From drain pipe to halfpipe: Olympic snowboarder Maddy Schaffrick is a former plumber
“She wanted to learn. She was curious about everything, and she would go after things the way she always attacks her snowboarding”
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Energy Star secures mandatory funding, a program first
January legislation earmarked $33 million for the program and included a directive that the administration not take actions to reduce the amount
Carrier residential sales fall 38%, unit volume ‘over’ 40%
While executives projected the decline, “we all got surprised by the magnitude” of the overall downturn during the second half of 2025, CEO David Gitlin said
Low-income HVAC program gets $4 billion
Congress passed — and the president signed — an appropriations bill that includes over $4 billion for LIHEAP
Women in HVACR preps for ‘new-collar’ workforce
In conversation with Jane Sidebottom, the nonprofit’s newly-installed 2026 president
A.O. Smith expecting ‘flat-to-down’ residential unit volume in 2026
The residential business is facing pressure from a slowdown in new construction, though replacement segments remain resilient, per the company
AHR Expo kicks off, expects 50,000
On site, there will be roughly 300 new product presentations and educational sessions through Wednesday
BBB program enlists home service contractors to help fraud victims
There were nearly 82,000 fraud reports in the “Home Improvement, Repair, and Solar” category in 2024, per the Federal Trade Commission
Lennox posts 32% drop in residential unit volume
The company attributed the trend to continued distributor destocking, softness in new construction, and broader macroeconomic uncertainty
PHCC to award $180,000 in HVAC, plumbing scholarships
PHCC’s Educational Foundation is expanding the number of awards offered through its scholarship program this year