The intent of the Heating Showcase is to help contractors prepare for this busy period by doing the research that will help them to distinguish between brands.

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

Information contained in these graphs is courtesy of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).

As a young guy, Charlie Polite was mechanically minded and liked to work with his hands. So he went to school for electrical and HVAC.

Information contained in these graphs is courtesy of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).

SOURCE: Information contained in these graphs are courtesy of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). Industry figures are estimates that are derived from the best available figures supplied by a sample of AHRI member companies.

U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and airsource heat pumps totaled 473,496 units in December 2017, up 6.3 percent from 445,355 units shipped in December 2016.

Rheem Mfg. Co. had an energizing experience under the bright lights of the AHR Expo as its entire portfolio of brands exhibited in one space for the first time.

The DOE published a final rule (79 FR 38129) prescribing the standards for residential furnace fans July 3, 2014, which stated the prescribed energy conservation standards for these products would result in significant conservation of energy and are technologically feasible and economically justified.