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PHCC Legislative Conference: Collaboration on Capitol Hill

May 29, 2024

PHCC’s Legislative Conference coincided with Air-Conditioning Heating and Refrigeration Institute’s (AHRI) Policy Forum and Heating Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International’s (HARDI) Congressional fly-in. This was the second consecutive year the entire industry was present in Washington, D.C.

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The lowdown on energy, water systems, refrigerants and product standards activity

Industry standards closed 2023 with a flurry of activity.

Misty Guard

February 2, 2024

In February, Standards Development Organizations review end-of-year activities. Energy, water systems, refrigerants, and products had a lot of activity in 2023. See lists for new, revised, or reaffirmed standards, standards in development, and withdrawn standards.

AHRI: Water heater shipments dip in February

April 8, 2019

Equipment shipment data courtesy of the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).

AHRI: Residential water heater shipments up slightly in September

Industry data are aggregated from the information supplied by AHRI member companies

November 2, 2018

A shipment is defined as when a unit transfers ownership; a consignment is not a transfer of ownership.

November 2017 Residential Water Heater Shipments

Water heater shipments dip in November

AHRI releases November 2017 equipment shipment data

January 16, 2018

Industry data are aggregated from the information supplied by AHRI member companies.

Residential, commercial water heater shipments jump in September

Shipment data are supplied by AHRI member companies

November 17, 2017

Residential storage water heater shipments increase 14.6% in September

AHRI intervenes in lawsuit involving commercial boilers

Two lawsuits seek to mandate that DOE finalize several energy efficiency regulations

July 18, 2017

The motion would allow AHRI to participate in all relevant discussions, advocate for stakeholders in federal rulemakings.

Water heater shipments up more than 12% in March

May 16, 2017

Industry data is aggregated from the information supplied by AHRI member companies that participate in the statistics program and could be subject to revision.

AHRI releases February 2017 U.S. equipment shipment data

April 28, 2017

Industry data is aggregated from the information supplied by AHRI member companies that participate in the statistics program.

How to properly size finned-tube baseboard heat emitters

Have a look at the rating tables for most finned-tube baseboard sold in North America and chances are you’ll see a footnote.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

March 29, 2017

Have a look at the rating tables for most finned-tube baseboard sold in North America and chances are you’ll see a footnote under the table that reads something like this: “Ratings are based on active fin length and include 15% heating effect factor.”