Heat pump shipments have started outpacing air conditioners, report highlights
Air-source heat pumps outsold gas furnaces for the fourth consecutive year in 2025 — and started outselling air conditioners
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Trump takes another shot at low-income HVAC program
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) assists roughly 6.7 million households with utility bills, weatherization projects, and HVAC repairs and replacements
Lowe’s boosts skilled trades investment to $250 million
The Lowe’s Foundation on Tuesday pledged $250 million to train 250,000 workers by 2035
National Careers in Trades Week kicks off
A January survey of 500 college and high school students found that 75 percent of teens aged 13 to 18 would consider a trade job over going to college
Trump’s push for 1 million new apprentices is off to a rocky start, critics say
In April 2025, President Trump directed three cabinet secretaries to deliver — within 120 days — a plan “to reach and surpass 1 million new active apprentices”
Meet Kurt Hudson, ACCA’s new chair
Hudson is president of Boston-based LC Anderson, Inc., a commercial HVAC business that he and his brother took over from their father in 2013
HVAC distributor sales rise 4.6% in February
The sales bump is a “welcome sight after low single-digit sales declines during December and January,” per a statement
U.S. skilled trades demand grows 3x faster than professional roles, study finds
“It is now more difficult and time-consuming to hire an HVAC professional and electrician than a software developer”
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Labor Department moves to streamline new apprenticeship programs
The efforts stem from an April 2025 executive order signed by President Trump aimed at reaching and surpassing one million new active apprentices in the U.S., including in the skilled trades