Category: Industry Events

We are experiencing ever-rising gas prices, inflation rates at 40-year highs, supply shortages, and staffing shortages, among other things. How can you prepare your company and team?

The results of the study show a clear relationship between two study variables (fan speed and direction) and infection risk.

Munch’s Supply has acquired System Aire Supply Company and Control Aire Supply Company (SASCO/CASCO).

Bell Brothers Heating and Air Conditioning announced it received the 2021 President’s Award from Carrier.

NADCA announced the publication of “Biological Air Quality Considerations for Non-Healthcare, as Built Environments,” a scientific paper developed in partnership with the GBAC.

Federal tax credits designed to encourage energy-efficiency measures by homeowners and home builders expired at the end of 2021 but are expected to be revived later this year — and made retroactive.

Add “increased risk of theft” to the growing list of concerns HVAC contractors face as they grapple with a shortage of supplies and equipment. Both HVAC equipment and service vehicles prove prime targets for thieves.

Nortek Air Solutions announced the appointment of Tom Barrow Company as its exclusive sales representative in southeast Florida. 

During the High-Performance HVAC Summit 2022 National Comfort Institute recognized several companies and individuals for excellence in training, technology, and sales. 

The good times undoubtedly will not last forever. Just because everything is working lately does not mean the same marketing and business practices will work when the market shifts. The logical question becomes how to change your “golf swing.”

Johnson Controls announced findings from the 15th annual Energy Efficiency Indicator Survey, which revealed that 62% of organizations surveyed expect to increase investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy, or smart building technology in 2022, indicating a return to pre-pandemic levels.

Across the country, state and local governments are mandating lower building emissions, pushing building owners to full electrification. Building codes and natural gas bans, however, only target new construction.

Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc. appointed Kevin Faltin as executive director.

Heartland Home Services announced that it has acquired Deljo Heating and Cooling in Illinois.

Because there is no change of composition with R-32, this refrigerant can be topped off.

Members of the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) gathered in St. Louis March 28-30 for the organization’s annual Conference & Expo. The three-day event featured workshops aimed at helping HVAC contractors improve their operations, an expo hall for vendors to present their latest offerings, and plenty of opportunities for networking.

If you are a plumber or a trade professional who actively promotes the use of high-efficiency, condensing equipment, you should be equally energetic in treating discharge coming from this equipment with some sort of neutralization.

In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, AHRI President and CEO Stephen Yurek extolled the benefits of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and urged its “expeditious” ratification.

While proponents claim that electrification is necessary to reduce global warming, critics say that it limits choices for consumers and that some electric technologies may not be as efficient or reliable as their fossil fuel counterparts.