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Eurovent Market Intelligence published its latest report on the European HVACR market insights 2022, with the aim of delivering core market data while also focusing on the challenges such as component shortage and energy crisis.

On 26 October 2022, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a recast Ambient Air Quality Directive. The Impact Assessment contains some hopeful notes for a future policy response from the EU on Indoor Air Quality as well.

The European Commission’s DG ENER, together with Viegand Maagøe and COWI, is organising a stakeholder workshop dedicated to the provisions on data centres that are part of the proposal for an Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) recast.

On 14 November 2022, the Council published a note from the Czech Presidency reporting on the progress of the discussions on the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) proposal. It summarises the positions and concerns on the key issues at play.

The Eurovent Product Group ‘Air Curtains’ (PG-CUR) has elected Carsten Dittmar (Systemair) as its new Chairman and Michael Hims (Carver) as the new Vice-Chairman. The election took place during the Product Group meeting at the 2022 Eurovent Summit in Antalya, Türkiye. 

The rapporteurs for opinion in the Parliament’s IMCO and ITRE committees have published their drafts opinions on the proposal for an Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). The perspectives in the two documents are quite different.

Last month, the Council of the EU reached an agreement on the proposal to revise the EPBD. The aims are to ensure that all new buildings are zero-emission by 2030 and that the existing buildings become zero-emission by 2050. 

Belimo has formally joined Eurovent as a Corresponding Member. It is one of the leading global manufacturers of innovative damper actuator, control valve, sensor and meter solutions for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.

On 14 November, the European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee voted on parts of the reform on the Renewable Energy Directive (RED III)

Eurovent has released its new Recommendation 6/18 on quality criteria for Air Handling Units (AHUs). The document, prepared by the Eurovent Product Group ‘Air Handling Units’, provides information on various issues pertaining to requirements for AHUs.