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      <title>HVAC and the 2024 Election</title>
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        <![CDATA[The federal government has become much more involved in the HVAC industry. How will the 2024 election affect this trend?]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Refrigerant Transition Takes a Big Step in 2025</title>
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        <![CDATA[The HVAC industry is facing changes as of January 1, 2025, which is when the manufacture of R-410A equipment ends and California implements its ban on high-GWP refrigerants.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Decarbonization Advocates Put Ideals Into Practice</title>
      <author>mattjachman@achrnews.com (Matt Jachman)</author>
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        <![CDATA[Two professionals who work in nonprofits in the environmental movement tell <em>The NEWS</em> about their energy-saving, emissions-reducing home HVAC systems.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/154732</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>IRA Funds Start To Trickle Down To States</title>
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        <![CDATA[As IRA money starts flowing, HVAC contractors await details on what qualifications they may need to participate in state-managed rebate programs.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/154641</guid>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>This Only Happens in the HVAC Industry</title>
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        <![CDATA[HVAC is an industry where new employees can work hard and eventually own their own business. ]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/154602</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Top 40 Under 40 Contest Returns</title>
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        <![CDATA[<em>The ACHR NEWS</em> is once again holding its HVAC Top 40 Under 40 contest. ]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/154508</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17-opinions/post/154508-top-40-under-40-contest-returns</link>
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      <title>Hybrid Heat Pumps Offer Practical Compromise</title>
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        <![CDATA[Hybrid systems offer a pathway that balances environmental concerns with practical considerations, ensuring a more sustainable and feasible transition towards cleaner energy sources.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/154503</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Keep An Eye On Other Regulations This Year</title>
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        <![CDATA[While refrigerant regulations are important, there are other rules and regulations being implemented that HVACR contractors need to understand.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/154384</guid>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2024 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17-opinions/post/154384-keep-an-eye-on-other-regulations-this-year</link>
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      <title>Texas HVAC Contractor Offers Midlife Refresh on Equipment</title>
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        <![CDATA[In an HVAC market that is now more repair than replace, one HVAC contractor has a unique solution.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/154359</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Are HVAC Contractors Getting the Message on Heat Pumps?</title>
      <author>mattjachman@achrnews.com (Matt Jachman)</author>
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        <![CDATA[His jacket was emblazoned with the logo of a manufacturer of high-performing heat pumps, but when I mentioned that we were thinking of getting one, the tech shot down the idea.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/154290</guid>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Servicing Customers With Meaningful Conversations</title>
      <author>hannahbelloli@achrnews.com (Hannah Belloli)</author>
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        <![CDATA[Contractors have to ensure their service agreements actually service customers, and have meaningful conversations with them to solve their problems.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/154278</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Don’t Fall For Fake Recovery Cylinders</title>
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        <![CDATA[Growing demand for recovered HFCs highlights the importance of proper refrigerant recovery. Unfortunately, counterfeit recovery cylinders are emerging amid this increasing need.]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>How Many Homeowners Know What a Heat Pump Does?</title>
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        <![CDATA[A recent survey shows homeowners are unfamiliar with what an HVAC heat pump can accomplish.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Odds Are This Won’t Be The Last Refrigerant Transition</title>
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        <![CDATA[The transition to A2Ls will likely serve as an interim solution. Europe has already embraced propane in certain heat pump systems, and the U.S. may follow suit, albeit with a different low-GWP refrigerant.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/154112</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2024 07:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Study Shows What to Plan For in the 2024 HVAC Market</title>
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        <![CDATA[Now that 2023 has come to a close, the HVAC industry begins to look toward 2024 to see what is in store.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/154052</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 07:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17-opinions/post/154052-study-shows-what-to-plan-for-in-the-2024-hvac-market</link>
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      <title>Recruit People Into HVAC With Your Photo on the Cover of &lt;em&gt;The ACHR NEWS&lt;/em&gt;</title>
      <author>mariataylor@achrnews.com (Maria Taylor)</author>
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        <![CDATA[A couple months ago, <em>The ACHR NEWS</em> ran a cover image from a stock photo website. We try not to do this often, but finding “real” photos to illustrate our stories can be tricky. And boy, did we hear from you.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/154002</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>2024 Brings Sweeping Changes to the HVACR Industry</title>
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        <![CDATA[The HVACR industry will undergo numerous changes in 2024, including a large cut in HFC production, the introduction of new refrigerants, and the penultimate year to legally install R-410A split systems.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/153990</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17-opinions/post/153990-2024-brings-sweeping-changes-to-the-hvacr-industry</link>
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      <title>3 Tips to Help Recruit Gen Z Workers</title>
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        <![CDATA[At the most recent ACCA Next Level fall meeting, ESCO Institute’s Clifton Beck explained Gen Z workers.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/153898</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17-opinions/post/153898-3-tips-to-help-recruit-gen-z-workers</link>
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      <title>Grocers Not Yet Sold On CO₂ Refrigeration Systems</title>
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        <![CDATA[Some food retailers express concerns over CO₂ refrigeration systems, which they have found to be leaky and less energy efficient than expected.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/153879</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 07:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17-opinions/post/153879-grocers-not-yet-sold-on-co2-refrigeration-systems</link>
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      <title>Hasty Heat Pump Installations Could Lead To Headaches</title>
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        <![CDATA[With the rush to install heat pumps across the U.S., industry experts are concerned that they may not be installed correctly.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/153753</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17-opinions/post/153753-hasty-heat-pump-installations-could-lead-to-headaches</link>
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      <title>ACE Is the Place With the Helpful HVAC?</title>
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        <![CDATA[ACE Hardware recently purchased 15 HVAC contracting businesses.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/153705</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17-opinions/post/153705-ace-is-the-place-with-the-helpful-hvac</link>
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      <title>Hot New Cooling Technologies</title>
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        <![CDATA[The decarbonization trend has spurred the development of new cooling equipment technologies that often use humidity control to increase efficiency and reduce emissions.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/153630</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17-opinions/post/153630-hot-new-cooling-technologies</link>
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      <title>Homeowners Views on HVAC Go Public</title>
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        <![CDATA[Residential HVAC homeowner survey helps contractors sell at the kitchen table.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/153617</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>You Should Be Selling to Landlords</title>
      <author>mariataylor@achrnews.com (Maria Taylor)</author>
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        <![CDATA[Incentives for multifamily HVAC projects are becoming available through the Inflation Reduction Act.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/153568</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Three Cheers For Air Conditioning and Refrigeration</title>
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        <![CDATA[Air conditioning and refrigeration are marvelous inventions and have a transformative impact on comfort and health, underscoring their irreplaceable role in modern living.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/153525</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Lean Into the Millennial Customer</title>
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        <![CDATA[Millennials need to be marketed to by HVAC contractors.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/153509</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Window Air Conditioners Take a U-Turn</title>
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        <![CDATA[New window units are quiet and efficient, and HVAC contractors may want to consider offering them to customers who need them on an emergency – or long-term – basis.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/153357</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>HVAC Business Success: Trust Your Bullpen</title>
      <author>woerpelh@bnpmedia.com (Herb Woerpel)</author>
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        <![CDATA[Regardless who’s running the call, trust your process, and the results will follow.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/153266</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17-opinions/post/153266-hvac-business-success-trust-your-bullpen</link>
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      <title>5 Reasons to be Positive About the HVAC Industry</title>
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        <![CDATA[Here are five reasons HVAC contractors should be positive about the short- and long-term future of the industry.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/153194</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17-opinions/post/153194-5-reasons-to-be-positive-about-the-hvac-industry</link>
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      <title>Check in With Your Top Salesperson</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[While an HVAC contractor’s website can bring in the same revenue as a top salesperson, it rarely gets the same attention.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17/post/153126</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.achrnews.com/blogs/17-opinions/post/153126-check-in-with-your-top-salesperson</link>
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