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At Michigan-based HVAC distributor Young Supply Co., nearly 10% of the workforce are veterans.

Skilled trades organizations are banding together to get technicians prioritized in Phase 1B of COVID vaccine distribution. Geothermal tax credits were renewed at 26%. The HVAC stock market finished strong in 2020, and manufacturers are optimistic about 2021 — especially for air-source heat pumps.

Research. Recognition. Recruitment. Retention. Those were the goals that the University of Texas at Dallas worked to achieve with the new Engineering & Computer Science, West Building.

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Hear from industry leaders about what’s in store for HVAC in 2021 and post-pandemic.

2020 is almost over, and most people are glad to see it end. It wasn’t all bad, though, especially not for the HVAC industry. Take a look at our top stories of 2020.

Beautiful, functional, sustainable. Those are the key points that Gina and Rodman Schley want others to take away from their home.

Manufacturers have announced price increases, but contractors should be able to pass on some costs to customers, as demand for HVAC is expected to remain strong into heating season.

ENCON upgraded a school’s filters and installed air purification units in approximately 100 rooms.

Canneberges Bécancour, one of the most productive cranberry farms in North America, wanted to develop a freezing facility to support a original 17,000-square-foot processing plant. The team decided on a 400-ton 100% CO2, refrigeration system from Carnot Refrigeration.

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As cold and flu season combines with high levels of COVID-19 transmission, the need for safe, clean air in indoor spaces has never been more important.

Steve Taylor, principal of Taylor Engineering in Alameda, California, spoke at the SMACNA Edge conference.

As the HVACR industry moves toward lower-GPW, mildly flammable refrigerants, contractors wonder just how flammable A2Ls really are. AHRI reports it would take three system failures for an A2L refrigerant to ignite. Governments are proposing credits and grants for improving HVAC as a way to prevent COVID by improving air circulation in public buildings.

At the Nexstar Super Meeting 2020, held Oct. 6-8, Warrillow shared real-life examples of entrepreneurs who have improved the value of their company.

Tech mogul Elon Musk plans to start working on “super-efficient home HVAC with HEPA filters” based on the heat pumps available in Teslas.

Learn about King Open and Cambridge Street Upper School Community Complex in Massachusetts, the first net-zero emission school in the state.

One museum exhibit points out the relationship between HVAC design, indoor air quality, and museum collections.

Find out the latest in the inaugural ACHR NEWS Round-Up, a brand-new video series covering what’s new and now in the HVACR industry.

The new owner wanted quality, longevity, and energy efficiency, delivered via a system that could react very quickly to large influxes of people while still offering the high levels of comfort you’d expect in such an opulent setting.