The ACHR NEWS asked a few industry leaders to make predictions for the upcoming year.

The HVACR industry will undergo numerous changes in 2024, including a large cut in HFC production, the introduction of new refrigerants, and the penultimate year to legally install R-410A split systems.

This winter, HVAC contractors might be dealing with a wetter winter than years past, coupled with more snowfall than maybe most people would like.

The ACHR NEWS met with several ranking Daikin officials to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the company’s present and future.

El Nino, a combination of weak surface winds across the tropical Pacific and warmer-than-normal water temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific, will affect U.S. weather patterns this winter.

While the industry will wrestle through new refrigerants and the higher prices that result, the hotter weather of the next few years will stimulate demand despite equipment affordability issues.

HVACR contractors need to prepare for the summer temperatures around the country favored to be above normal, with potential dry heat, tropical storms, and wildfires.

ABC chief economist Anirban Basu believes a recession will occur in 2023, based on higher interest rates and other indicators that suggest the economy may be slowing down.

The beginning of a new year is a great time to take stock and revaluate focuses. For 2023, HVAC leaders are focusing on growth, getting back to the basics, and honing their listening skills.

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.