Industry groups join push for Supreme Court to take up gas furnace case
HARDI and PHCC are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case regarding non-condensing gas furnaces
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HVAC buying indicator edges up in January — barely
The University of Michigan on Friday released its popular monthly consumer survey, which polls a wide swath of Americans about their finances
Carrier, Lennox execs on today’s market
Carrier and Lennox executives spoke at a pair of investor conferences in Miami last week
Charted: 20 years of HVAC shipments
While annual shipment volumes have grown steadily since the Great Financial Crisis, 2025 saw the fewest combined units shipped since 2016
March to run warmer than normal: Outlook
Most of the country is set to experience above-normal temperatures during the month, the National Weather Service said Thursday
Watsco: HVAC equipment sales slid 7% in 2025
“The recent business environment has been among the most complicated in memory,” CEO Albert Nahmad said in a statement
Champions Group strikes $2.5 billion Blackstone deal
The deal marks the first major platform-level residential HVAC transaction since May 2025
HVAC shipments fell 20% in 2025
Just over 7.7 million combined air conditioners and heat pumps were shipped during the year, down from roughly 9.6 million in 2024
Gen Z survey: 60% want into the trades
Gen Z has been increasingly drawn to the trades, a trend that could help fill the roughly 40,000 job openings for HVAC techs and installers projected each year until 2032
Federal bill could cut contractor training costs by up to 50%
The Employer-Directed Skills Act would ultimately establish employer-directed skills accounts through which the federal government would reimburse employers’ training costs