Inventory is up 15-25%, Matt Michel says pass costs to consumers, and “Flame University” graduates its first class of HVAC technicians.

An HVAC install crew saved a 12-year-old boy, Copeland brand turns 100, and Chris Roth of National Technical Institute talks trade school.

Johnson Controls joins Carrier in its R-410A replacement pick, and prosecutors are bringing criminal charges against contractors who misclassify workers to pay them less.

Manufacturers and environmental groups are petitioning the EPA to fast track the national phasedown. A brisk housing market means more work but more labor/supply challenges for contractors.

Supply shortages are driving price hikes, and support is pouring in for the families of two techs who were shot and killed while on a service call.

A majority of contractors said a $15 minimum wage wouldn’t affect their business, Standard 310 and Standard 221 tackle subpar installation, and The ACHR NEWS is looking to profile HVAC’s brightest young talent.

HVAC contractors are paying more for everything from metal to gasoline.

The $3.5 National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 and the pro-union PRO Act are working their way through Congress, steel prices jumped 20%, and Nortek predicts another year of super-strong sales for new-home construction and residential replacements.

An HVAC contractor in Texas shares an update on home heating during last month’s winter storm.

Skilled trades organizations are banding together to get technicians prioritized in Phase 1B of COVID vaccine distribution.