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“We welcome the Whalen team as they join VAST and appreciate the opportunity to work with them to continue the great tradition of The Whalen Company as a manufacturer of superior products and flexible designs for the high-rise HVAC market in North America,” said Mark Heisz, CEO of VAST.

Nearly 1.1 million fewer air-source heat pumps and central a/c units were shipped in the U.S. this year, through September, than were shipped during the first nine months of 2024.

The arrival of the second Trump administration in Washington, D.C., this year brought talk of canceling the Energy Star program, though the HVAC industry and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have expressed support for it.

U.S. Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., visited a distributor in his district recently for a tour and a discussion of HVAC industry issues.

New Jersey-based Triangle Tube closed abruptly on November 3, but the company website says the voluntary recall of approximately 67,500 boilers will not be affected.

Energy Star, which was launched in 1992, certifies highly efficient appliances, including HVAC equipment, and homes and other buildings. The work is a joint EPA and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) effort.

The proposed Significant New Alternatives Policy Rule 27 would list several lower-GWP substitute refrigerants as acceptable, subject to use conditions, for residential and light commercial air conditioners and heat pumps, chillers, household refrigerators and freezers, motor vehicle air conditioners, and fire suppression and explosion protection.

Manual S outlines procedures for selecting and sizing residential cooling equipment, heat pumps, electric heating coils, furnaces, boilers, ancillary dehumidification equipment, humidification equipment, and direct evaporative cooling equipment.