Sustainable Engineering: Brouhaha Brewing Over Energy Star Ratings On GlobalSpec

The Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star program was a source of controversy recently because of questions about measurement practices and exemptions to its rules. The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), told the EPA that new Energy Star Telephony "No-Load" rules shouldn't apply to telephony products such as cordless telephones and answering machines. Under the rules, the units could

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