2+ week, 6+ day ago   (373+ words) INNOVATION: Bel-Aire Mechanical leverages AI-powered safety conversations to set a new industry benchmark for worker protection and culture. In a year defined by change across the construction industry, Bel-Aire Mechanical, LLC, a Legence Company, has set a new standard for…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (256+ words) NEW SMART THERMOSTATS: The American Standard Gold Smart Thermostat, shown here, and the Trane Priority Smart Thermostat are designed for HVAC systems with 24 V controls and give homeowners convenient remote access through a mobile app or voice assistant while equipping…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (316+ words) MULTIFAMILY PORTFOLIO: This Guardian side-discharge heat pump is among the new HVAC products from Bosch Home Comfort Group designed specifically for multifamily applications. DALLAS — Bosch Home Comfort Group has released new lineups of Evcon and Guardian heating and cooling solutions…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (337+ words) U.S. INVESTMENT: A new Mitsubishi Electric Corp. subsidiary, MEHITS US Inc., plans to repurpose part of this factory in Mason, Ohio, in order to manufacture information cooling technology equipment there. TOKYO — Mitsubishi Electric Corp. plans to manufacture information technology cooling equipment…...

1+ year, 1+ week ago   (689+ words) ASSOCIATE TO TECH: Graduates of Walmart’s A2T program are stepping into new technician roles across the country. The A2T program was modeled after Walmart’s Associate-to-Driver program — a training that allows Walmart associates to become truck drivers for the company — which similarly helped…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (351+ words) Silicon Valley is placing an increasingly large bet on the skilled trades. Google recently committed $50 million to initiatives designed to help prepare more than 300,000 workers to enter trades like HVACR, while Meta launched America’s Workforce Academy, a nationwide training program…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1227+ words) USING SOFTWARE SKILLFULLY: Experts from field-service management (FSM) software companies say HVAC contractors should decide which metrics are most important and take focused steps to improve them rather than trying to make sense of all available data at once. Modern…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (799+ words) RELIABLE: Chris Cowins has spent decades ensuring the backbone of data center cooling towers is as reliable as the servers they protect. With digital infrastructure continuing to expand, high-density data centers are pushing the envelope in terms of the scale…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (471+ words) HIGH DEMAND: There's a shortage of skilled technicians, and it's up to the industry to recruit the new workforce. You know it, and I know it: The trades offer an incredible career path. But we’re not the ones who need…...