Air conditioner, Cooling capacity, Labelling, Testing, Energy efficiency, Compressor
• Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 104
• Formats : PDF

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Achievements of energy efficiency appliance and equipment standards and labelling programmes

• Author(s) : IEA, 4E TCP (IEA Technology Collaboration Programme on Energy Efficient End-Use Equipment)
• Publication date: 2021/09
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Energy efficiency, Energy consumption, Labelling, Electricity, Energy saving, Air conditioning, Commercial application, Household application, Household refrigerator, CO2 emission, USA, European Union, China, World
• Formats : PDF

The heterogeneity in the type of shelf life label and storage instructions on refrigerated foods in supermarkets in Belgium and illustration of its impact on assessing the Listeria monocytogenes threshold level of 100 CFU/g.

• Author(s) : CEUPPENS S., VAN BOXSTAEL S., WESTYN A., et al.
• Publication date: 2016/01
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Chilled food, Listeria, Belgium, Supermarket, Labelling, Storage life
• Source: Food Control The International Journal of HACCP and Food Safety - vol. 59

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2012 of 6 March 2012 implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard t o ecodesign requirements for air conditioners and comfort fans and of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 626/2011 of 4 May 2011 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of air conditioners.

• Publication date: 2014/04/11
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Regulations, Household application, Air conditioner, Fan, Europe, Labelling, Energy saving, COP, Thermal comfort
• Source: Journal officiel de l'Union européenne, C - vol. 57

Development of a time–temperature indicator (TTI) label by rotary printing technologies.

• Author(s) : ZABALA S., CASTAN J., MARTINEZ C.
• Publication date: 2015/04
• Languages : English
• Source: Food Control The International Journal of HACCP and Food Safety - vol. 50

IIR document

L'information sur la conservation des aliments : un kit sans mode d'emploi pour les consommateurs.

Information on food preservation: a kit without instructions for the consumers.

• Author(s) : LE FEVRE R., VIET C.
• Publication date: 2013/04/02
• Languages : French
• Keywords : Food, Hygiene, Europe, Labelling, Cold storage
• Source: 2^nd IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain. Proceedings: Paris, France, April 2-4, 2013.
• Formats : PDF

Energy rating of fenestration products: a review on existing schemes and methodologies.

• Author(s) : TSIKALOUDAKI K., BIKAS D.
• Publication date: 2013/06/16
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Spleen, Energy, Building, Performance, Window, Labelling
• Source: Clima 2013. 11th REHVA World Congress and 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings.
• Formats : PDF

Comparative analysis of Domus’ and EnergyPlus’ performance.

• Author(s) : VELOSO A. C. de Oliveira, SOUZA R. V. G.
• Publication date: 2013/06/16
• Languages : English
• Keywords : Building, Brazil, Performance, Model, Labelling, Energy efficiency
• Source: Clima 2013. 11th REHVA World Congress and 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings.
• Formats : PDF

European Union: New energy labelling rules

New EU energy labelling rules and efficiency requirements will apply to household equipment including refrigerators and freezers, after a committee of experts approved them on March 31, 2009. The new energy labels are based on the existing A to G...

• Publication date : 2009/05/18

Energy efficiency and labelling systems in Asia

During a recent symposium on energy efficiency and labelling systems in Asia held in Tokyo, valuable information was given on the status of some projects: - In China, household appliance energy-efficiency labelling was first implemented with...

• Publication date : 2009/08/13

A new energy efficiency labelling system in China.

China enforces an energy efficiency labelling system for room air conditioners and chillers.

• Publication date : 2017/01/26
• Subjects: Regulation

Update about mandatory energy labelling for professional refrigirators and freezers in the European Union

Professional refrigerated equipments sold since July 2016 must now be rated from A to G for energy efficiency.

• Publication date : 2017/01/17
• Subjects: Regulation

Europe

The European Commission has issued regulations establishing standard requirements under the European "F-gas" Regulation No. 842/2006 which came to effect on July 4, 2007: - leakage checking (Art. 3.7) : Regulation No. 1516/2007 of December 19,...

• Publication date : 2008/05/13

Agreeing frozen fish dates sparks hot debate

The new EU Regulation 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (FIC) shall apply from December 13, 2014. Under the new rules, the first date on which a fish was frozen must be labelled on pack.

• Publication date : 2014/10/21

Worldwide adoption of MEPS on the rise

Over 100 countries now use mandatory minimum energy efficiency performance standards or energy labels for the most common appliances, according to the IEA Energy Efficiency 2022...

• Publication date : 2023/02/20
• Subjects: General information

Latest progress in the Caribbean Cooling Initiative

Jamaica and the Dominican Republic are working towards setting up policies and minimum energy efficiency requirements to reduce energy consumption and GHG emissions from cooling. 

• Publication date : 2021/05/31
• Subjects: Developing country, Environment, Regulation

Inefficient R22 air conditioners dumped in Africa

According to a recent report, 35% of room air conditioners (RAC) sold in ten African countries are low efficiency RACs. RACs containing R22 account for 47% of the market, while 49% contain R410A.Setting minimum...

• Publication date : 2020/09/04
• Subjects: Developing country, Environment

Regulations Reminder

The EC Directorate General of Fair Trading, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) has put out information on Decree No. 2005-944 of August 2, 2005. The latter modifies Decree No. 64-949 of September 9, 1964 in order to bring it into line...

• Publication date : 2006/01/19

F-gas Regulation

The F-gas Regulation (842/2006/EC) entered into force on July 4, 2007. The various measures introduced by the Regulation to ensure reduced emissions of F-gases are leak check procedures, labelling provisions, and high standards for the training...

• Publication date : 2009/08/13

"Chain of Thought" e-Newsletter

The second issue of Chain of Thought, the e-Newsletter of Food Chain Intelligence (Australia), has just been published. In this second issue, the environmental impact of food supply chains - a topic that is rapidly gaining importance in the food...

• Publication date : 2008/04/24

Figures: EU electricity consumption

A report issued by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) shows that energy efficiency measures - such as labelling and minimum energy efficiency standards -together with national policies and incentives are contributing to...

• Publication date : 2010/05/27

Briefs: New online energy-efficiency benchmarking tool

The ICE-E (Improving Cold Storage Equipment in Europe) project is launching a new online benchmarking tool making it possible for users to compare the performance of their cold store against statistical data, identify potential energy savings and...

• Publication date : 2011/02/07

The most ambitious energy efficiency standards compared

The CLASP compared MEPS requirements across ten of the world’s most carbon-intensive economies.

• Publication date : 2023/02/20
• Subjects: Regulation

IIR Working Party on “Energy Labelling in the Cold Chain”

The Terms of Reference of the new IIR Working Party (WP) "Energy labelling in the cold chain" have been approved. The main objective of this WP - chaired by Prof. Giovanni Cortella, Italy, and involving Commissions D1 and D2 - is to investigate...

• Publication date : 2008/05/16

IIR Working Parties

The IIR has 10 commissions: Cryophysics, cryoegineering (A1); Liquefaction and separation of gases (A2); Thermodynamics and transfer processes(B1); Refrigerating equipment (B2); Cryobiology, cryomedicine (C1); Food science and engineering (C2);...

• Publication date : 2009/12/09

International activities: Transfrigoroute

Transfrigoroute International (TI) held its annual meeting in Marrakech (Morocco) on October 26-27, 2006. Didier Coulomb attended the meeting and the IIR-TI liaison Committee meeting. Several issues were discussed, particularly energy labelling in...

• Publication date : 2007/02/12

News from IIR members: AFF

2es Journées - Chaîne du froid des produits de santé (2nd Symposium on the cold chain and medicines) is to be held in Lyons, France, on November 24-25, 2010. Organized by the French Refrigeration Association (AFF) and SFSTP (French Society...

• Publication date : 2011/02/04

Editorial by Didier Coulomb

The 23rd International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR2011) will take place in Prague on August 21-26, 2011. This will be the key refrigeration event in 2011 and will deal with all facets of refrigeration and refrigeration technology. Around...

• Publication date : 2011/02/07

Press release: The International Institute of Refrigeration appoints Professor Judith Evans as new president of Commission C2

The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) is proud to announce the appointment of Judith Evans, Professor at London South Bank University, as the new president of IIR Commission C2 on food science and engineering.

• Publication date : 2016/07/12

Commission D2: at the forefront of refrigerated transport

Coordinated by the IIR Science and Technology Council, Commission D2 is aimed at promoting knowledge of refrigerated transport technology worldwide.

• Publication date : 2016/03/09

International collaboration: The key to a prosperous future in refrigeration

The IIR puts its international network into action for the benefit of all.

• Publication date : 2015/08/12

Review of F-gas regulation - IIR contribution

The IIR has responded to the European Commission consultation “Fluorinated greenhouse gases – review of EU rules (2015-20)” which aims to collect opinions and suggestions about the update of the F-gas Regulation...

• Publication date : 2020/09/06
• Subjects: Regulation, Environment, HFCs alternatives

New president of IIR Commission C2 on food science and engineering

The IIR is proud to announce the appointment of Judith Evans, Professor at London South Bank University, as the new president of IIR Commission C2 on food science and engineering.

• Publication date : 2016/07/06