Member DashboardMembers meet with DOE and House Committee in Washington, D.C.
Representatives from NAFEM and six member companies, met with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Jan. 8 in Washington, D.C.
During the DOE meeting, the group provided an industry overview, explained engineering product planning cycles, and how commercial foodservice equipment manufacturers apply energy-conservation standards during product development. NAFEM, along with Air-Conditioning Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) and the National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA), will continue discussions with DOE on specific product standards for automatic commercial ice makers (ACIM), commercial refrigeration equipment (CRE) and walk-in coolers/freezers (WIC/F).
Later, the group met with staff members from the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to open lines of communication and discuss industry needs. Finally, the group met House Committee on Energy and Commerce staff to express appreciation for their help to secure withdrawal of CRE and WIC/F standards under the Congressional Review Act last year.
NAFEM thanks the following member companies for participating in the meetings: Continental Refrigerator, Follett, Hillphoenix/A Dover Company, Hoshizaki America, Hussman and Taylor Company.