Category: Digital Technology

For your information news briefs from a wide variety of categories within the HVAC industry. Price increases, mergers and acquisitions, award winners, and more are highlighted here each week.

ASA retained Cal Strat last year, and the firm continues to represent the association and our members on critical California issues impacting ASA members’ interests, particularly on those issues that will have significant impact nationally.

Communication plays a role in labor management, so here are some considerations for the leaders in your company as it pertains to managing both employees and customers.

The ACHR NEWS introduces you to Big Ass Fans’ Powerfoil® X4, engineered to provide maximum airflow in the toughest of environments.

In the latest episode of The NEWSMakers podcast, Kyle Gargaro, editorial director for The ACHR NEWS, talks to GE Appliances’ Tom Zimmer.

The HVACR industry is in the process of transitioning away from HFCs such as R-410A to alternative refrigerants that are mildly flammable (A2L). Because of their flammable nature, these refrigerants are referred to in terms that may not be familiar to contractors and technicians.

CGNA announced the appointment of the company’s new President, Sarah Monteleone, who succeeds Michael J. Sackett and will retain his role as CFO for the foreseeable future.

The SmartCool ONE’s design features include a deep chilled water coil that delivers a large surface area for maximum cooling capacity, with low and high flow coil geometries to optimize pressure drop. 

EasyDye simply injects into an a/c or refrigeration system in seconds, and its ultra-bright fluorescent color helps contractors find refrigerant leaks anywhere in the system. 

Taco’s new and improved, fully-integrated domestic water booster systems are the ideal pressure-boosting solution for multi-residential and commercial buildings.

The Rooster Sensor200 is the first BACnet air velocity and temperature sensor with built-in color touch panel for facility management professionals to achieve local and remote communications simultaneously. 

The VelociCalc Multi-Function Ventilation Meter 9600 series includes a built-in workflow for calculating the percentage of outside air used to determine ventilation effectiveness in a building or room. 

The Upper-Air Pro+ is designed to quickly irradiate indoor air within population-dense areas for airborne pathogens such as influenza, SARS-CoV2, tuberculosis, and measles.

The new BK line includes eight model options that offer a maximum lift of 17’ and 22’, depending on the model.

NAVAC has restructured its sales team to address its market growth in both North and South America.

Industry figures are estimates that are derived from the best available figures supplied by a sample of AHRI member companies.

SGH has launched HGH Technical Training Center, a technical training facility and program designed to infuse a new class of workers into the skilled trades.

Marsden Holding LLC announced that it has acquired Signature Mechanical Inc. through its wholly owned subsidiary company, Palen Kimball LLC.

HVAC Excellence announced that the HVACR training program at South Louisiana Community College has been granted accreditation.

While researchers don’t know exactly why companies with women on staff perform better, the benefits of women in the workplace speak for themselves.