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Trachsel has been sought-after for his ability to handle a large dealer base within his territory of 13 stores across Oregon, Washington, and California.

Doug Dougherty, CEO, Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO), is optimistic the credits will still be implemented in time for the start of 2018 -- even if they're left out of the conferenced tax reform bill.

All Somerville and Greater Boston area high school students, principals, vice principals, guidance counselors, and teachers are invited to attend the Vocational Field Day, which starts at 9:30 a.m.

The goal is to provide a way for those who manage HVAC systems to know sensors work efficiently when detecting human movement and occupancy to control heating, cooling, and ventilation.

Meachum, president, ACR Supply, Durham, North Carolina, succeeds outgoing president Tom Roberts, president, cfm Distributors, Kansas City, Missouri.

Advocacy Pillar Award recipients were Johnstone Supply Cincinnati, Nibco Inc., and Airefco; the Talent Pillar Award was given to Refrigeration Supplies Distributor (RSD); and the Benchmarking Pillar award recipient was Don Stevens Inc.

The economic environment for HVACR demand seems to be very good. Consumer confidence is high, and stories of homes selling quickly are common. Employment growth persists, and wages are improving. This Goldilocks scenario is very similar to the high points from last year when we were preparing the forecast. We thought the pent-up demand thesis still had some validity, but there would be a difficult comparison after the 2016 heat wave.

Cue the ceremonial tones of “Hail to the Chief” as Heating, Air-conditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) welcomes Troy Meachum, president of Durham, North Carolina-based ACR Supply Co., as its 2018 president.

Every year about this time, my friend Tom Perić asks me to pen a column laying out what I think may happen in the forthcoming year. Most years I’m comfortable in my assessments, barring anything drastic happening, because Congress only has a limited time to act (and with 2018 being an election year, they have even less) due to the setting of the regulatory calendar for planned actions.

This year, 102 members recovered 370.946 pounds of mercury from collection bins during the contest, which ran from May 1 to Oct. 31.