Daikin demonstrated its expertise in “Air Intelligence” through several new technologies at the 2018 AHR Expo, including its VRV T-Series Water Cooled Condensing Unit, Daikin VRV AURORA™ Series, PreciseLine™ Large Capacity Blower Coil, and more.

Desert Aire Corp. attended its first AHR Expo since being acquired by Multistack LLC in 2017. The two companies had a joint booth at the event.

There’s a lot of attention on IAQ in the HVAC industry, so Friedrich Air Conditioning Co. decided to command some of that attention to its booth at the AHR Expo, where the company unveiled its new packaged terminal air conditioner (PTAC) unit

Lux Products Corp. is a manufacturer that designs with the end user in mind. This is made evident when you talk with Robert Munin, CEO and president, or even when you visit the company’s “about us” section on its website.

One of the things Comfort-Aire/Mars prides itself on is offering its customers easy access to a large variety of products, which helps keep their inventory and costs down.

The war on germs is on, and RGF Environmental Group Inc. is dominating the fight. The company rolled into the 2018 AHR Expo alongside the Germinator — a large, army-like vehicle, equipped with a giant REME HALO® mounted to the roof, which makes it capable of eliminating pollutants everywhere it goes.

There seem to be fewer family-owned mechanical companies every year, especially in the South where fast a/c service is king, and competition is as fierce as anywhere in the country.

Schools, colleges, and universities are a familiar and valuable market for HVAC contractors. These institutions typically combine a large amount of square footage with a high percentage of building ownership, which often means a willingness to invest for the long term.

A question I’m frequently asked is, where do you start when improving a poorly performing duct system? Do you tear it out and start over again, or is there an easier way? The good news is, there is a simple, logical pattern you can follow to optimize a duct system.

There is an epidemic in our industry of contractors trying to cram too much air through a filter that can’t handle it. It’s common to hear stories of 5-ton equipment trying to pull all its return air through a 16-by-25-by-1-inch pleated filter.