Twenty-nine states currently have laws legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes with an additional eight permitting recreational use of cannabis, including the District of Columbia.
At the recent ACCA Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, The NEWS had the opportunity to speak with three HVAC manufacturing executives about the issues facing the industry.
The hot ticket at the recent Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration (AHR) Expo was a seat at Building Services Research and Information Association’s (BSRIA’s) presentation on global HVAC trends.
Despite concerns over China’s slowing economy, especially in manufacturing, Industrials and Chemicals, as a whole, had a strong showing, according to the report.
BSRIA’s presentation will highlight the latest global trends and drivers for HVAC equipment, including intelligent buildings and homes, air conditioning and traditional heating products. The presentation will identify the global areas of growth and forecasts for the markets.
Solid employment gains, attractive mortgage rates, a growing economy, and pent-up demand will help keep the housing market moving forward throughout 2015 and into next year, according to economists participating in the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 2015 Spring Construction Forecast Webinar.
The annualized growth has been between 6 and 7 percent throughout 2014. The metric begins the New Year struggling to maintain the lower edge of the range with 5.9 percent growth for the past 12 months.