Articles by Chris Gray

How Southern Home Services is Using AI Automation to Transform HVAC Operations

Company becomes first enterprise-sized business to adopt ServiceTitan’s Max program

January 15, 2026

By adopting ServiceTitan’s AI-powered Max Program across 27 businesses, Southern Home Services is betting automation will define the future of HVAC operations.

Why More Homeowners Are Choosing Electric Heating

An HVAC Minute Video Update: January 12, 2026

Chris Gray

January 12, 2026

ACCA’s Contractor of the Future survey showed that contractors who offer four or more choices increased their closed rates by 24%.

AHRI Report

A/C, Heat Pumps Shipments See Six-Month Decline

Chris Gray

January 12, 2026

The latest figures from the AHRI show shipments of a/c units and heat pumps fell in November 2025 compared to the same time last year, while furnaces saw modest year-over-year gains.

Nvidia’s Vera Rubin Has Chilling Effect on HVAC Industry

Rapid development of AI technology could impact HVAC’s role in data centers

Chris Gray

January 9, 2026

When Nvidia’s CEO said the company’s latest AI system could be cooled with hot water and no chillers, investors reacted quickly. Shares of several HVAC manufacturers fell sharply, underscoring how closely tied the industry’s growth has become to data center cooling assumptions.