Articles Tagged with ''regional standards''

Regardless of the strategy employed, many contractors are chafing at the new government-imposed regulations, noting that proper installation is far more important than mandated efficiency ratings.

While it remains to be seen how the new minimum-efficiency standards will impact the industry as a whole, most distributors are breathing a sigh of relief that their decision to stock more 13-SEER equipment is paying off, leaving them time to start thinking about what to do with the next round of minimum-efficiency standards, which the DOE is considering right now for residential furnaces.

Trane, a brand of Ingersoll Rand, has introduced a line of 14 SEER and 16 SEER over/under packaged units, available now in select markets that have new minimum regional energy efficiency standards.

As a contractor, you can’t just sit back and complain about how the government intruded into your business. You need to find time to learn about the issues and make your voice heard.

It seems many HVAC contractors are feeling positive about the year ahead, at least according to ACCA, which reported its January 2015 Contractor Comfort Index (CCI) scored a 74 — much higher than a year earlier when the CCI stood at 69. 

Year-to-date combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps increased 11.1 percent, and U.S. shipments of gas warm air furnaces increased 5.1 percent over the same period in 2013 (oil warm air furnaces increased 8 percent).

With regional standards for a/c equipment going into effect in 2015, how do you think it will impact the industry?