ENERGY STAR® Qualified
Fenestration Products
(Windows, Doors, Skylights)
Windoor – November 18, 2010
Steve Hopwood – Account Manager
Office of Energy Efficiency
Today’s Topics
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Program status
October 1st specification – What’s new
Labelling for ENERGY STAR
Submitting model information
Product Verification
Spec changes – Phase 2
Program Status
As of November 10, 2010:
• Manufacturers: 427
– 38 manufacturers have until November 30th to
sign new arrangement.
• Dealer/Distributors: 183
• Trade Allies: 12
• 677,748 product models listed in database,
consisting of:
– Windows 424,288
– Doors 253,287
– Skylights 173
Program Status
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‘By request’ deadline extension to January 2011 for mandatory labelling:
– 95 requests granted for extension
Changes to New Administrative Arrangement (October 2009):
– Must register and label all models promoted by manufacturer as ENERGY STAR
qualified in Canada (including private label brands)
– Must keep model listings up to date
– Must complete Participant survey when requested to do so
– Manufacturers not re-signed will be delisted November 30, 2010
Product Entry Forms
– Just released forms will now handle up to 10,000 models with a 3 meg file size
– In future, one form will contain both English and French - windows and skylight
forms merged
– Possible NFRC data upload tool
Publications
– Fact sheet and pocket card revised
– Revised application guide by mid December
– Poster and window booklet revisions early next year
October 1st Specification
What is new:
• Criteria levels for each of the 4 zones made
more stringent
• New minimum ER requirements for U-factor
path of compliance (windows only)
• Mandatory physical performance testing for
windows, sliding glass doors and skylights
• Mandatory Insulating Glass (IG) durability
certification for all products
• Mandatory labelling for all products
October 1, 2010 - Canada
Windows
New: Minimum ER for each zone for U-Factor compliance path
New: IG durability certification – Physical performance testing
Maximum air leakage 1.65 m3/h/m or 1.5 l/s/m2
October 1, 2010 - Canada
Doors
New: IG durability certification
New: Physical performance testing (sliding glass doors only)
Sliding glass doors only – Maximum air leakage 1.65 m3/h/m or 1.5 l/s/m2
October 1, 2010 - Canada
Skylights
New: IG durability certification – Physical performance testing
No maximum air leakage requirement
Mandatory Labelling
Unless a manufacturer has a temporary
exemption, all ENERGY STAR qualified
windows, doors and skylights must be
labelled with:
1. The ENERGY STAR Label, and
2. The temporary and permanent labels of the
agency that certified the performance values,
and
3. Any label or mark required by the agency
that certified the durability of the Insulating
Glass Unit (IGU).
Window Model Certified by
Canadian Certification Agency
ENERGY STAR Label
Canadian Certification
Agency Temporary Label
Door Model Certified by NFRC
ENERGY STAR Label
NFRC Temporary Label
Imperial/Metric
Model Indicated
Unilingual Only Available
Choosing Your Labels
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Window, Door or Skylight?
Certified to CSA A440.2 or NFRC 100 / 200?
Bilingual vs. Unilingual (NFRC only)
Certified for physical performance? If yes then
A440.0 or NAFS?
• ENERGY STAR Label choice: map or no map?
• Which ENERGY STAR qualification zone(s) ?
• Colour, grey scale or patterned?
Things to Remember When
Labelling
• Label with zones according to October 1st specification
• Include an NRCan Reference Number, Model Code or
NFRC Certification Number
• Always show the correct zone of qualification. For
example, it is not correct to show qualification to
Zones AB even though the model qualifies for Zones
ABC
• For NFRC certified windows and sliding glass doors,
put the correct ER value in the ENERGY STAR portion
of the label
• Tell your customers to keep their temporary labels
• READ the guidelines
Submitting Model Information
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Enter the date of submission
Complete the manufacturer information
Enter complete NFRC certification number
Enter a deletion date for models to archive
Create model codes (no duplicates)
Enter all required information (yellow
highlighting)
• Enter the glazing cavity width in mm and not
inches
Product Verification
• NRCan is developing a strategy to
independently verify product
performance in 2011
• Scope of verification subject to funding
available
• Verification may include ‘blind’ testing
and evaluation
Phase 2 Considerations
• 2008 Enermodal Report
– Lower levels by one zone again for Phase 2
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Review U-factor cap and minimum ER values
Lower air leakage maximum?
Extend physical testing requirement to doors?
Competing considerations:
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Energy savings
Cost to consumers
Restrict choice?
Cost and impact on industry
Phase 2 Current Timetable
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Timeframe
Research and analysis
Spring 2011
Draft criteria circulated
Summer 2011
Review of comments and
any additional research
Summer/Fall 2011
Final criteria published
Winter 2012
Effective Date
January 2014
Thank-you
Contact:
Steve Hopwood
ENERGY STAR Account Manager
Office of Energy Efficiency
(613) 995-6741
(613) 947-5286
shopwood@nrcan.gc.ca
www.energystar.nrcan.gc.ca