Plumbing
Residential gas, electric water heater shipments slip through July
This is the fifth consecutive year when electric water heater shipments outpaced gas shipments in the January to July window, per AHRI
Economy
HVAC
HVAC shipments extend recovery streak to six months in July
Manufacturers shipped over 916,000 combined A/Cs and heat pumps during the month, a 20.1 percent year-over-year increase
HVAC
HVAC wholesale prices extend months-long climb in August
An HVAC-specific producer price index rose nearly 0.3 percent month-over-month and is up 3.9 percent year-over-year
Roofing
Mapped: States are intervening to build stronger roofs with FORTIFIED
What contractors need to know about the program that’s moving inland
HVACPlumbing
HVAC coalition presses feds for tariff relief, USMCA support
ACCA, AHRI, HARDI, and PHCC on Wednesday submitted a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer
HVAC
HARDI distributor sales rose 6.7% in July
But the report is “not telling us much about the market,” a HARDI representative said
HVACPlumbing
Lowe’s rallies over 75 partners to train 1 million tradespeople
An estimated 2.1 million skilled trades jobs could go unfilled by 2030, according to the Department of Education
HVAC
NWS issues final September temperature outlook
Most of the lower 48 states are expected to experience above-normal temperatures during the month, excluding much of the Northwest and New England
HVAC
HVAC buying indicator ticks up in July — but remains muted
The share of U.S. consumers who felt it was a good time to buy major household items in July rose from the prior month but remains below levels from a year ago, per the University of Michigan
HVACPlumbing
Education Secretary’s elementary-school trades comments stir up controversy
Linda McMahon has suggested that educators get students into pathways toward the skilled trades, "starting even in elementary, middle schools, high schools"