After making the “big leap” into a mortgage to secure a 60-acre parcel in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, farmers Keith and Jenessa Frey considered all the options for a home.
When you walk through the door of Kettering, Ohio-based McAfee Heating & Air Conditioning, you’re greeted by a stylish, comfortable-looking reception area complete with a bubbling fountain — not your typical HVAC contracting company.
The U.S. geothermal heat pump (GHP) industry scored a victory for its workforce and their employers as federal legislation was passed to extend federal tax credits for residential and commercial installations of GHPs. The measure was included in the Continuing Resolution spending bill approved by Congress.
The HVAC ductless market felt a shake up as Ingersoll Rand and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. announced they have entered into an agreement to establish a 50-50 joint venture (JV) pending global antitrust review.
Chad Setchell, president of Mobile, Alabama-based Hansen Heating & Air, never thought he’d see his company’s logo attached to another HVAC contracting company — but he was wrong.
Whether it’s geothermal technology, inverter compressors, or Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled devices, HVACR contractors are constantly on the lookout for the next big thing.
Carrier’s Toshiba Carrier Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) heating and cooling products can now connect seamlessly to the i-Vu building automation system (BAS), which allows building operators to manage their HVAC systems around the clock, from anywhere.
With all its piping, brazing, sophisticated controls, and new-age software, variable refrigerant flow (VRF) may seem like a daunting technology to some contractors.
With the issue dominating major media outlets toward the end of the year, small business employers — including HVAC contractors — should take the time to review current sexual harassment policies in place, or, if they don’t have a policy, consider implementing one.
The DOE published a final rule (79 FR 38129) prescribing the standards for residential furnace fans July 3, 2014, which stated the prescribed energy conservation standards for these products would result in significant conservation of energy and are technologically feasible and economically justified.