Heating, Cooling & Comfort - EnerGuide Ratings

Team HVAC represents a collaborative effort by NRCan, energy utilities and heating, ventilating and air-conditioning manufacturers and their dealers to encourage consumers to purchase energy-efficient equipment. Team HVAC includes:

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI)
HVAC manufacturers
Wholesale distributors
Canadian energy utilities

What members do:

• NRCan promotes increased energy efficiency and the use of the rating system and collaborates with suppliers on dealer education programs.
• HRAI promotes the program, ensures that all manufacturers participate, collects and submits sales data to NRCan, and participates in setting targets and evaluating the program.
• Manufacturers submit sales data to HRAI and ensure that the correct EnerGuide Rating appears in each model's product brochure. Manufacturers are also expected to play a leading role in promoting high-efficiency equipment to contractors and consumers.
• Contractors and dealers participate in HRAI/NRCan promotional programs and present the energy efficiency choice to consumers using the AFUE ratings for gas furnaces and SEER ratings for central air conditioners and heat pumps.
• Utilities assist in promoting energy-efficient equipment to customers and contractors/dealers.