Sep 30, 2008AHAM Reveals New Brand
AHAM has revealed a new brand, including a newly designed logo and tagline to better reflect AHAM's reputation as an influential, contemporary association representing a strong and innovative home appliance industry.
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Sep 18, 2008Clean Energy NOW: Diverse Coalition Calls on Congress to Extend Clean Energy Tax Incentives
Speakers that span the political spectrum, representing the Clean Energy NOW coalition of more than 200 organizations, joined forces today to call for Congressional action to extend the renewable energy and energy efficiency tax credits before the conclusion of the September legislative session.
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Jul 31, 2008AHAM Reacts to CPSC Reauthorization Bill
According to AHAM, the comprehensive consumer product safety legislation, known as the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (HR 4040), agreed to by Congressional conferees represents progress in terms of funding and resources to enable the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to...
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Jul 25, 2008AHAM Cooling Standard Receives ANSI Recognition
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has recognized AHAM’s Room Air Conditioner standard as an American National Standard. The AHAM RAC-1-2008 standard establishes repeatable procedures and evaluation methods for measuring performance characteristics of room air conditioners.
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Jul 2, 2008AHAM Announces Staff Changes
AHAM is pleased to announce several staff changes. AHAM’s Jill Notini was promoted from Director to Vice President, Communications and Marketing. In addition, AHAM has hired two new staff to fill key positions. Peter G. Frank has joined AHAM as Director, Finance, filling a role held by Rita K....
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Jun 12, 2008Tips for Saving Money and Energy in the Home
Looking for ways to save money? Look no further than your kitchen. AHAM offers these simple energy savings tips to consumers looking for ways to cut energy bills this summer.
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Jun 4, 2008Home Appliance Energy Standards Quantified
AHAM has released new data based on 2007 shipments of major appliances, highlighting dramatic decreases in home appliance energy consumption since 2000.
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May 1, 2008AHAM 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.
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Apr 30, 2008AHAM 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.
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Feb 8, 2008Filtering 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...
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Dec 19, 2007Home 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.
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Dec 19, 2007AHAM 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...
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Dec 11, 2007AHAM 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...
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