Technology is redefining how consumers control their homes. That includes everything from lighting to mood music to heating and air conditioning.

When it comes to comfort, not much beats zoning. In fact, many industry experts tout that once homeowners have experienced the comfort zoning has to offer, they will never own another house without it.

Interest in smart home and home automation products is growing by leaps and bounds every year. And it’s no longer just about Wi-Fi thermostats.

Love it or hate it, marijuana is a blooming industry in both the U.S. and Canada. The Canadian Senate is on track to vote on a bill to authorize legal use of recreational marijuana by June 7.

When Marc DeLong was promoted to service operations manager at Albuquerque, New Mexico-based Yearout Service LLC at the beginning of this year, he figured he should probably attend the Synergy Solution Group Service Operations Forum

I recently returned from my first, but hopefully not my last, trip to The Big Easy. I was there attending Service Roundtable’s annual International Roundtable event.

When you think of first responders, HVACR contractors don’t usually come to mind. However, they are first on the scene in the dead of winter with negative wind chills for no heat calls or in the sweltering summer heat for no air calls.

The economy is constantly changing, and though experts predict a good year for HVACR contractors in 2018, many of them are adding or expanding services to help combat the unpredictability of consumer spending habits.

Thanks to the internet, everyone’s a critic nowadays. No, seriously. Siskel and Ebert are a thing of the past. Today, we have movie review sites, like Rotten Tomatoes, Fandango, Metacritic, etc.

There’s no doubt that Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled technology has impacted the HVACR industry. Now, the technology is evolving even further, allowing HVACR manufacturers to include built-in diagnostics and troubleshooting in the equipment itself.