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AUS,continuedCANTesting Agencies and Certification AssociationsLeading accrediting organization for energy efficiencyPrivate, non-profit organization; endorsed by the governmentalso responsible for the accreditation of inspection bodies and serves as Australia’sGood Laboratory Practices compliance monitoring authority for the OECD Principlesof Good Laboratory Practices.Applies international assessment criteria—ISO/IEC 17025, plus National Associationof Testing Authorities’ own regulations (Foster, 2004)Its labs are exclusively for standards development and compliance programs inAustralia (Foster, 2004)Canada (Natural Resources Canada and the Standards Council of Canada) recognizes fiveentities to certify the energy efficiency of products and to accordingly provide a verificationmark under the Energy Efficiency Regulations (NAEWG, 2002):1. Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute2. CSA International3. Intertek Testing Services NA Inc.4. Intertek Testing Services NA Ltd., and5. Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.Test standards for water heating are also referenced in the code (NRC, 1997).The standard on lighting (CAN/CSA-C654-M91) referenced in MNECB 1997, which appliesfor industrial, commercial and residential buildings, provides the measurements to test theefficiency of fluorescent lamp ballasts for use in fluorescent luminaries (NRC, 1997).Examples of Test StandardsReferenced in Code(or featured test protocols) 66pumps: test methods –ducted air conditioners andair-to-air heat pumps–testing and rating ofperformance)Other Standards:British Standards: BS 7190 Assessing thermalperformance of lowtemperaturehot waterboilers using a test rigStandards referenced in MNECH1997:Canadian Standards Association: CAN/CSA-C446-94Standard Methods of Testfor Rating the Performanceof Heat-RecoveryVentilatorsOther Standards:American Society for Testing andMaterials: C 177-85 (1993) StandardTest Method for Steady-State Heat FluxMeasurement and Thermal74