This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more.
This Website Uses Cookies
By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Learn More
This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more.
ACHR News
search
cart
facebook twitter instagram linkedin youtube
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe to the NEWS
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
ACHR News
  • NEWS
    • Breaking News
    • New HVAC Products
    • Manufacturer Reports
    • HVAC Data
  • MEDIA
    • Videos
    • AHR Expo 2023 Videos
    • Podcasts
    • Interactive Product Spotlights
    • Webinars
    • eBooks
    • The NEWS HVACR Quiz
    • DuctWord Puzzle
    • Online Poll
  • REFRIGERATION
    • Refrigerants
    • Refrigerant Regulations
    • FROSTlines
  • BUSINESS 101
    • Training & Education
    • Service, Apps & Software
    • Opinions
    • Guest Column
    • Business Management
  • RESIDENTIAL
    • Homeowner Study
    • Home Automation
    • Residential Ductless
    • Residential Geothermal
    • Residential IAQ
    • Service & Maintenance
    • Components & Accessories
    • Duct Dynasty
    • Testing, Monitoring, Tools
  • COMMERCIAL
    • Internet of Things
    • Commercial Ductless
    • Commercial Geothermal
    • Commercial IAQ
  • DIRECTORY
    • Wholesalers
    • Consultants/Services
    • Manufacturers Reps
    • Associations
    • Parts & Equipment Exporters
    • List/Update Your Company
    • Manufacturers
  • MORE
    • Editorial Calendar & Editor Assignments
    • Calendar of Events
    • Classifieds
      • Marketplace
    • Custom Content & Marketing Services
    • Continuing Education
    • Market Research
    • HVACR Industry Store
    • Sponsor Insights
    • eProduct Info
    • White Papers
  • INFOCENTER
    • CO₂ Refrigeration Resource Center
  • SNIPS NEWS
  • MAGAZINE
    • Subscribe
    • Current Issue
    • Digital Edition
    • The NEWS eNewsletter
    • Distribution Trends
    • Contests
    • CONTACT
      • Submit a Letter
      • Advertise
Home » Authors » Matt Jachman
Matt Jachman

Matt Jachman

Matt Jachman is the legislation editor at the ACHR NEWS. He has 30-plus years of experience in community journalism and a bachelor’s degree in English from Wayne State University in Detroit.

Articles

ARTICLES

Ecommerce Innovations

E-Commerce Innovations

Distributors are adopting computer-based sales, and making them their own
Matt Jachman
Matt Jachman
September 27, 2023
No Comments
HVACR distributors today are introducing software to meet contractors where they’re at and to fit the way they place electronic orders. At the same time, they’re working to maintain the personal relationships they’ve built with those customers.
Read More
SMART Energy Efficiency Standards Act

Industry Endorses Date-of-Manufacture Bill

Bill would redefine deadline for meeting new HVAC energy-efficiency requirements
Matt Jachman
Matt Jachman
September 26, 2023
No Comments
Current rules allow for date-of-installation deadlines, which critics say are burdensome for distributors and contractors who may risk being stuck with equipment that cannot be legally installed in their region.
Read More
Carrier AquaEdge 19MV Water-Cooled Centrifugal Chiller

Space-Saving Chillers

Manufacturers strive to make chillers smaller while also increasing their efficiency
Matt Jachman
Matt Jachman
September 18, 2023
No Comments
In addition to taking up less space, smaller chillers can be more easily installed, weigh less, and pose fewer shipping, rigging, and building-construction challenges. They can also be more energy efficient, with the same or even greater cooling capacity.
Read More
4400A General Filters Humidifier

Humidification Evolution

As HVAC technology advances, humidification products progress, too
Matt Jachman
Matt Jachman
September 6, 2023
No Comments
Proper indoor RH — generally between 35% and 60%, with the range leaving wiggle room for personal preferences and outdoor conditions — is vital in maintaining IAQ, the health and well-being of a home’s occupants, and the condition of its furnishings.
Read More
Survey Shows Contractor's Marketing Gaps
Contractor Pro Homeowner Series

Survey Shows Contractors’ Marketing Gaps

Experts offer tips for meeting residential HVAC customers where they’re most likely to look
Matt Jachman
Matt Jachman
September 5, 2023
No Comments
The Clear Seas Research survey found, for example, that while 47% of contractors advertise via local print media, such as newspapers and mailers, only 22% of homeowners search for a contractor through print media.
Read More
Ron DeSantis.jpg

IRA Rebate Rebellion?

DeSantis veto sets up Florida’s rejection of federal money for HVAC upgrades.
Matt Jachman
Matt Jachman
August 25, 2023
One Comment

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a $5 million grant that was to pay for administering the distribution of $346 million in federal Inflation Reduction Act rebate money in the state.


Read More
Money

HVAC Contractors Are Eligible for the Employee Retention Credit

HVAC contractors can still apply for federal pandemic relief money for 2020, 2021
Matt Jachman
Matt Jachman
August 10, 2023
No Comments
Guidelines have changed several times since the program began. Eligibility was expanded, and the credit amounts increased.
Read More
Geothermal HVAC System at Louisville Kentucky Airport Terminal

Geothermal Industry Expects a Boom

New Incentives Will Drive Commercial, Homeowner Demand, Experts Say
Matt Jachman
Matt Jachman
August 9, 2023
No Comments
The Inflation Reduction Act’s major incentive for the installation of a qualified geothermal system is a 30% federal clean energy credit, which can be used at filing time to offset taxes owed or add to any refund.
Read More
2023 Dealer Design Awards - Testing and Monitoring Products

2023 Dealer Design Awards: Testing and Monitoring Products

Matt Jachman
Matt Jachman
August 4, 2023
No Comments
The Gold winner this year in the Testing & Monitoring Products category measures O2, CO, CO2, and draft pressure and offers live draft measurements to help technicians troubleshoot while running a combustion analysis.
Read More
2023 Dealer Design Awards - HVAC Light Commercial Equipment

2023 Dealer Design Awards: HVAC Light Commercial Equipment

Matt Jachman
Matt Jachman
August 1, 2023
No Comments
Low flow, high performance. Those are the watchwords for the Gold Award in the HVAC Light Commercial Equipment category this year.
Read More
View All Articles by Matt Jachman
Subscription Center
  • Subscribe
  • Renew
  • Create Account
  • Change My Address
  • Pay My Bill
  • Free eNewsletters
  • Manage My Preferences
  • About News Network
  • Customer Care

More Videos

Sponsored Content

Sponsored Content is a special paid section where industry companies provide high quality, objective, non-commercial content around topics of interest to the ACHR News audience. All Sponsored Content is supplied by the advertising company. Interested in participating in our Sponsored Content section? Contact your local rep.

close
  • Homeowners Prioritizing Indoor Air Quality
    Sponsored byLennox Residential

    Five Ways to Educate Homeowners on Prioritizing Indoor Air Quality

  • Natural Refrigerants
    Sponsored byGüntner

    A Natural, Future-Proof Solution to Harmful Synthetic Refrigerants

  • Decarbonizing HVAC Systems
    Sponsored byECM Technologies

    Decarbonizing HVAC Systems: New Technology Tackles the Hidden Culprit of Oil-Fouling

Popular Stories

Carrier AquaEdge 19MV Water-Cooled Centrifugal Chiller

Space-Saving Chillers

Trane Technologies logo

Trane to Hike Prices of Some Commercial Equipment

Daikin Heat Pump

Heat Pumps Yesterday and Today

Gradient heat pump.jpg

Window Heat-Pump Units Planned for NYC Public Housing

SMART Energy Efficiency Standards Act

Industry Endorses Date-of-Manufacture Bill

Submit a Letter
Submit a letter to our editors.

Events

November 30, 2022

Moving Forward with R-290 Natural Refrigerant

On Demand In this webinar, we go through the recent updates on R-290 natural refrigerant, and the impact it will have on the HVACR industry.

October 5, 2023

Geothermal Economics: Understanding and Leveraging the Inflation Reduction Act

In this session, the complexity of the IRA legislation will be simplified to learn how to take advantage of the geothermal incentives.

View All Submit An Event

Poll

Publishing Prices

As an HVAC contractor, are you publishing your equipment / installation prices online?
View Results Poll Archive

Products

BNI Mechanical/Electrical Square Foot Costbook, 2024 Edition

BNI Mechanical/Electrical Square Foot Costbook, 2024 Edition

See More Products
Geothermal Economics - Free Webinar - October 5, 2023 - 2:00 PM EDT

Sign Up. Stay Informed.

The #1 trusted source for the HVACR industry since 1926

SUBSCRIBE
  • Want More?
    • Connect
    • Industry Events
    • Mechanical Group
  • Subscribe to The ACHR NEWS
    • Subscribe to The NEWS
    • Renew
    • Create Account
    • Change Address
    • Pay My Bill
    • Free eNewsletters
    • Customer Care
  • Privacy
    • PRIVACY POLICY
    • TERMS & CONDITIONS
    • DO NOT SELL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION
    • PRIVACY REQUEST
    • ACCESSIBILITY
    • UPDATE MY PREFERENCES
  • Resources
    • Contact
    • Advertise
    • Submit a Letter
    • Submit a Press Release
    • List Rental
    • Ad Specs
    • Reprints
    • Survey And Sample

Copyright ©2023. All Rights Reserved BNP Media.

Design, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing