Facing a severe U.S. labor shortage in the skilled trades, professionals in those fields are joining forces to help local contractors grow technical talent in their back yards.

EVAPCO, Inc. has acquired Systèmes LMP, Canada, forming a strategic alliance to pursue growing market demand for environmentally sustainable refrigeration systems using natural refrigerants.

With the shortage of trained HVAC technicians, universal HVAC parts are part of the solution, according to some contractors. These universal parts include hot surface ignitors, which offer the added benefit of taking up minimal truck inventory space.

In the latest episode of The NEWSMakers podcast, Kyle Gargaro, editorial director for The ACHR NEWS, talks to Danielle Myers from the Thermostat Recycling Corporation (TRC).

Johnson Controls announced the launch of OpenBlue Indoor Air Quality as a Service, an “as-a-service" IAQ solution for buildings, delivering energy-efficient, turnkey clean air outcomes with an innovative financing model.

A combination of continued consumer spending and increased interest in IAQ drove sales throughout the year. Higher costs driven by supply chain issues ate into the profits for most companies, however.

Catch up on the latest headlines in this episode of the ACHR Newsroom.

While many economists and others still believe high prices will pass, many now see them lingering longer than first expected.

An old body shop in Newark, New Jersey, was recently renovated into a beautiful 21-apartment building complete with state-of-the-art HVAC mini-split technology.

While growth may be the case for a number of HVAC businesses, it’s not necessarily the future of every one. In fact, some of them are best positioned for market consolidation.