HARDI distributors’ combined unit volumes for air conditioners, heat pumps, and furnaces fell 8.2 percent over the 12 months through May 2026, compared to the prior 12-month period. But that decline isn’t uniform
"When I grew up, my dad ran a local dealership, and I worked there for years. I think that background really prepared me as a business owner in this world"
As the AIM Act phases down total HFC supply, some argue a late-May EPA rule will “artificially” inflate demand, putting upward pressure on refrigerant prices, including in residential HVAC
“No single company or industry can prepare a country for this opportunity on its own,” executives from the four companies wrote Tuesday
“We heard from homeowners that the cost and logistics of switching to cleaner appliances can be real barriers, and we have responded by proposing common sense solutions,” said Philip Fine, executive officer of the Bay Area Air District
HVAC wholesale prices have climbed 44.5 percent over the past five years, since June 2021, while overall PPI has risen by 24 percent over the same period
The decision “sets Apple apart from Google, where Local Services Ads are one of the company’s largest local advertising categories”
Much of the eastern half of the U.S., along with the West Coast, faces at least a 33 percent chance of experiencing above-normal temperatures during the month
The initiative reflects an ongoing push-pull over the banning of natural gas appliances, including HVAC equipment, in newly constructed homes across the U.S.
From Jan. to May, roughly 1.79 million gas water heaters were shipped, down 5.4 percent year-over-year, marking the lowest cumulative total since 2012