Climate Emergency – Bylaw Updates Applicable to Existing Detached Homes Americas, British Columbia
Heat Pumps, Air Conditioning
Mandatory
Building Code
Under development
February 2024
Electricity
Energy Conservation (Regulated Goods and Registered Suppliers) Regulations 2017 Singapore*
Televisions, Clothes Dryers, Non-Directional lamps
, Directional Lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, 3-Phase Motors, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers + - 5 MoreMandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Revised
October 2022
Electricity
Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016 (SOR/2016-311) Canada
Audio-Visual, Televisions, Displays
, Battery Chargers, External Power Supply, Dehumidifiers, Ovens, Microwaves, Dishwashers, Cooktops or Hobs, Clothes Dryers, Washer and Dryers, Washing Machines, Indoor Luminaires, Specialty Luminaires, Specialty Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, 3-Phase Motors, 1-Phase Motors, Ventilation, Ceiling Fans, Space Heating, Heat Pumps, Boilers and Furnaces, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Portable ACs, Packaged Terminals, Chillers - Cooler Towers, Central ACs, Instantaneous Water Heaters, Storage Water Heaters, Pump Systems, Power Transformers, Distribution Transformers, Wine Chillers, Walk-In Coolers and Freezers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Refrigerated Vending Machines, Ice Machines, Freezers-only + - 38 MoreMandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Revised
2016
2019
October 2022
Electricity, Gas, Oil
ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Connected Thermostats Version 1.0 Canada, United States of America*
Climate Controls
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, New
2016
June 2021
Electricity
ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Geothermal Heat Pumps Version 3.2 Canada, United States of America*
Central ACs
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, New
2001
2012
June 2021
Electricity
ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Light Commercial HVAC Version 3.1 Canada, United States of America*
Central ACs
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, New
2001
2018
June 2021
Electricity
ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Residential Air Source Heat Pump (ASHPs) and Central Air Conditioner Equipment Version 5.0 Canada, United States of America*
Central ACs
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Revised
1995
2015
June 2021
Electricity
ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Room Air Conditioners Version 4.2 Canada, United States of America*
Room ACs - Stationary ACs
Voluntary
Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Revised
1996
2015
June 2021
Electricity
MELS for Casement and Window Air-Conditioners Singapore*
Room ACs - Stationary ACs
Mandatory
Comparative Label
New
2008
2014
December 2023
Electricity
MELS for Portable Air-Conditioners (2024) Singapore*
Portable ACs
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Entered into force, New
2024
September 2025
Electricity
MELS for Split Type Air-Conditioners Singapore*
Room ACs - Stationary ACs
Mandatory
Comparative Label
Revised
2008
2014
December 2023
Electricity
MELS for Three-Phase VRF Air-Conditioners Singapore*
Central ACs
Mandatory
Comparative Label
New
2021
December 2023
Electricity
MEPS for casement and window air-conditioners Singapore*
Room ACs - Stationary ACs
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Revised
2011
2022
December 2023
Electricity
MEPS for Portable Air-Conditioners (2024) Singapore*
Portable ACs
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
New
2024
September 2025
Electricity
MEPS for Split Type Air-Conditioners Singapore*
Room ACs - Stationary ACs
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Revised
2011
2022
December 2023
Electricity
MEPS for Split Type Air-Conditioners (2025) Singapore*
Room ACs - Stationary ACs
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Revised
2011
2025
September 2025
Electricity
MEPS for Three-Phase VRF Air-Conditioners Singapore*
Central ACs
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
New
2021
December 2023
Electricity