The York Affinity™ YP9C modulating gas-fired furnace features a 97 percent AFUE, two-way communications with the system controller, automated configuration, thermostat or other control device with a user interface that can be located in the conditioned space, and fault code transmission to the indoor controller.
The 2014 Annual Conference is moving fast upon us and I am well aware that my tenure as HARDI president will end on Dec. 10. I would like to thank all HARDI members for allowing me to serve as a HARDI officer. This has been an eye-opening year for me and I have learned so much from talking with our members from all corners of North America.
Williams Distributing was named the first independent distributor of Daikin-brand ducted unitary HVAC products for the state of Michigan, effective immediately. The announcement came from Daikin North America LLC. Williams Distributing is a privately held distributor of HVAC products and has 11 HVAC sales offices throughout the state.
According to Lennox, green is the word this year as the commercial building industry begins to see a significant move toward greater transparency, higher energy-efficiency standards, increased sustainability, and a more responsible use of building resources.
HARDI is looking for industry feedback on its recommended Industry Supply Chain Scorecard definitions. Introduced by the HARDI Vendor Scorecard Task Force in July, the initiative was formally introduced in Sept. 2013 and has been opened for a 60-day comment period.
ECCO Supply is now carrying the HVAC equipment from gas furnace manufacturer Napoleon® Heating & Cooling of Wolf Steel Ltd. The HVAC distributor is based in Western Canada and has 14 locations. ECCO will be representing Napoleon Heating & Cooling in British Columbia and Thunder Bay, Ontario.
The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI), a standards development and credentialing organization for residential energy efficiency upgrade work, and Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) announced they will begin exploring opportunities for collaboration.
Mid-Season Survey Reports Optimism, Unitary Study Provides Regional Data
October 17, 2013
HARDI has released two study reports in an effort to assist distributors in business planning and benchmarking. The first of the two is the fifth annual “Mid-Season HVAC Distributor Survey,” conducted in partnership with JP Morgan Equity Research. According to the study, “The normalization of the HVAC market is happening, with demand and consumer behavior approaching something closer to a medium-term trend line, inventories less lean and more in line with demand, while pricing is becoming incrementally harder to come by.”
I am here to report that the HVAC business community has put the phrase “cautiously optimistic” behind them.
I travel a lot in this job and have the opportunity to meet with people all along the HVAC chain. Ever since the great crash of 2008, when I asked people how they see business going in the next 12 months, they inevitably told me that they were cautiously optimistic. Well, that is not entirely true as during that first year everyone was either depressed, mad, or defeated.
Log on to www.whitehouse.gov and a dark screen with a text box opens and reads: “Due to Congress’s failure to pass legislation to fund the government, the information on this website may not be up to date. Some submissions may not be processed, and we may not be able to respond to your inquiries.”
Close the box and the Whitehouse page appears with the same message repeated. To make it simple, the government is shut down and it is all Congress’ fault.
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