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From iceboxes to intelligent systems, ACHR NEWS marks 100 years of documenting the people and technologies that shaped HVACR.

Rinnai is donating 48 Rinnai Electric Heat Pump water heaters to support nine Habitat for Humanity Canada projects.

Refrigerants Inc., a longtime Hudson Technologies Inc. partner, was acquired by Hudson for $2.5 million.

Contractor consolidation dominated the early 2020s. Now the money is flowing into equipment — pushed by the rise of data-center cooling. 

The Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute data show that heat pump, a/c, furnace. and water heater shipments all fell in October in comparison to the same month last year.

The sales growth rate for the 12 months through October was 3.5%.

Cylinders of counterfeit refrigerant falsely labeled as R-410A actually contain R-40, which poses risks to human health and could damage HVAC systems. Authorities in Canada are offering tips for spotting and avoiding counterfeit refrigerant.

APR currently has more than 40 locations across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware; bringing McArdle & Walsh into its network would increase inventory availability, expand product breadth, and enhance support for contractors in the Baltimore market.

“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.