Articles by Matt Jachman

President Donald Trump, speaking in the Rose Garden to cabinet members, other federal officials, blue-collar workers, and reporters, said the tariffs are a way of spurring manufacturers to invest in the U.S. and build products here.

Those who have ’em love ’em — 90% would recommend heat pumps, the survey also found. 

Refrigerant regulations apply to chillers as well as to residential HVAC products, and manufacturers have come up with versatile, efficient, and connected equipment. 

At the AHR Expo, companies showed off the ways in which their products are designed to make contractors’ and technicians’ jobs easier — and perhaps bring in revenue, too. 

Trust, loyalty, reliability, open communications, and pricing transparency are some of the markers of strong distributor-contractor relationships. 

The DT Top 30 is an extended feature in which we rank HVACR distributors and explore the rapidly changing HVACR industry from the point of view of distributors.

Heat pumps could increase energy costs, compared to gas furnaces, for homeowners in some regions, but experts see ways around this barrier to their adoption. 

Products that boost HVAC efficiency are appealing to homeowners, equipment providers said at the AHR Expo.