In the latest episode of The NEWSMakers podcast, Hannah Belloli, business management editor for The ACHR NEWS, talks to Matt DiBara, owner of the Undercover Contractor and co-founder of The Contractor Consultants, about how he helps homeowners and HVAC contractors alike find, vet, hire, and retain workers.

Normal marketing techniques can work when it comes to the earning the business of first-time homebuyers, but their young age plays a role in what they’re really looking for when it comes to an HVAC company.

With inflation being a hot topic, Modernize Home Services, a provider of marketing services for contractors, conducted a survey of more than 500 homeowners considering home improvement projects — including HVAC.

Most of the rest of the world has relied on ductless mini-split systems for their heating and cooling needs for decades, but that has not been the case in the U.S. That may be changing with the advent of ducted mini-split systems.

Major U.S. retailers were caught with too much inventory and were being forced to heavily discount to liquidate it. This was the result of the Bullwhip Effect.

An alliance of technology companies, including smart thermostat manufacturers, has developed Matter, a standard for smart home devices.

Each industry will face some form of transitional period. In the HVAC world, that time is now.

People seem to watch more TV than ever, but not in the traditional way. Instead, people are streaming their programs, and that creates a challenge for HVAC contractors trying to market to potential customers.