Raypak won Gold in the HVAC Commercial category for its XVers L commercial boiler, which features a stainless steel fire-tube heat exchanger, functional design, and adaptive controls via the intuitive VERSA IC® touchscreen display.

Badger Meter won Gold in the Testing and Monitoring category for its Dynasonics® TFX-5000 ultrasonic clamp-on meter, which measures volumetric flow and heating/cooling energy rates in clean liquids, as well as those with small amounts of suspended solids or aeration, such as surface water or raw sewage.

R-32 is an attractive alternative to R-410A because it offers an excellent balance of cost, performance, and low environmental impact, said Scot Swan.

Contractors report that while they have been kept busy maintaining refrigeration systems in grocery stores, restaurant work has slowed down.

Refrigerant recovery machines are one of the most expensive tools that contractors own, so it’s important to make the right purchase decision.

Any time our society experiences a traumatic event, there are bound to be lasting consequences.

A large installed base equipment still uses R-22, so once virgin supplies are exhausted, reclaimed refrigerant will be the only source available.

If customers are seeking a more environmentally friendly alternative to HCFCs, there are many options available.

The IIAR executive committee and staff moved quickly to put together the first-of-its-kind Virtual Conference and Expo.

Ever since the courts ruled in 2017 that the EPA did not have the authority to phase down HFCs, the HVACR industry has been in limbo.