Besides matching America’s 25 percent tax on imported steel and 10 percent tax on aluminum, Canada will soon levy similar taxes on popular products such as chocolate bars, mayonnaise, whiskey, sailboats, washing machines, maple sugar and strawberries.
Building engineers and mechanical contractors may want take note: This is the year that duct design and installation will begin to face an increased amount of scrutiny.
Insulated metal panel and phenolic ductwork manufacturer Kingspan said a number of its products are now certified by the Greenguard Environmental Institute.
Many HVAC distributors didn’t waste time passing along price increases that they blamed on the new 25 percent tariff on imported steel entering the U.S.
Dustin Denison has resigned himself to paying more for ductwork, registers, fittings and just about everything else containing steel that Applied Energy Innovations uses daily.
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