Arlington, Virginia, USA, 14 January 2018: The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) on January 8 launched an upgraded Directory of Certified Product Performance, a real-time online directory that includes more than 7.2 million listings of all AHRI-Certified products, it said through a Press communiqué.

“AHRI’s online directory was more than 10 years old, and in need of an upgrade to support expanding reporting requirements, as regulators at the federal, state and local levels increasingly relied upon AHRI for accurate and unbiased data on equipment performance,” said AHRI President and CEO, Stephen Yurek. “The directory that went live today was built from the ground up – with significant input from participants and end users – to support our needs for years to come.”

According to AHRI, the new directory features simplified searches, improved security, multilingual support and mobile access. These improvements address concerns reported by all types of users of the directory, including consumers, contractors and manufacturers, AHRI said.

“We conducted focus group meetings with directory users,” Yurek said, “and engaged with our certification program participants throughout this process to ensure our upgraded directory offers our 3.7 million annual users a smooth and informative experience.”