Stan Kolbe, the Executive Director of Government and Political Affairs at the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA), has been recognized as one of 2024’s Top Association Lobbyists by The Hill...
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The ongoing transition to lower-GWP refrigerants was the dominant issue in HVACR this year, but other political and regulatory developments, from Donald Trump’s successful bid to return to the White House to local battles over attempts to ban new...
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Though our president-elect doesn’t take office until January, HVACR groups are already looking forward to what they think is to come: more business-friendly regulation. Senior political analyst at BIPAC, Jim Ellis, told ACCA members during a...
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The HVACR industry will face a significantly changed national political landscape, one that several industry trade groups are welcoming, next year. With Donald Trump returning to the White House and Republicans capturing a majority in the U.S...
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The results are in, and Donald Trump will be our 45th and 47th president. To be honest, I was not expecting to write this column so quickly. I was under the assumption that it would take days, if not weeks, for us to get the results. And while...
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Rebuffing critiques that President Joe Biden wasn’t supporting the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris enough, the president issued strong endorsements for his former running mate at the Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 Training Center on...
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Neither Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris have much to say about the HVACR industry. But through their respective platforms, campaign speeches, and other public statements, Trump, the former president and current Republican presidential nominee...
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The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART) held its third general convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, from August 12 to 16, 2024. Delegates from across North America gathered to elect new leadership...
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“Sometimes when we would talk about inverter technology, all I would get back were blank stares. A place like this really speeds up the educational process.” – Dave Calabrese Senior vice president Daikin The...
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“We reinforced our authority in the workforce policy and energy policy space.” – Mark Valentini vice president of legislative affairs Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors–National Association HVAC and...
Read moreWhen I first started on The ACHR NEWS, this was an easy topic to write about. The narrative was simple. The federal government was overstepping and getting overly involved in the HVAC industry. And there is certainly a good chance that a lot of...
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