The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) elected John Swann, president of Weil-McLain (Burr Ridge, Illinois), as chairman of the Hydronics Institute Section.
The office will allow AHRI to engage directly with all members and certification program participants in Asia and the Middle East and position AHRI to provide timely service in those rapidly growing markets for AHRI standards and certification programs.
On March 8, AHRI staff attended a stakeholder meeting in Mexico City convened by the Mexican Energy Efficiency Commission (CONUEE) to discuss the comments received on its latest minimum energy performance standard (MEPS) proposal.
For the year ending December 2017, sales of HVACR equipment showed solid mid-single-digit growth. That is according to Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), which represents manufacturers of heating, air conditioning, commercial refrigeration, and water heating products and equipment, is disappointed in the decision announced today by President Trump to impose additional tariffs on steel and aluminum. AHRI does not support additional tariffs on steel and aluminum due to their impact on manufacturers and consumers.
As steel and aluminum costs continue to rise and availability decreases, it will impede the ability of downstream manufacturers and the suppliers and retailers reliant upon them to reinvest in innovation and their workforce.
Year-to-date U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters increased 3.9 percent,
residential electric storage water heaters increased 5 percent, commercial gas storage water heaters decreased
4.9 percent, commercial electric storage water heaters increased 23.8 percent, gas warm-air furnaces decreased
4.9 percent, oil warm-air furnaces increased 0.9 percent, central air conditioners increased 5.9 percent, and airsource
heat pumps increased 7.7 percent.