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A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City in the South Bronx has now sickened at least 127 people, and 12 people have died from the illness. Health officials said it’s the largest known outbreak in New York City.

As the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) works on its final rule and Congress works on possibly delaying that rule, HVAC industry stakeholders have settled into a holding pattern with no other option than to wait and see what happens next.

According to recent studies, the market for home automation products — including advanced thermostats — is poised for explosive growth. Many industry experts believe trends in consumer habits and technology are converging to create an increasing demand for these products.

Employee turnover exists at most organizations — big, small, public, or private — and the type of turnover can be a combination of involuntary or voluntary, healthy or unhealthy. Reducing employee turnover requires management to analyze the root causes of turnover.

Recommissioning is currently a hot trend in the commercial market, according to members of the industry who frequently work with facility owners and operators. 

They say everything is bigger in Texas, and that phrase certainly applies to the Texas Medical Center (TMC) in Houston. All of the TMC institutions share a critical need for reliable cooling, and many of them are supported by the Thermal Energy Corp. (TECO).

The increasing number of refrigerant options makes it more essential than ever for technicians to be aware of the hazards of mixing refrigerants and to cautiously approach systems they’re servicing in case it contains a refrigerant mixture that has been adulterated — perhaps dangerously so.

The NEWS wanted to highlight these individuals with a list of 40 HVAC professionals under 40 years of age who are accomplishing great things in their respective positions. The members of this list all work hard, think about the big picture, and have the ability to challenge the way things have always been done.

While online sales are growing in popularity, many HVACR parts and equipment companies still prefer doing business through the traditional supply chain.

As the gatekeepers between manufacturers and contractors, distributors are tasked with deciding which new products deserve a place on the shelf and which ones may not appeal to their customers.