Carrier announced it will acquire Viessmann Climate Solutions at a purchase price of $13.2 billion. In addition, Carrier announced plans to exit its fire and security and commercial refrigeration businesses. The Berkeley, California, ban on installing natural gas connections in newly constructed buildings has been struck down by a unanimous federal court ruling in mid-April. With ChatGPT on the rise, those in the HVACR are trying to figure out its capabilities. Swaroop Vijayakumar, founder, Fieldproxy, offers his insight in an article, which quickly became one of the most popular articles on www.achrnews.com.

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