What to Expect With Paid Leave Laws Paid family and medical leave have been an important topic recently Richard D. Alaniz November 4, 2020 It is likely that more states will move in the direction of mandatory paid family and medical leave, with a handful already moving beyond.Read More
CARB Evaluating OEM Request To Extend HFC Deadline Public encouraged to submit comments over proposed amendments by Dec. 7 November 3, 2020 No Comments The California Air Resources (CARB) Board will conduct a public hearing (likely remote) on December 10 at 9 a.m.Read More
Senate Bill Aims for School IAQ Upgrades The $1 billion proposal includes technical guidance and money to aid a scattershot school response to COVID-19 Robert Beverly October 31, 2020 No Comments A Supreme Court confirmation and COVID relief dominated October in the Senate, but the month started on an especially HVAC-relevant note.Read More
Timely Government Support For HVAC Upgrades Would Serve Us Well In Multiple Ways Dish out the restaurant loans Robert Beverly October 15, 2020 No Comments We have a short menu of decent legislative ingredients for assisting a sector that Americans might appreciate right about now more than ever.Read More
New York Finalizes Regulations To Phase Down HFCs Rule will ban the use of certain HFCs in refrigeration and a/c equipment October 6, 2020 No Comments Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced that new regulations have been finalized to significantly reduce the use of HFCs in New York State.Read More
Lawsuits and Workers Compensation in Coronavirus Times Vigilance is small price to pay to keep employees safe and businesses operating Richard D. Alaniz September 30, 2020 No Comments Continued vigilance is a small price to pay to keep our employees safe and our businesses operating.Read More
AHRI, Alliance Applaud Senate Energy Bill HFC Amendment Revised amendment will authorize a 15-year phasedown of HFCs at a national level September 11, 2020 No Comments The revised amendment will authorize a 15-year phasedown of HFCs at a national level for the first time, administered by the EPA.Read More
Process Begins for HVAC Contractors Seeking PPP Loan Forgiveness Experts disagree on difficulty of SBA reviews Ted Craig September 11, 2020 2 Comments Ruth King said HVAC contractors who followed all the rules should find the loan forgiveness process fairly simple.Read More
How Will the 2020 Election Affect Your HVAC Business? Election results will impact HVAC industry Kyle Gargaro September 6, 2020 No Comments Contractors would be well served to research where the candidates stand on industry issues before they cast their vote.Read More
New EPA SNAP Rule Proposes Use Of A2L Refrigerants These mildly flammable solutions could be used in most types of new a/c and heat pump systems Joanna R. Turpin September 4, 2020 No Comments In May, the EPA prepublished SNAP Rule 23, which proposed listing multiple substitute refrigerants for refrigeration and air conditioning equipment.Read More