(TÜV SÜD: Peabody, MA) -- TÜV SÜD America Inc. has opened its 30,000 square foot Energy Efficiency Center of Excellence, located just north of Atlanta. The laboratory is accredited by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) in compliance with ISO/IEC 17025—“General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories,” which allows TÜV SÜD to test and certify products to global energy efficiency programs. Services include ENERGY STAR, Lighting Facts Label, California Title 24/20, IEC 60529/IPXX, IES files, NRTL Certification, CE Marking, ENEC Mark, Energy-related Products (ErP) Directive, RoHS, and CONUEE.
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In addition to energy efficiency and product safety for lighting fixtures and lamps, the laboratory will provide services for consumer electronics, information technology equipment, televisions, power supplies, audio/video, battery chargers, displays, imaging equipment, and set top boxes. The new facility features several type C goniophotometers for testing lamps and luminaries, and a type A goniophotometer for testing automotive and airport lighting as well as retroreflective material. A group of spacious environmentally controlled life-testing rooms were also designed into the building for ENERGY STAR testing.
“TÜV SÜD has shown a strong commitment to energy efficiency with a massive new laboratory in the United States dedicated to testing products for ENERGY STAR and related energy efficiency programs,” says Jason Chesley, sales manager for energy efficiency at the new Atlanta laboratory. “Our team brings the technical competence and service that our customers need from their testing and certification partner.”
“This new lab will allow TÜV SÜD to be a leader in ENERGY STAR and serve our clients promptly and professionally” says Steve Dykstra, the vice president of testing. “We are very excited about this expansion of services.”
Additional information on the new Atlanta laboratory can be found here.
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Energy Efficiency Lab
This was fascinating to learn about lab that prioritizes energy efficiency so highly while still managing to properly serve customers. It's hard to take on that strong of an initiative and maintain the same/stronger performance. What were the initial motives to prioritize energy efficiency over other cost savings or environmentally friendly changes? Was it more for the cost savings purpose or for the environmentally friendly purpose? Did you end up seeing the savings you were hoping for from this energy savings?
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