While not often addressed, the air handler in an HVAC system has a significant role to play.

Designing, selling, and producing AHUs is a long process. Is there anything we can do to accelerate the process?

Unico System, in conjunction with Ecoer, announced a corporate alliance at the recent AHR Expo that will offer an inverter heat pump optimized to pair with Unico’s small duct air handlers.

Unico Inc. announced it is making highly efficient EC motors standard for all blower models within its modular air handling units.

Engineers say that, designed properly, run strategically, and equipped with the right accessories, air-handling units can help save energy in a commercial HVAC system.

One-year study conducted on Atlanta commercial high rise’s HVAC systems proves UVC lamps reap energy efficiency payback benefits.

New technology has made air handlers more efficient and much quieter, and when paired with heat pumps, a great all-electric and sustainable option.

When paired with heat pumps, air handlers are a great all-electric and sustainable option.

When customers call your service company, it’s for one thing — your expertise. They don’t want a price, the problem fixed, the fast and cheap solution, etc. like many technicians think. They want good information and possibly a little guidance to make a good decision.

Here is the potential problem: A contractor quotes a customer on the compressor replacement, and he agrees to repair the cooler at the quoted price. Then, as the technician is completing the job — or even after he has finished replacing the compressor — he finds out there is another system problem.

AI-enabled HVAC systems can offer benefits for building owners and occupants. By monitoring and analyzing conditions inside a space, as well as outdoors, the system can constantly make adjustments to the environment based on the data being collected.

Fieldpiece Instruments opened a U.K. office to add to its European operation and to provide sales and customer service in the United Kingdom.

Chris Forth, vice president of codes, standards and environmental affairs at Johnson Controls Inc., told a group of AHR attendees the industry can increase equipment installations with the help of the tax incentives and consumer rebates in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

An HVAC tech was stuck on a roof as a trio of brazen thieves made off with all his tools after kicking over his ladder during a daylight heist.

Responding to increased public awareness of the importance of healthy indoor air quality, the hospitality industry is stepping up its game when it comes to providing guests with fresher, cleaner, and, sometimes, sanitized indoor air.

Sensibo produces smart heating and cooling devices and IAQ monitoring products, allowing users to control their heating and cooling equipment with artificial intelligence, data, and sensors, while taking advantage of air quality data to optimize equipment use and reduce energy consumption.

Residential air movement and ventilation can be a challenge that requires multiple callbacks. There is a way to fix that, though.

With two airside measurements and a little math, you can test and even adjust an outside air duct in a few minutes.

The new $48 million Aquatic Center at Mylan Park is unquestionably the most state-of-the-art indoor pool complex in West Virginia.

This time, the conversation turns to duct sealing and what it means in terms of system efficiency and energy savings.

A duct system is the part of an HVAC system that most homeowners don’t consider, yet it determines how well their equipment works.

Ducts play a crucial role but are often overlooked.

The owner has bought into the project, the contract has been signed, and the design has been designed. Today is ductwork day.

How can an effective airflow strategy ensure quality ventilation and optimal indoor air quality, without breaking the budget?

Properly sealing and maintaining heating and cooling ducts is a low-cost measure that can improve energy efficiency.

In 2017, RenewAire moved into a 110,000-square-foot building and retrofitted it as one of the nation’s few LEED Gold-certified industrial facilities.

Poorly installed HVAC systems work twice as hard as they should and suffer from a wide variety of invisible health problems.

Even if a system is replaced, if ductwork is undersized, the homeowner won’t be getting the best bang for their buck.

Don’t assume equipment capacity or conditions. Instead, do some digging and find the tables for the equipment you install and service.

While some contractors fabricate sheet metal in-house and others outsource that work, both groups can benefit from a few best practices.

By employing a ventilation strategy such as a DOAS, conditioned fresh air can be brought into the building, thus improving IAQ and ensuring a safer environment.

Diverse examples show the importance of air movement and the creative ways in which contractors and manufacturers have dealt with it successfully.

In the end, it's about airflow control. Unless your solution involves airflow and pressure measurement, you're guessing whether the repair worked.

Some savvy investors realize the greatest potential for helping the environment and getting a good return on investment comes from the HVAC industry.

Air handlers are the heart of an HVAC system, moving the conditioned air through a building. Like a heart, they can generate a lot of noise while operating. Manufacturers, however, are taking steps to reduce that noise.

Context can help professionals direct their attention to where duct leakage can best be addressed.

Sales is not an evil word, despite what many would have you believe. However, there is a right way and a wrong way to sell.

Many homeowners may underestimate the importance of proper ventilation, which a lack of could cause discomfort and higher energy bills.

Here are three lessons I learned while setting out to improve my skills selling duct upgrades.

Many in our industry believe the duct material used in an installation determines how well the HVAC system moves air. The issue isn’t the material type, it’s how we install the product.

The ductless market has grown significantly in the U.S. in the last 20 years. What was once a fringe product has become a prominent subset of the HVAC world.

When the efficiency of an HVAC system is discussed, proper ductwork is often overlooked. But at the AHR Expo in Las Vegas, it was discussed plenty at the Johns Manville booth.

A move into duct-cleaning work is natural for HVAC contractors looking to expand their repertoire and add another source of revenue.

With a little help from the folks at RectorSeal, the editors at the NEWS have developed a Top 10 list of ductless installation accessories. 

The Polk County Best Places to Work awards were annouced during a recent sports-themed breakfast in Lakeland, Florida.

I hope you see the potential for this formula. It will make your life easier and help you predict changes to blower speed settings with more accuracy and reliability.

The most rewarding aspects of working in the HVACR field is being able to solve comfort and efficiency issues for homeowners. I love to look back at a job upon completion and say, “Yeah! We did that!”

During my time in this industry, I think we’ve done a really good job of adding more women across different fields. Women don’t always think about HVACR, but it’s an industry that needs good leaders just like any other.

Women entering the trades as technicians must overcome the perception that they aren’t strong enough or mechanically inclined enough to be a service tech. Even though women have worked in the skilled trades industry for decades, there is still a stigma about women working as HVAC technicians, plumbers, or electricians.

Like anything you really want to achieve, I think bringing more women into this field needs to be an active and purposeful exercise.