The NEWS reports on new products found by our editors at the recent AHR Expo in Chicago. Products are listed in alphabetical order within each category.

No small company has been immune to the negative business forces that have besieged the HVAC industry since the implosion of the housing market and the economic downturn. How did two contractors use IAQ to fight back?

Used in various IAQ applications, the AQ100 is a handheld, highly sensitive, and extremely accurate IAQ monitor. The CO2/temperature probe is included. The CO2 sensor has a range of 0-5,000 ppm with a 1-ppm resolution, and ambient temperature of -4 to 176˚F.

To aid contractors seeking to enter the IAQ market, manufacturers offer a full array of tools to assist in the marketing and selling of products and systems to the homeowner during replacement sales, service calls, and scheduled maintenance visits. This guide provides a sampling of the resource materials and assistance available.

Rotobrush International® LLC, a manufacturer of air duct cleaning equipment, supplies, IAQ and energy efficiency services, and video inspection systems, announced a new partnership with AirAdvice® Inc., a provider of IAQ monitoring devices.

Rick Wrobel, of Nu-Air Ventilation Systems Inc., was elected to the Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) Manufacturers division board of directors.

Are you, as an HVACR contractor, making a conscious effort to consistently reinvent your business? Don’t be deterred by the trouble Mitt Romney is having consistently reinventing himself; it works better for a business than a presidential candidate. Trust me.

A proposed change to the ventilation rate procedure in the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE’s) indoor air quality standard is open for review after modifications were made based on public input last year.

Public comment is being sought on proposed changes to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE’s) residential indoor air quality standard regarding combustion safety in existing homes and default infiltration in new construction.

There’s an old saying about the shoemaker’s children having no shoes and going barefoot. While it’s understandable to give first priority to your customers, make the time to take care of your building’s HVAC system, too.