4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (721+ words) TAKING CHARGE: Routine doesn’t mean foolproof. HVAC experts reveal the refrigerant charging mistakes that can hurt system performance — and how contractors can avoid them. As the seasons change, tips for tune-up do not. Refrigerant charging is one of the most…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (915+ words) BEYOND THE QoE: Going beyond the QoE is where many commercial HVAC sales deals stall. Business buyers have questions that you can prepare for in advance. You have a letter of intent from a buyer for your commercial HVAC shop....

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (253+ words) SAN FRANCISCO — HVAC financing and technology provider GoodLeap has launched its HVAC Lease program, which, unlike many lease programs that end in a large, unexpected buyout, gives homeowners a clear path to ownership from day one. The lease includes annual…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (280+ words) SHOW OF SUPPORT: U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. Four HVACR trade groups recently wrote to Greer to express support for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and its benefits for the HVAC, refrigeration, and water-heating industries. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Four HVACR trade organizations…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (278+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Wholesale HVACR distribution in the U.S. supports more than 100,000 jobs and generates nearly $33 billion in annual economic output, according to a new study by Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI). The study, Keeping America Comfortable: A Baseline Economic…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago   (638+ words) ARCHIVE: Long before CAD and automation became standard, ACHR NEWS reported on how contractors were beginning to use computers for estimating, recordkeeping, and business management. If someone asked when modern HVACR truly began, many would probably point to today's era…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1164+ words) SOUNDING OFF: Homeowners are increasingly looking for systems that prioritize higher energy efficiency and quieter operation. Quiet has become the new measure of comfort. For years, residential HVAC equipment was largely evaluated on one metric: efficiency. Today, homeowners increasingly expect…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (528+ words) LOW BID: Victor Chael, a Regional Commercial Sales Manager at Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US, draws on over two decades of industry experience to highlight the hidden costs of low-bid HVAC decisions. After more than a decade working on commercial…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1463+ words) For decades, HVAC companies typically changed hands one of three ways: They stayed in the family, were sold to a longtime employee, or were purchased by another contractor. More recently, a wave of private equity acquisitions reshaped the industry's ownership…...