The conference will offer six keynote speakers, meals, breakout sessions on a variety of topics, socializing and networking, and opportunities to meet with suppliers and representatives of businesses that support distributors.

These seven products from major manufacturers offer extras in terms of efficiency, comfort, and ease of installation and servicing.

Most homeowners will get three bids for HVAC work, a new survey found. Marketing specialists say contractors should get in front of those potential customers before they pick up the phone, and then aim to stay there.

Residential gas furnaces must all have a minimum AFUE of 95% beginning in five years. Some in the HVAC industry say the new Department of Energy rule will ultimately hurt homeowners.

Mechanical engineer and ASHRAE volunteer Meghan McNulty discusses the group’s recommendations for healthier indoor air.

El Nino, a combination of weak surface winds across the tropical Pacific and warmer-than-normal water temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific, will affect U.S. weather patterns this winter.

Big-picture economic factors, such as inflation and rising interest rates, haven’t had much impact on RTU sales.

HVACR distributors today are introducing software to meet contractors where they’re at and to fit the way they place electronic orders. At the same time, they’re working to maintain the personal relationships they’ve built with those customers.

Current rules allow for date-of-installation deadlines, which critics say are burdensome for distributors and contractors who may risk being stuck with equipment that cannot be legally installed in their region.

In addition to taking up less space, smaller chillers can be more easily installed, weigh less, and pose fewer shipping, rigging, and building-construction challenges. They can also be more energy efficient, with the same or even greater cooling capacity.