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• May 1, 2008 AHAM Elects New Volunteer Leaders AHAM announced the election of new association leaders at its annual member meeting in Ft. Myers, Florida, on April 29, 2008. Included are AHAM Officers, Board of Directors and Division leaders.    more 
• Apr 30, 2008 AHAM Bestows Prestigious Home Appliance Industry Awards AHAM honored several industry leaders with awards for service and leadership at the AHAM Annual Member Meeting. This year’s meeting, “Sustainability Inc. Principles, Practices and Pathways,” was held in Fort Myers, FL on April 27-28, 2008.    more 
• Feb 8, 2008 Filtering Through the Hype: Air Cleaners are not all the Same Recent media reports have implied that all air cleaners produce unhealthy levels of ozone. This is simply not true. There are many types of air cleaning technologies available to consumers. In fact, the most popular type of portable room air cleaners, those that use only a fan and high efficiency...    more 
• Dec 19, 2007 Home Appliance Efficiency to Dramatically Improve Under Energy Bill President Bush signed into law the “Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007,” a comprehensive energy bill which includes several historic provisions supported by AHAM to dramatically improve energy efficiency and maintain federal preemption for home appliances.    more 
• Dec 19, 2007 AHAM Congratulates House on Passage of CPSC Reauthorization Legislation AHAM congratulates the United States House of Representatives on its passage of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Reauthorization Act, HR 4040. AHAM supports an increase in funding to enhance CPSC’s personnel dedicated to product testing, evaluation and enforcement and to improved...    more 
• Dec 11, 2007 AHAM Offers Northeast Residents Tips for Proper Use of Portable Electric Heaters The temperature is dropping and heating prices are on the rise, especially for residents in the Northeast where weather forecasters are predicting an even colder winter than last year. Consumers may be considering a portable electric heater as an alternate heat source; and while this is a...    more 
• Nov 2, 2007 Household Refrigerator and Freezer Performance Evaluation Standard Gains ANSI Approval AHAM is pleased to announce that its performance evaluation procedure for household refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers has gained approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an American National Standard.    more 
• Oct 15, 2007 AHAM Names Technical Services Director Debra K. Brunk has joined the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) staff as Director, Technical Services.    more 
• Oct 5, 2007 AHAM TESTIMONY SUPPORTS INCREASED FEDERAL SAFETY FUNDING AND AUTHORITY BUT OPPOSES ONEROUS AND UNECESSARY PROVISIONS    AHAM President Joseph M. McGuire testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance and Automotive Safety on legislation, S.2045, to reform the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission introduced by subcommittee chair Senator Mark...    more    
• Sep 20, 2007 ER-1 Gains ANSI Approval    AHAM is pleased to announce that its performance evaluation procedure for household electric ranges has gained approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an American National Standard. The ANSI approved standard will be known as the ANSI/AHAM ER-1-2007, Performance...    more    
• Sep 17, 2007 AHAM TO INCORPORATE OZONE EMISSION COMPLIANCE INTO AIR CLEANER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM    AHAM is expanding its Directory of Certified Room Air Cleaners to include information on ozone emissions. AHAM’s certification program currently tests the performance of room air cleaners in reducing tobacco smoke, dust and pollen. AHAM’s certification program directory will provide...    more    
• Jul 24, 2007 PETER HOEKSTRA JOINS AHAM AS VICE PRESIDENT OF TECHNICAL SERVICES    The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) is pleased to announce that Peter Hoekstra has joined AHAM staff as Vice President, Technical Services. Hoekstra joins AHAM with more than 20 years of engineering and project management experience.    more    
• Jul 19, 2007 HOME APPLIANCE MANUFACTURERS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS SHOW COMMITMENT TO ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT    Home appliance manufacturers, through their trade group the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), have teamed with energy and water advocacy groups to lobby Congress to pass an energy bill which will include the strictest federal energy efficiency standards to date for several major...    more    
• Jun 18, 2007 AHAM Wins ASAE AAA Award    On June 18, 2007 the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers’ (AHAM) won the Award of Excellence in the 2007 Associations Advance America (AAA) Awards program, a national competition sponsored by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) & The Center for Association Leadership...    more    
• May 31, 2007 AHAM Testifies Before U.S. House Energy and Commerce Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee    On May 1, 2007 AHAM President, Joseph McGuire testified before the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality of the Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. House of Representatives.    more    
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