Arlington, Va. — The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), a supporter of the HVACR & Mechanical Conference for Education Professionals, today announced that registration has opened for next year’s conference, which will be held March 9-11, 2015, at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, Maryland (near the BWI airport in Read more
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Residential Storage Water Heaters U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for September 2014 increased 9.5 percent, to 365,132 units, up from 333,392 units shipped in September 2013. Residential electric storage water heater shipments increased 17.2 percent in September 2014, to 356,724 units, up from 304,310 units shipped in September 2013. For the year-to-date Read more
Last week AHRI Vice President of Public Affairs Francis Dietz and Director of Education Warren Lupson attended the PHCC Annual Meeting and apprenticeship competition in New Orleans. Among the highlights of the meeting was a two-day competition in which 31 HVACR and plumbing apprentices had the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and skills. Lupson and Read more
Arlington, Va. – At a White House event, Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) President and CEO Stephen Yurek announced that the nation’s heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) industry will invest $5 billion in research and development (R&D) funds over the next decade to develop the next generation of refrigerants and the air Read more
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has issued a new report that shows the macroeconomic impact of federal regulations. The study also reveals the extent to which manufacturers bear a disproportionate share of the regulatory burden, and that burden is heaviest on small manufacturers because their compliance costs are often not affected by economies of Read more