The current and future state of the HVACR industry was the topic of a panel discussion at the AHR Expo in Las Vegas last month. Moderator Bryan Orr, host of the popular HVAC School podcast, led the discussion with industry experts who included Mick Schwedler, president of ASHRAE; Stephen Yurek, president and CEO of AHRI; Talbot Gee, CEO of HARDI; Roberta MacGillivray, president of National Air Filtration Association (NAFA); and Dominick Guarino, chairman and CEO of National Comfort Institute (NCI).
Orr covered a wide variety of topics, including the pandemic and supply chain issues, as well as a few of the obstacles that will continue to challenge the HVACR, such as the labor shortage and refrigerant transition.