“I am very excited to be able to support HARDI and its members in this role,” said Vida. “The HVAC market is going through significant change with new technologies and new standards and I look forward to helping illustrate what these changes are and what they mean for HARDI members.”

Talbot Gee, HARDI CEO, said, “Over the past 5 years we’ve relied on D+R’s market guidance and we are very excited to bring Dan on as a member of the HARDI team. His knowledge of the market and exception analytical skills will help us provide more market insights to our members.”

“We are so pleased to strengthen our partnership with HARDI,” said David P. Steiner, President of D+R, “Dan’s skills are a great match for HARDI’s forward-thinking approach to data and analytics, and we look forward to working together for many years.”

D+R and HARDI partner to produce the Unitary HVAC Market Report, which launched in 2013. The report includes analysis of aggregate sales of unitary products (air conditioners, heat pumps, furnaces, and boilers) nationwide and by region, with breakdowns by efficiency level, equipment type, fuel type, capacity and refrigerant type. It is based on D+R’s analysis of more than 20 million sales records submitted voluntarily by more than 3,500 branches of HARDI member distributors. D+R also provides its clients with custom reports that help explain the complicated and growing HVAC market.