The ongoing European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) study on repairability does not cover HVACR products but gives some idea of what the future might hold.

At the Ecodesign Forum of 24 November, the European Commission presented methodologies for setting sustainability requirements under the ESPR. These will complement the Methodology for Ecodesign of Energy-related Products (MEErP)....

The amendment to the Fans Regulation was published on 08 December 2025. It corrects the date of application of requirements for embedded fans and introduces technical improvements, including the definition of ‘inherent speed’. ...

The public consultation on Ecodesign and Energy Labelling requirements for commercial refrigeration opened on 04 December 2025.

On 28 November 2025, several Draft Act initiatives on Ecodesign and Energy Labelling for space and combination heaters, and for water heaters and tanks were published for feedback on the European Commission’s ‘Have your say’ portal....

The final interim report on the Low Temperature heat emitters was published on 15 August 2025. Hydronic fan coils are still in the scope of the study, but a separate labelling scheme is proposed.

Recently, the European Commission launched its Call for Evidence for the impact assessment of the energy labelling for low temperature heat emitters.

The European Commission recently shared the draft minutes of the Consultation Forum on the revision of the Ecodesign Regulation (EU) 2016/2281 on air heating and cooling products.