The rooftop air conditioner standards — which will cover new units found on low-rise buildings, like hospitals, schools, and big-box stores — will take effect in two phases, increasing minimum efficiency by about 10 percent as of Jan. 1, 2018, and by 25-30 percent as of Jan. 1, 2023.
Trump has already gained national headlines for his work within the HVACR industry after he and Carrier Corp. signed an agreement that is intended to preserve several jobs in Indiana.
While it appears regulations will be vetted more carefully under Trump’s administration, it appears contractors are divided on which regulation they would like to see eliminated first.
Three main, key issues that impacted most contractors, manufacturers, distributors, and organizations included the 92 percent mandate, regional standards enforcement, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) refrigeration alternatives.
Welcome the New Year by allowing social media to turn your clients into friends and followers who “like” and “share” your stories within your community and across the globe.
Angie Snow affirms that no matter what challenges arise, it’s important to remain flexible. This flexibility helped Western survive the Great Recession, which hit right after the Snows purchased the company.
If we’re going to make America great again; if we’re going to keep jobs here, we have got to teach people trades again. And we will. We will. Send your kids to trade school. Teach them a trade. If they want to go on to get a four-year degree, they can. They can pay for it with the money they earned in their trade.
In the second year of its global Climate Commitment, Ingersoll Rand continues to significantly reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of its products and operations while also convening industry leaders to develop long-term solutions aimed at solving global climate challenges.
Safety and health programs encourage finding and fixing workplace hazards before they cause injuries, illnesses, and deaths. Implementing these programs also helps reduce the financial difficulties these events can cause for workers, their families, and employers.
This course explains the benefits of combining modern air-to-water heat pumps with state-of-the-art hydronic delivery systems that provide space heating, cooling, and domestic water heating in both residential and commercial applications.
Goettl Air Conditioning (Las Vegas) CEO, Ken Goodrich, was named Contractor of the Year by Southern Nevada Air Conditioning Refrigeration Service Contractors Association (SNARSCA) and more.
WaterFurnace Intl. Inc. (Fort Wayne, Indiana) named John C. Thomas president and CEO. Thomas replaces Fred Andriano, who served as interim CEO and more.
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC) announced construction unemployment rates were down in 38 states and nationally on a year-over-year basis and more.
This mobile/desktop web application is used for drive selection and analysis and provides extensive results and comprehensive data for use on v-belt or synchronous drives.
This mobile app offers consulting and facility engineers a quick and easy way to select a Carrier commercial packaged chiller. The app may be immediately and automatically updated via cloud-based technology.
This messaging app works in concert with the other features of Breezeworks’ field management and CRM software, including scheduling, mapping, estimating, billing, and customer communications.
These power blocks are rated 175 A and 600 V for electrical applications in power panel distribution. The blocks can also be used for lighter power applications and, therefore, have extended utility as a one-size-fits-all product line.
The autobalancing technology in this system calculates the actual energy needs of single rooms and adapts the heat output of each loop by controlling the actuator’s on and off cycle.