Carrier reported a 12% drop in Q1 residential sales, but commercial growth and pricing actions helped offset weakness amid ongoing lawsuits and market uncertainty.
Barocal will initially target fast-growing applications, including data center cooling and commercial refrigeration, tapping into a global HVAC market estimated at $450 billion.
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With more than 3,600 collection sites across the U.S., Thermostat Recycling Corp. provides a convenient way for contractors and service technicians to safely dispose of thermostats that contain mercury.
A new whitepaper from Fellowes reports on what the company calls a growing divide between the IAQ buildings are designed to deliver with their HVAC systems and what emerging standards require.
As one of the few inverter-driven “pancake” AHUs available, the Midea system is designed to deliver stable, high-performance heating and cooling in a range of ambient temperatures, a Midea press release said.
Contractors in the $3–10 million range are facing increasing pressure from consolidation, rising costs, and operational complexity. While smaller companies stay lean and larger firms scale with resources, the middle is being forced to adapt. The question isn’t just whether it’s shrinking — but whether contractors can successfully navigate the transition.