ATLANTA — New and enhanced consumer incentives, the moves toward electrification and greater energy efficiency, and the introduction of low-GWP (global warming potential) refrigerants mean huge opportunities in HVACR, a top manufacturing executive told a group of contractors Tuesday morning.
Chris Forth, vice president of codes, standards and environmental affairs at Johnson Controls Inc., said contractors can turn government mandates, like energy-efficiency minimums and the coming refrigerant transition, to their advantage; boost installations with the help of considerable tax incentives and point-of-sale consumer rebates; and rely on improving technologies like cold-climate heat pumps as energy efficiency becomes more of a national priority.