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Connectivity was the top trend among boiler manufacturers at this year’s AHR Expo.

On this episode of the NEWSMakers podcast, Hannah Belloli, business development editor at The ACHR NEWS, is joined by Chemours’ Bobby Dean, research & development (R&D)/tech service engineer within the refrigerant team, and Jethro Medina, refrigeration R&D engineer.

Catch up on the latest headlines in this episode of the ACHR NEWSRoom.

Here’s a sampling of what the staff of The ACHR NEWS found at the exhibits of several companies whose products support and supply the men and women who design, build, and install heating, cooling, and refrigeration systems.

Comfortable, clean air. That’s what end users on both the residential and commercial sides are looking for in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Contractors are seeking tools that are equipped to handle A2L refrigerants, offer Bluetooth and wireless compatibility, operate efficiently, save the user time, and are safe to utilize.

End users are looking for more from their systems than just reliable cooling; they also want sustainable equipment that features better energy efficiency and low-GWP solutions. Several compressor manufacturers have happily obliged.

Chris Forth, vice president of codes, standards and environmental affairs at Johnson Controls Inc., told a group of AHR attendees the industry can increase equipment installations with the help of the tax incentives and consumer rebates in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

In a viral TikTok video posted last month, a young Black HVAC technician films a woman in Golden Valley, Minnesota, who booked an appointment for an air duct cleaning, then phoned the cops in hysterics after he showed up.

Though geothermal systems can cost several times more than traditional HVAC units, the energy savings may be substantial.