Nexstar Network contractors headed to Boston recently to be a part of the “Building Your Dream Team Workshop” spring meeting series. 

Industry figures are estimates that are derived from the best available figures supplied by a sample of AHRI member companies.

This is the first in a two-part series of articles summarizing the State of HVAC survey Emerson conducted and is sharing exclusively with The NEWS. 

In an effort to keep up with an ever-changing marketplace, contractors are taking steps to better position themselves before consumers, and industry associations are diversifying their offerings.

The Vertical Air Handler for small-duct systems offers efficient, quiet operation, even in hard-to-cool areas. 

A 95 percent AFUE oil condensing furnace, the OHC95, is Energy Star-qualified. 

The PerfectClime heating-cooling unit combines infrared and short-wave technology in one unit. 

Manufacturers had a lot to like about last year. According to the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), shipments of equipment increased in just about every category in 2013. Especially notable were shipments of air-source heat pumps, which were up 16 percent over 2012.

Sales of air-source heat pumps used to be concentrated primarily in the Southern U.S., but that is changing as consumers become more aware of their energy-saving capabilities. In fact, in many markets, it may be more cost-effective to use an air-source heat pump for the majority of a homeowner’s heating and cooling needs.

Inside a board room at a downtown hotel in Norfolk, Virginia, 13 contractors from around the country convened in search of ways to improve their businesses. It was a semi-annual meeting of the ACCA MIX Group “Nothing But Net.”