The HVAC and water heating industries are currently navigating one of the most significant shifts in decades. 

The United States is currently facing a severe housing crunch. One recent Axios analysis found that the U.S. housing market is short 3.2 million homes, noting “there aren’t enough homes to keep up with the increase in households.”

Being without air conditioning in the Atlanta heat is stressful enough. But there’s another type of stress that’s easily overlooked. Techs enter the home carrying tools and equipment.

As technology evolves in buildings, more systems are generating data about their own performance, and our knowledge of how to operate buildings more safely and sustainably continues to grow with it.

Nobody said 2026 would be easy.  The refrigerant transition that reshaped purchasing patterns last year did not simply resolve itself when the calendar turned.

In the HVAC industry, it’s easy to feel like everything is becoming more advanced and more complicated. Building automation systems (BASs) are more capable.

NTI’s largest graduating class of 2026 fills critical HVAC, plumbing and electrical jobs.  

This is APR’s first location in West Virginia.

Contractor Commerce teams with Mediagistic to help home service companies convert more customers online.

BDR's two-day Profit and Growth Accelerator Series heads to Texas Aug. 18-19, offering home service contractors practical training to boost sales, pricing and profitability.