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Despite widespread job losses across most industries, the construction sector continues to add jobs and boost wages, leaving HVAC contractors in fierce competition for skilled workers amid rising costs.

AHR Expo experts discuss the evolving role of HRVs and ERVs in home ventilation, focusing on cost, energy codes, and practical challenges for builders and homeowners.

President Trump’s recalibration of Section 232 tariffs is driving up costs and deepening uncertainty for U.S. contractors, with industry voices warning that relief is still out of reach.

FMI's Jay Bowman weighs in on how surging data center demand is reshaping labor, materials, and strategy across the commercial construction market, with a focus on impacts for the sheet metal and HVAC trades.

A new wave of geopolitical conflict and economic uncertainty is sending aluminum prices soaring – reshaping costs for the HVAC and sheet metal industries.

Copper prices, after soaring to historic highs, are now sliding back as economic uncertainty and cooling construction demand take hold.

A patented system enables safer, more precise drive cleat installation in ductwork without the need for hammering, reducing fatigue and improving alignment in light commercial HVAC projects.

As tariffs squeeze construction costs, the HVAC sector faces growing risks tied to the future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and its impact on manufacturing and cross-border supply chains.

A practical look at what it really takes to deploy free cooling in data centers facing extreme temperatures, from misconceptions to hidden costs and lessons learned.

New index reveals how sports venues are adopting data-driven sustainability practices, with special implications for HVAC and sheet metal contractors as more facilities move to year-round operations.