From left to right: Washington Wizards mascot, G-Wiz; Harry Holmes, AHRI chairman; Georgetown University’s Jack the Bulldog; Stephen Yurek, AHRI president & CEO; Paul Stalknecht, ACCA president & CEO; Washington Capitals mascot Slapshot; Talbot Gee, HARDI executive vice president & COO; John Lanier, NATE chief operations officer; and Don Frendberg, chairman, HVACR Workforce Development Foundation.

Several industry organizations hosted a Congressional reception recently in Washington. The event, hosted by the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA), Heating, Air-conditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI), the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association (PHCC), and North American Technician Excellence (NATE), welcomed more than 200 congressional staffers who learned more about the HVAC and water heating industry.

Publication date: 9/9/2013