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Going forward, the most significant driver of unit sales of smart and connected thermostats will be the rapidly declining prices, which will support multiple-unit consumer adoption. Ramped up efforts by utility companies, homebuilders, and HVAC contractors to promote these products based on their cost- and energy-saving benefits will also underlie growth.

The Halton Group, a global indoor air company, announced it has acquired the business activities and product design rights of LCSystems Inc., a family company in Louisville, Kentucky, that manufactures supply and exhaust air equipment for professional kitchens.

ACCA is dedicated to creating a high-quality technician training program on flammable refrigerants. As the HVACR industry works to phase down refrigerants with high-global warming potential (GWP), ACCA members have been concerned that contractors and technicians need more time to be prepared to safely handle the next generation of refrigerants, which includes flammable products.

For the 2018-2019 academic year, 17 scholarships of $5,000 each were awarded to students who are employees or children of employees of Johnstone Supply, studying in a variety of fields. For over 14 years, the scholarship fund, through donations by the Johnstone Supply membership, has supported students in easing the financial burden of higher education. 

For the last decade Aquatherm helped educate North American engineers, installers, and facility managers on heat fusion techniques, and the company continues to offer extensive heat fusion courses, including socket fusion, butt fusion, electrofusion, and others, to customers free of charge. These courses help ensure safe, consistent and profitable installations.