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The latest shipment report from AHRI shows a sluggish start to 2026, with everything from electrification pushes to refrigerant transitions set to affect the coming year. 

Daikin says with inverter adoption expanding, heat pumps gaining share, and data center cooling expected to triple by 2030, the shifts could reshape how contractors plan for future installs and training. 

As the HVAC labor shortage intensifies, contractors and manufacturers are investing in training programs to prepare technicians for the field. 

Several OEMs implemented multiple rounds of increases across equipment and parts, while copper-related components and select IAQ products saw higher movement.  

When Willis Carrier brought a centrifugal chiller to the Rivoli Theater in Times Square in 1925, he helped change how Americans spent their summers. 

From Asia to North America, Kang Ho Lee’s impact on fluid technology and hydronic education earned him Taco’s prestigious Dan Holohan Award at AHR 2026.

Nearly 2 million fewer a/c and heat pump units were shipped in 2025 compared to 2024, according to the latest data from AHRI. 

The partners in Lantern, a machine learning software firm focused on product distribution, pitched the technology to HVACR distributors during the recent HARDI conference. 

Carrier’s residential sales dropped nearly 40% in Q4 as the channel destocked and homeowners delayed replacements. The company expects replacement demand to rebound later this year.