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USA,continuedTesting Agencies and Certification AssociationsAmerican Society for Testing and MaterialsTest standards for water heating and cooling are also referenced in the code (ASHRAE 90.1-2007).With the exception of lamps, third-party certification is not mandatory (NAEWG, 2002). Forlamps, the U.S. Department of Energy, through the National Institute of Standards andTechnology, certifies certain laboratories for testing and certification.Examples of Test StandardsReferenced in Code(or featured test protocols) 66Properties by Means of theGuarded-Hot-Plate ApparatusNational Fenestration RatingCouncil: NFRC 100-2004 Procedure forDetermining FenestrationProduct U-FactorsUnderwriters Laboratories, Inc.: UL 181A-94 Closure Systemsfor Use with Rigid Air Ductsand Air Connectors UL 181B-95 Closure Systemsfor Use with Flexible AirDucts and Air ConnectorsOther Standards:International Organization forStandardization: ISO 13256-1 (1998) Water-Source Heat Pumps—Testingand Rating for Performance—Part 1: Water-to-Air andBrine-to-Air Heat PumpsStandards referenced in IECC 2006:American Society for Testing andMaterials: E 283—04 Test Method forDetermining the Rate ofAir Leakage Through80