Articles by Matt Jachman

Companies that deal in surplus HVAC equipment are seeing business opportunities in the new U.S. DOE energy efficiency minimums for single-phase residential air-conditioners.

Texting may be the best marketing technique for the digital age: It’s quick, direct, cost-effective, and can be easily personalized.

Interest in indoor air quality products and services has soared in the last three years, so contractors who aren’t consistently marketing IAQ may be missing sales opportunities.

HVAC manufacturers had seats at the table during the White House Electrification Summit, which focused on the electrification of transportation and building systems.

The new year brings new minimum energy-efficiency standards for single-phase residential air conditioners and heat pumps, as well as new methods of measuring efficiencies and new terms to describe those measurements.

The HVACR industry was blessed, and cursed, by the steel market in 2022. That apparent contradiction was explained by two steel market experts during the recent HARDI conference in Houston.

With several product and technology presentations, educational sessions, and exhibits planned, the 2023 AHR Expo in Atlanta will offer plenty to keep HVACR distribution professionals engaged for three days next month.

Following two boom years, economic signs point toward a slowdown in HVACR industry growth in 2023, but distributors who take the changes in stride should be OK.

Doug Young credits a strong foundation, solid company values, and a great team for the success of Behler-Young Co., an HVACR distributor based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.