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The Labor Shortage Hits Peak Season — And This Summer, the Gap Has a Number

The HVAC industry is short 110,000 technicians — and peak season just arrived. The contractors who ran lean through 2025 are now competing for the same small pool of available techs at the worst possible time.

Jun 16, 2026

by Jared Genser

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HVAC Shipments Rise for a Third Consecutive Month — But the Hole Is Still Deep

Jun 16, 2026

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The 2026 HVAC Contractor Forum Is Coming to Frisco, Texas in November — Here Is What ACHR News Is Building

Jun 16, 2026

by Shelly Thomas

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R-455A and the Cold Storage Opportunity — Why Natural Refrigerants Are Gaining Ground in Commercial Refrigeration in 2026

Jun 16, 2026

by Shelly Thomas

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Danfoss Proves 21% Energy Savings in Transcritical CO2 Refrigeration — What the Multi Ejector HP Results Mean for Cold Storage and Food Retail

Jun 16, 2026

by Jared Genser

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The 2026 Electricity Bill Surge — 8.5% Higher Cooling Bills This Summer and What HVAC Contractors Can Do With That Number

Jun 15, 2026

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AUX AIR USA Launches One-Way Cassette for Tight Ceiling Applications — What It Means for Contractors Doing Commercial and Residential Retrofits

Jun 15, 2026

by Shelly Thomas

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Women Make Up Just 3% of the HVAC Workforce. Women in HVACR's New Mentor Training Program Is Trying to Change That

Jun 15, 2026

by Shelly Thomas

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Kelvin Group Acquires Mullally Bros. in Troy, New York — Industrial Refrigeration Consolidation Reaches the Northeast Food and Beverage Sector

Jun 15, 2026

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AO Smith Raises Water Heater Prices 7% on June 22 — What HVAC Contractors Selling Water Heaters Need to Know Right Now

Jun 15, 2026

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Bluon Brings a Harvard Business School Professor Into Its AI Strategy — What It Signals About Where HVAC Technology Is Going

Jun 15, 2026

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The 2026 HVAC Financing Gap — 62% of Homeowners Move Forward When Payment Plans Are Offered. Most Contractors Still Are Not Offering Them.

Jun 11, 2026

by Shelly Thomas

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The 2026 HVAC Data Center Cooling Race — Chillers, Liquid Cooling, and What the AI Infrastructure Boom Means for HVAC Equipment Manufacturers

Jun 11, 2026

by Jared Genser