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Nationwide Boiler Breaks Fundraising Record With Golf Tourney

The proceeds will be split between Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area and the Randy Rawson Scholarship Program, which is run by the American Boil.er Manufacturers Association.




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Historic Inn Wins Efficiency Award From Propane Council

Propane use at Ruby’s Inn has helped eliminate 5,200 metric tons of COequivalent. This is equal to the greenhouse gas emissions from 1,410 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles driven for one year.




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Registration Opens for Boiler Industry Conference

ABMA's Boiler 2024 is scheduled for May 1-3, 2024, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora, Colorado, just outside Denver.




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Superior to Build Hydrogen-Fueled, Zero-Emissions Boilers

The DCC boiler eliminates greenhouse gas emissions, providing a clean and eco-friendly source of steam for various industries and applications, Jericho Energy Ventures said.




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Project Files: Episode 65 — Zero-Emission Hydronic Heat at Brooklyn Brownstone

The home now has a 3.9 kW solar array that offsets nearly 100% of the System M and grid power supplied from the clean-sourced ConEd program — meaning that the house has zero emission heating, cooling, and hot water.




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Heating Up: Condensing Boilers Poised to Become Top Heating Option Among Consumers

Condensing boilers save space and time on installation, as installing a condensing boiler is a pretty seamless process for a few reasons.




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Pivoting to More Efficient Energy Sources for District Heating

Advanced electrode boilers are being installed to replace outdated, inefficient fuel-burning equipment in district heating applications as part of a broader effort to meet ambitious International Energy Agency decarbonization goals.




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Project Files: Episode 33 — Canneberges Bécancour

Canneberges Bécancour, one of the most productive cranberry farms in North America, wanted to develop a freezing facility to support a original 17,000-square-foot processing plant.




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HVAC Q&A Episode 2: Motivating HVAC Contractors To Do More Refrigerant Recovery

How do we motivate HVAC contractors to do more refrigerant recovery? The ACHR NEWS posed the question to three industry experts on the front lines of the refrigerant transition. Here’s what they had to say about what that will take — and what we’re all going to be in for if we don’t.




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Innovative Cooling Methods to Reduce Emissions and Increase Efficiency

New cooling technologies that promise to revolutionize the way climate control is approached are emerging in the HVACR industry.




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Malco Products Brings Manufacturing to Former VISE-GRIP Nebraska Factory

Seven of the new full-time employees hired to start up operations previously worked at the VISE-GRIP factory. Malco plans to add jobs as production increases.




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Madison Police Saving Energy, Money at New Midtown District Building

The building, which opened in September, features energy-saving qualities that include insulated walls, occupancy sensors for lighting, and high-efficiency HVAC and boilers.




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When is the Best Time to Sell Your HVAC Business?

When you’ve decided to sell your HVAC business, the time of year to close is an important detail.




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Your Territory Manager is a Partner for Success

Leverage the business resources available to you as a contractor, and one of those resources is your distributor’s territory manager.




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How Growth From HVAC Companies Could Put Them at Risk of Ransomware Attacks

As the size – and profits – of these companies continues to grow, they are likely to come under increasing levels of cyberattack.




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Serving Your Company During the COVID-19 Crisis

This is a once-in-lifetime opportunity where leadership becomes a precious commodity.




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2024 Top Women in HVAC List

All of these women have made a mark on the HVAC industry and continue to do so. While they serve in different areas of the industry, each is making a contribution to both improve the industry and make it a more welcoming career for females.




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Experience Center is Uponor's New Training Space

The Uponor Experience Center is part of the company's North American headquarters campus and is surrounded by corporate offices, a research and design facility, and manufacturing space.




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Republic Opens New Distribution, Training Complex

The event attracted nearly 100 mechanical and electrical contractors from the surrounding area, opening the door for new business avenues both for Republic and its manufacturer partners.




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Online HVACR Training Program Now Offered in Spanish

Providing accessible and effective virtual HVACR education in Spanish is a significant step toward meeting the growing demand for skilled technicians, HVACRedu.net said.




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Wisconsin Launches First IRA Home Energy Rebate Program

Wisconsin just became the first state in the nation to launch the Home Efficiency (HOMES) portion of the IRA's rebate program.




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U.S. ‘National Heat Strategy’ Issued in Response to Increase in Heat-Related Deaths

The ‘National Heat Strategy’ is directing several different governmental agencies to implement four goals and objectives that are expected to increase U.S. resiliency to extreme heat conditions.




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EPA Issues Final Rule on Managing HFCs

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a final rule that focuses on reducing HFC leaks and maximizing refrigerant reclamation.




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Harris vs. Trump on HVACR

In their public remarks and respective campaign platforms, the presidential candidates have outlined their positions on issues that could impact the HVACR industry. 




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Variable Speed Technology is Trending in Tomorrow’s Motors

Here is the trending technology that three motor manufacturers are saying will improve the future of motors in HVAC.




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HVAC Sales: Listening to Find Rather Than Reply

The key to high close ratios and record sales is listening … listening to find, to be exact. Listen to understand their point of view, their challenges, their concerns, their objectives.




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Dynamic Systems Inc.'s SIMBA Mobile Is Designed for Distributors

Dynamic Systems Inc.’s l Stand-alone Mobile Inventory Application (SMIBA) uses barcodes to manage inventory and upload the information to any accounting system.




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NetSuite's ERP is Situated in the Cloud

NetSuite’s Oracle enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is engineered to scale with business-es as they grow and designed to streamline mission-critical processes.




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An HVACR Distributor's Guide to ERPs: When, Why, and How

Today, HVACR distributors rely on enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to handle nearly every level of their operations. Vendor data, turns, dead stock, cycle counts, sales margins, and much more can be accessed directly from a computer or, in some cases, a mobile device.




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Dave Sherry is new ServiceTitan CFO

Sherry has held CFO positions for the past ten years. “His passion and expertise will be critical as we continue to expand our capabilities to solve the biggest pain points for contractors all across the country," said Ara Mahdessian, ServiceTitan co-founder and CEO.




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Harris Companies Appoints Michel Michno as President of Construction

Harris Companies, a leading national mechanical contractor with several locations across the country, has announced the appointment of Michel Michno as the company’s new president of construction. Michno has more than 30 years of construction industry experience.




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Panasonic Canada Launches Home + Building Solutions Division

Panasonic Canada Inc. announced the launch of its Home + Building Solutions division, which will offer a wide range of products designed to meet the needs of the Canadian home building and renovation industry.




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Increase in Data Center Construction to Augment Precision Air Conditioning Market

The global data center precision air conditioning market is expected to record a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 10 percent to 2020, according to the latest market research report by Technavio.




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Economist Says HVAC Contractors Will Grow Their Bottom Lines in 2018

SAN ANTONIO — For years, one of the highlights of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America’s (MCAA’s) Annual Convention has been the economic forecast offered by Brian Beaulieu, CEO of ITR Economics in Manchester, New Hampshire.




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Aprilaire Publishes Humidifier Performance Guidelines for ECM Motors

Beginning July 3, 2019, the Department of Energy is requiring a maximum fan energy rating (FER) for furnace fans.




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Go Big or Go Home, Until It’s Time for Replacement Coils, That Is …

Nothing lasts forever. This old adage holds true, especially when it comes to HVAC coils.




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York Mission Critical AHUs Enhance Efficiency, Reliability in Data Centers

The York® Mission Critical Direct Evaporative Cooling (DEC) Air Handling Units (AHUs) from Johnson Controls Inc. are designed to meet data centers’ specific needs.




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Project Files: Episode 21 — University of Arkansas Rec Building

When your campus is home to 27,000 students, indoor air quality is of the utmost importance.




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The Customer Experience is a Matter of Mindset and Process

When customers call your service company, it’s for one thing — your expertise. They don’t want a price, the problem fixed, the fast and cheap solution, etc. like many technicians think. They want good information and possibly a little guidance to make a good decision.




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HVAC Tech Forced to Watch As All His Tools Are Stolen

An HVAC tech was stuck on a roof as a trio of brazen thieves made off with all his tools after kicking over his ladder during a daylight heist.




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Embraco Showcased Its Vision for the Future of Refrigeration

With over 20 years of experience in natural refrigerants, Embraco’s compressor portfolio features products for commercial food service, food retail, merchandisers, and aftermarket segments. Conveniently, the booth was sectioned into these four different segments, so AHR Expo attendees could easily find the R-290 solution they were looking for.




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Project Files: Episode 45 — New Jersey Cold Storage Warehouse Overhaul

Lineage Logistics recently funded renovations to the refrigeration system at a New Jersey facility, including replacement of an evaporative condenser.




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Checklists Can Help Determine What Is Causing the Problem in a Refrigeration System

There are several reasons why the compressor discharge temperature of a refrigeration system can be high when the condensing temperature is not, and a checklist can help a technician figure out the root problem.




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Project Files: Episode 29 — Aquatic Center at Mylan Park

The new $48 million Aquatic Center at Mylan Park is unquestionably the most state-of-the-art indoor pool complex in West Virginia.




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One Simple Test to Discover Restrictive Duct Systems

A duct system is the part of an HVAC system that most homeowners don’t consider, yet it determines how well their equipment works.




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Don’t Tuck Duct Issues Into the Install

The owner has bought into the project, the contract has been signed, and the design has been designed. Today is ductwork day.




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Project Files: Episode 37 — LEED Gold Sheet Metal Facility Retrofit

In 2017, RenewAire moved into a 110,000-square-foot building and retrofitted it as one of the nation’s few LEED Gold-certified industrial facilities.




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Manufacturers Offer Advice on Reducing Noise From Air Handlers

Air handlers are the heart of an HVAC system, moving the conditioned air through a building. Like a heart, they can generate a lot of noise while operating. Manufacturers, however, are taking steps to reduce that noise.




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How to Diagnose and Solve a Home’s Ventilation Issues

Many homeowners may underestimate the importance of proper ventilation, which a lack of could cause discomfort and higher energy bills.




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Did Record Heat Boost HVAC Sales This Summer?

Sales of air conditioners and heat pumps were brisk this summer, as record heat blanketed much of the U.S.