HVAC Top Stories - Articles - Page 154

Are HVAC Contractors Getting the Message on Heat Pumps?

March 9, 2024

His jacket was emblazoned with the logo of a manufacturer of high-performing heat pumps, but when I mentioned that we were thinking of getting one, the tech shot down the idea.

HVAC Contractor Offering $1 Million for Perfect Bracket

Five Star Home Services hoping to score sales with March Madness hoops contest

Kyle Gargaro

March 8, 2024

Five Star Home Services will award $1 million to the customer who comes up with a perfect bracket for the NCAA basketball tournament, which begins March 21. The company is aiming to boost sales during the spring shoulder season.

The Many Uses of AI in HVAC

Artificial intelligence can perform or help out with many contracting business tasks, influencers say

Matt Jachman

March 8, 2024

Josh Crouch and Tersh Blissett, who have HVAC backgrounds, say AI can be employed in an answering service or a chatbot, for outbound dialing, as a technician’s assistant, or to respond to customers’ online reviews.

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Smart HVAC Products Work Smarter, Not Harder

Latest controls focus on simplifying the user experience

Hannah Belloli-Oster

March 8, 2024

At the AHR Expo, manufacturers talked about what’s fueling their design of smart products and ensuring they are simpler, more integrated, and save energy and time.

Servicing Customers With Meaningful Conversations

The perception of a salesperson has to change to create more work year-round

Hannah Belloli-Oster

March 7, 2024

Contractors have to ensure their service agreements actually service customers, and have meaningful conversations with them to solve their problems.

WaterFurnace GeoStar Aston 3D Geothermal Heat Pump

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Geothermal and Decarbonization

Geothermal companies leverage federal incentives to make the case for positive ROI

Matt Jachman

March 7, 2024

Decarbonization and electrification, the refrigerant transition, and incentives were big topics among geothermal companies at the AHR Expo. Consumer education and ease of product serviceability were also discussed.

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Manufacturers, Software Providers Lean Into Artificial Intelligence

Software companies see AI as a “supplemental journeyman” for entry-level HVAC techs

Maria Taylor

March 6, 2024

AI can make work easier, more efficient for boots-on-the-ground HVAC professionals.

Minimal Temperature Rise Can Cut Frozen Food Emissions

Study shows that higher temperatures will not compromise food safety or quality

March 6, 2024

Research suggests that moving to -15°C (5°F) for frozen foods could make a significant environmental impact with no compromise on food safety or quality.

Two Ways the A2l Refrigerant Transition Will Affect Next Year’s Construction Season

Friedrich talks A2L requirements for multistory HVAC

Maria Taylor

March 5, 2024

TJ Wheeler, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Friedrich, says the ramifications of installing A2L linesets will change “so many architectural dynamics of the way that buildings are built.”

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AIM Act Drives Refrigerant Shift in Commercial Refrigeration

Manufacturers at AHR Expo discussed plans for transition to low-GWP alternatives

Joanna R. Turpin

March 5, 2024

At the AHR Expo, manufacturers talked about their plans for switching to low-GWP refrigerants for commercial refrigeration equipment and displayed some of their solutions.