The ACHR NEWS

Canada Mandates Condensing Furnaces
The day Jan. 1, 2010 will bring many changes to the HVAC industry. As of that date, R-22 will no longer be available in new cooling systems manufactured in the United States or Canada, and our neighbors to the north will have a new nat...ional minimum energy performance standard for gas furnaces —...

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Instructor of the Year: Larry Ball
We all know that the industry keeps talking about getting students interested in the industry at a younger age; Larry Ball, the HVAC instructor at Foothill High School, is doing it. By working in conjunction with the local college, he i...s able to not only bring students in younger, he is able to g...

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New Hire Verification Mandated
In the midst of vast political and economic changes, the challenge of hiring a competent and legal workforce presents the nation with a demanding task. The federal government is now requiring any general contractor or subcontractor — workin...g on or looking to work on federal contracts — use an...

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Fed Reports Improving Economy
The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) released new information indicating that the economy is beginning to pick up. The federal government declared the recession over a few months ago, but cautioned that recovery, especi...ally job recovery, may not be as quick as the rece...

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Waiting for Final Ruling
It has been nine months since the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rules affecting sales, distribution, and servicing of HVACR equipment as well as how much new HCFC-22 could be produced. Many in the industry have been waiting for t...hose proposed rules to become final. Well, they app...

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Green Economy Offers ‘New Deal’ for Contractors
Discussions of the economic recovery often include talks of a so-called green economy. According to Wikipedia, this includes “green energy generation based on renewable energy to substitute for fossil fuels and energy conse...rvation for efficient energy use.” Many see it as a kind of Ne...

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Smart Grid Fuels Controls Trend
The HVAC industry is perched on the next piece of cutting-edge technology — the emerging smart grid. Still early in its development, the government is working to integrate and manage a new electricity grid designed to monitor and manage en...ergy usage, much like a thermostat monitors and manages ...

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HARDI Study: Sluggish Economy and Weather Grip Summer
The Heating, Airconditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) partnered with J.P. Morgan Equity Research in the company’s latest proprietary HVAC distributor survey released in July, which collecte...d market projections for this cooling season. Results revealed a soft star...

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Warming Up to Commercial Equipment
Every year The NEWS introduces the latest heating equipment that is available for the upcoming winter season. The intent is to help contractors prepare for this busy period by doing the research that will help them distinguish between b...rands. The Commercial Heating Showcase is published in this i...

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