Quick Hits: This Week in HVAC

December 26, 2023

Quick Hits: This Week in HVAC

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👉 Read: In response to industry feedback and lobbying efforts, the EPA changed its “final rule”, allowing certain higher-GWP (R-410A) equipment to be installed through January 1, 2026 — a year longer than the initial January 1, 2025 deadline.

👉 Read: ServiceTitan prepares — after scrapping last year’s plans — to go public in 2024.

👉 Read: Founder of XPO Logistics plans to start rolling up HVAC and plumbing distributors with his new company.

👉 Listen: Secretary Jennifer Granholm, leader of the DOE’s HVAC-related efforts, recaps 2023.

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“We’re cautiously optimistic,” Trane CEO says about residential business

“We’re cautiously optimistic,” Trane CEO says about residential business

Trane reported Q2 earnings and shared its residential outlook

EPA chief floats privatizing Energy Star following shutdown reports

EPA chief floats privatizing Energy Star following shutdown reports

Following reports that the Trump administration is planning to shut down Energy Star, EPA chief Lee Zeldin signaled a potential shift

AC efficiency mix shifts lower, distributor sales show

AC efficiency mix shifts lower, distributor sales show

“There has been a relative step back in the percentage of higher efficiency systems sold compared to this time last year,” per HARDI