HVAC wholesale prices grew 5% in 2025
The sharpest climb came earlier in the year, between March and June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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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
Trump to hike tariffs on South Korea
The country is the U.S.’s fifth-largest foreign supplier of HVAC and water heating products, with $1.1 billion worth of exports in 2024
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
February’s temperature outlook
Most of the U.S. faces equal chances of temperatures being above or below ‘normal’ — their 30-year average — during the month
Dandelion Energy eyes mainstream geothermal
The company is pushing for geothermal heating and cooling to be “the standard in new home construction”
Yelp to buy AI platform Hatch for $300 million
The partnership "gives us an incredible amount of resources to improve the platform," Hatch CEO Chris Bache tells Homepros
Supreme Court asked to take on gas furnace rule
The rule requires all residential gas furnaces manufactured after December 18, 2028, to have an AFUE rating of at least 95 percent
Heat pump startup Jetson lands $50 million investment
Founded in 2024, the Vancouver-based company last year launched its flagship product, Jetson Air, a “smart, central heat pump system”