Climate Emergency – Bylaw Updates Applicable to Existing Detached Homes Americas, British Columbia
Heat Pumps, Air Conditioning
Mandatory
Building Code
Under development
February 2024
Electricity
Decision No. 14/2023/QD-TTg: Lists of Low-Efficiency Equipment Subject to Elimination and Low-Efficiency Generating Sets Banned from Development and Application Roadmaps Vietnam*
Computers, Imaging Equipment, Televisions
, Displays, Induction Cookstoves or Hobs, Rice Cookers, Electric Kettles, Cooktops or Hobs, Washing Machines, Indoor Luminaires, Streetlighting, Tubular Lamps, Non-Directional lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, 3-Phase Motors, Ceiling Fans, Portable Fans, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Storage Water Heaters, Distribution Transformers, Refrigerated Cabinets, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only + - 20 MoreMandatory
Comparative Label, Endorsement Label
Entered into force, Revised
2011
2023
January 2024
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
TCVN 13256:2021 VRF/VRV Air Conditioners – Energy Efficiency Vietnam*
Air Conditioning
Voluntary
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, New
2021
August 2025
Electricity
TCVN 7830:2015 Non-ducted air conditioners - energy efficiency and test methods Vietnam*
Room ACs - Stationary ACs
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Revised
2007
2020
January 2024
Electricity
TCVN 7830:2021: Energy Efficiency Standard for Non-Ducted Air Conditioners Vietnam*
Room ACs - Stationary ACs
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
New
2021
January 2024
Electricity
TCVN 9981:2020 - VRF/VRV air conditioners Vietnam*
Air Conditioning
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
New
2021
January 2024
Electricity