7 Predictions for HVAC in 2026
Barton James, president and CEO of ACCA, didn’t mince words when summing up last year. “2025 was a freaking train wreck,” he said. “It was tough.” What is coming down the pipeline for 2026? We asked...
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DOE’s Proposed Efficiency Rollbacks Raise Industry Concerns Over Imports, Consumer Impact
In May, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled the first phase of what it called the largest deregulatory effort in history — a proposal to eliminate or reduce 47 regulations, including several that apply to the HVACR industry...
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Trump Tariffs Kick In, and Could Raise HVAC Prices
Just after midnight on Thursday, President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs kicked in, slapping import taxes of up to 50% on goods imported to the U.S. from more than 60 trading partners around the globe. Imports from India and...
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Big, Beautiful Bill Has Positives and Negatives for HVAC Industry
Like the name implies, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will affect many, if not all, industries. The HVAC industry will certainly be affected. President Trump’s signature legislation passed on Thursday, July 3, after much debate, argument...
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HVAC Tax Credits on the Chopping Block: House Bill Threatens Key Incentives
This week, House Republicans unveiled their much-anticipated tax package, and the news was not great for HVAC tax credits. The 389-page bill included the repeal of two major HVAC tax credits that address residential energy efficiency...
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Trump, GOP Overturn Refrigeration Efficiency Rules
The federal government’s back-and-forth on HVACR regulations continued on Friday, May 9, when President Trump signed legislation that cancels efficiency rules for walk-in coolers and freezers established in the final months of the Biden...
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Trump’s New Executive Order Puts Skilled Trades — and HVACR — Front and Center
On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order that emphasizes a shift from America’s traditional “college for all approach,” aiming instead to modernize American workforce programs to prepare citizens for the...
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HVAC Industry Pushes Back on Trump’s Plan to Scrap Energy Star
For more than 30 years, American consumers looking to buy a high-efficiency a/c, furnace, or washing machine could scan the appliance aisle for the blue-and-white Energy Star sticker and know the product they took home was going to save them...
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