HVACR Center of Excellence in Plano, Texas

Advancing innovation in energy-efficient, low-GWP HVACR systems and high-efficiency commercial heat pumps at our expanded Performance Center of Excellence.

HVACR services from UL Solutions

At our Plano, Texas facility, we help you meet the growing demand for energy-efficient heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) systems and advance your sustainability goals through testing and certification services.

We combine advanced equipment, specialized testing environments and deep engineering expertise to support your product development goals. Our focus is to provide HVACR manufacturers with streamlined workflows by bundling safety and performance evaluations.

Our services are designed to help you demonstrate compliance with global requirements and validate product claims in a highly competitive market. Services include:

Performance testing and evaluation
Safety testing and certification
Private label and research and design testing

Marketing Claim Verification services
Market access services

Safety testing services

Our safety testing services help HVACR manufacturers demonstrate compliance with regional requirements and adapt to changing refrigerant regulations, including the transition to low-global warming potential (GWP) alternatives.

Low-GWP transition services
Refrigerant leakage mitigation
Sensors and refrigerant detection system evaluations

Performance testing services

Our Plano HVACR laboratory offers comprehensive performance testing for a wide range of systems, including heat pumps, chillers, information technology (IT) cooling units, walk-in cooler freezers, dehumidifiers and air conditioners up to 30 tons. We test water-source heat pumps — including water-to-air (W2A), water-to-water (W2W) and air-to-water (A2W) configurations — using advanced psychrometric chambers that simulate real-world conditions.

Our chambers support indoor room temperatures from 40 F to 130 F and outdoor temperatures from minus 20 F to 130 F, with humidity control ranging from 20% to 90% relative humidity, enabling precise and repeatable testing across diverse climate scenarios.

Connect with us to learn more about specialized performance testing capabilities, including:

Integrated Ventilation, Economizer, and Cooling (IVEC)
Integrated Ventilation and Heating Efficiency (IVHE)
Control verification procedure (CVP)

Load-based testing (LBT)
Energy efficiency testing according to applicable standards*

Reach out to us today to learn how our HVACR testing services can help you navigate complex compliance requirements and demonstrate compliance to standards, regulations and other requirements.

*Applicable standards from the Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE) and ENERGY STAR®.

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