EPEATTM Product Verification Process

• Declaration/Verification similar to ENERGY STAR®

• Manufacturers:

  • Sign legal agreement

  • Register products as compliant

  • Must possess required verification evidence

• Product declarations regularly verified:

  • Random timing, no advance notice

  • Single attribute or sets of attributes across products

  • Aimed at likely areas of difficulty

  • Conformance decided by independent panel

  • Results published, total transparency