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Hapman, a pioneer in the design and manufacture of custom bulk material handling equipment, is proud to announce its new test lab designed to help processors more accurately evaluate how materials will perform in conveying applications. The expanded facility allows customers to validate equipment selection, refine system design and reduce project risk before equipment is installed. Conveyors and integrated system tests The facility now accommodates bulk bag unloading and filling, higher-throu...
Carrier Global Corporation, a global pioneer in intelligent climate and energy solutions, today announced a major milestone in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Commercial Building HVAC Technology Challenge with the launch of commercial field trials for its next-generation rooftop heat pump technology designed for broad commercial adoption. “After proving our innovation in the lab, we’re thrilled to show how it performs in operating commercial environments. Our engineering...
Bluon, the industry-pioneering AI and data company for HVAC contractors, announces the expanded availability of its integration within BuildOps, the first operations platform built for commercial HVAC service, project and equipment management. Following a successful trial period, the Bluon integration is now broadly accessible to BuildOps users, bringing Bluon’s proprietary AI and extensive equipment and parts database directly into BuildOps’ commercial HVAC workflows. This allows t...
SmartAC, the premier B2B SaaS platform providing smart monitoring, analytics, and an end-to-end customer engagement for HVAC service providers to accelerate sustainable, long-term growth, has announced a strategic partnership with Simmons One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning™, a family-owned HVAC pioneer serving Fayetteville, Laurinburg, Pinehurst, and eight additional North Carolina markets. Through its partnership with SmartAC, Simmons One Hour continues to achieve over a 50% club me...
Q-PAC, a pioneer in the design and manufacturing of advanced commercial HVAC fan systems, announces two newly released control panel options: the Fan-Only and Fused Disconnect solutions. These options formally join Q-PAC’s lineup of Basic and Premium Control Panels, providing engineers, contractors, and facility teams with expanded choices and streamlined integration for every HVAC fan project need. Design and Controls Both the Fan-Only and Fused Disconnect options are designed to...
Housecall Pro’s 2025 Winter Virtual Summit brought together thousands of home service professionals for a full day of training, coaching and community-driven learning focused on the future of the trades. The free, semi-annual event featured Emmy® Award-winning host Mike Rowe, who spoke candidly about how AI is reshaping essential industries and eliminating administrative busywork—creating a once-in-a-generation moment in which skilled Pros will define the future of wo...
Carrier introduces i-Vu® Pro v10, a next-generation building automation system (BAS) designed to help facilities of all sizes enhance operational efficiency, collaboration, and resilience. Designed for seamless integration with Carrier HVAC equipment, i-Vu Pro v10 provides facility managers and technicians with powerful tools to support smarter building performance and more connected stakeholder engagement. Carrier is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, a pioneer in intelligent clima...
Trane Technologies, a climate innovator, and Amazon announce groundbreaking results through advanced AI to improve energy efficiency and decarbonization in key real estate assets. The project, powered by Trane Technologies through BrainBox AI, in conjunction with AWS, showcases a successful collaboration in building decarbonization, delivering proven solutions that reduce energy use and carbon emissions. Optimizes HVAC systems Initial deployment at three pilot Amazon Grocery fulfillment...
Housecall Pro, a major software platform for home service professionals, announces its upcoming Winter Virtual Summit 2025: The Real Dirt on Building a Year-Round Business, a free virtual event taking place on Dec. 4, 2025. Designed for trade professionals and home service business owners, including plumbers, electricians, HVAC technicians and landscapers, the summit will deliver field-tested strategies to drive consistent growth and to increase profitability, even amidst seasonal slowdowns or...
Interplay Learning, the pioneer in immersive learning for the skilled trades, announced the expansion of its Apprenticeship Services and the launch of Engagement Services. These strategic services are designed to help organizations tackle two of the industry's biggest challenges: developing qualified workers and keeping learners engaged in ongoing training and professional development. With the skilled trades facing a persistent talent shortage, many companies struggle to build structured train...
Alexandre de Palmas, currently Executive Director of Carrefour Spain, has been appointed Executive Director of Carrefour France, a member of the Group Executive Committee, effective September 4. He succeeds Rami Baitieh, who is leaving the Group to pursue a new professional project abroad. Elodie Perthuisot has been appointed Executive Director of Carrefour Spain, a member of the Group Executive Committee, effective September 4. She retains her position as Executive Director E-commerce, Data an...
WorkHero, the AI-powered back office for small HVAC contractors, announced a $5 million seed round led by Navitas Capital, with participation from Workshop Ventures, York IE, and several strategic angels, including a former ServiceTitan executive. Small HVAC business owners are drowning in paperwork. Data from a recent survey that WorkHero conducted with HVAC School shows that small HVAC business owners spend over 20 hours per week on administrative tasks. Legacy...
CAREL invites professionals involved in the development and design of HVAC/R solutions to join the free webinar “STone Virtual Loop – Advanced emulation tool for HVAC/R software development”, scheduled for 2 December 2025 at 4 pm CET. The 45-minute session, held in English, will demonstrate how virtual emulation can make development teams’ work more efficient and improve the quality of results. During the webinar, Matteo Galenda, CAREL Application Specialist HVAC Re...
Resideo Technologies announced the industry-changing Honeywell Home ElitePRO smart thermostat, powered by Pro-IQ services. It delivers the precise comfort and reliability that HVAC contractors demand from Honeywell Home, America’s No. 1 most trusted thermostat brand,1 and goes beyond expectations to provide an intuitive user interface on Resideo's largest touchscreen ever. The new smart thermostat streams live video from compatible doorbells, offers seamless indoor air quality (IAQ) monit...
Bluon, Inc., an innovative software company that provides indispensable technical data and support via its proprietary database and AI platform to boost productivity for HVAC contractors and their service technicians, announced a strategic partnership with Housecall Pro, a major software platform designed to empower home service professionals. This collaboration integrates Bluon’s cutting-edge database and technical support directly into the Housecall Pro platform, providing technicians e...
Global HVAC technology pioneer LG Electronics has introduced “Pathway to Platinum,” a new initiative designed to elevate the success of LG’s Pro Dealers. The initiative focuses on enhancing dealer performance, expanding technical expertise, and helping dealers strengthen customer relationships through a comprehensive blend of education, marketing support, and business development tools. LG’s Pathway to Platinum program, introduced at the recent 2025 LG Pro Dealer Su...
Housecall Pro has launched AI-powered, hands-free invoicing within its pioneering home services software platform. With simple voice commands, field technicians in plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and other skilled trades can now generate and send invoices—eliminating manual entry and accelerating payments. “Every minute you spend on paperwork is a minute you're not earning money or serving customers," said Roland Ligtenberg, Housecall Pro Co-Founder and SVP of Innovation. "We built th...
Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator, announced the launch of the AI-powered Tech Assistant, a first-of-its-kind tool integrated within the Trane® Technician App™ and the American Standard® Heating & Air Conditioning Technician App™ that empowers HVAC field technicians to solve problems faster with real-time, intelligent guidance. This breakthrough technology represents a significant advancement in field service capabilities, providing technicians with instant...
Eurovent is proud to announce codeBIM as a Silver Sponsor of the EUROVENT SUMMIT 2025. Join them on 24-26 September, in Prague, under the forward-looking theme #ManufacturingForTomorrow. codeBIM develops trusted industry 4.0 solutions for manufacturers in the construction industry that help grow business, strengthen brand preference, and open the door to bigger projects. 3D BIM model generator codeBIM will showcase its latest developments in BIM-based data management, cloud collaboration Wit...
SmartAC.com has unveiled its newest evolution: the HVAC industry's first truly all-in-one membership retention and growth platform. For decades, contractors have been trapped in a cycle of re-buying the same customers year after year through expensive advertising and search. This enhanced SmartAC solution breaks that cycle by not only streamlining customer membership management, but also integrating powerful digital marketing, automated review generation, and multi-channel customer acquisition...
Gulf-O-Flex, a pioneer in advanced HVAC and building insulation solutions, announced the launch of Gulf-O-Flex Assist, a first-of-its-kind digital platform delivering instant compliance statements, insulation thickness calculations, and carbon/payback reporting. The platform cuts consultant submittal turnaround from days to minutes, enabling faster approvals and more sustainable project outcomes. Transforming Consultant Engagement Gulf-O-Flex Assist fuses verified product data with stat...
Jobber, the major provider of home service software, released its latest Home Service Economic Report: Q2 2025. The edition combines Jobber's proprietary platform data aggregated from more than 300,000 residential cleaners, landscapers, HVAC technicians, electricians, plumbers, and more, with external economic indicators to provide comprehensive insight into the trends shaping one of the fastest-growing and most essential parts of the small business economy, Home Service. Home Service busine...
Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator, announced the launch of the BrainBox AI Lab – igniting a new era in energy optimization for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) solutions in the built environment and refrigerated transport. The Trane Technologies BrainBox AI Lab is dedicated to advancing technologies designed to support more intelligent, efficient, and sustainable building operations across the industry. Forefront of digital and AI solutions Organization is...
Viessmann Climate Solutions UK has adopted a remote visual assistance platform, from TechSee, to enhance customer service and installer support for its heating and climate solutions. By allowing technical support teams to see what the customer or installer sees via a smartphone camera, the platform has improved diagnostic speed, improving the customer journey when seeking help and advice via the technical help line. Viessmann Climate Solutions is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, a global...
Ideal Heating has launched a new MCS umbrella scheme to help qualified installers get heat pump-ready — without the cost, complexity or paperwork traditionally associated with BUS-eligible installations. Ideal InstallPRO – powered by dwellow, offers fully supported access to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, system design and commissioning support, a dedicated project management platform, and a 7-year warranty — all backed by the trusted Ideal Heating name. MCS umbrella scheme The...
Armstrong Fluid Technology has introduced a new cloud-based tool named EPIC (Energy Performance Improvement Calculator) that calculates energy savings and ROI for upgrading older pumps with newer, more efficient, smart-ready models. Using the information and values from the existing pump installation, EPIC compares the asset data to the operational features of new Design Envelope pumps and generates a detailed report of savings and ROI. Energy and Facility managers “EPIC provides Energy...
AprilAire is committed to providing an exceptional experience with its smart indoor air quality products. However, users may occasionally encounter challenges with device setup or internet connectivity, as is common with Wi-Fi-compatible devices. Fortunately, the AprilAire Aire Care App simplifies maintaining users ’ homes’ air quality by ensuring seamless connectivity and system performance, helping them troubleshoot any Wi-Fi issues and optimize the use of their air quality system...
An upgrade to the Johnson Controls flagship building automation system (BAS), Metasys 14.1 offers a suite of new and enhanced features that answers the need for more comprehensive energy management. The BAS, which combines HVAC, fire, security and lighting systems into one, seamless platform, allows facility managers, IT teams and decision makers to optimize operations, fortify cybersecurity, advance energy and emissions goals, boost productivity and strategically modernize facilities. Buildin...
With a simpler, modular design, the AeroBarrier Connect air sealing system makes setup, sealing, and cleanup faster and more efficient than ever before. In fact, it allows builders, contractors, and energy raters to seal more buildings each day, with precise, measured results that always pass inspection. “This is a complete redesign, driven by extensive customer feedback and field performance data,” said Amit Gupta, CEO of AeroBarrier’s parent company, Aeroseal, LLC. “O...
When it comes to measuring the airtightness of a home or building, and how much air is leaking into it, a blower door test is the universally accepted method. It’s why AeroBarrier uses the test as part of its air sealing process. A structure’s air change rate, or ACH, establishes a baseline of leakage before air sealing. During the AeroBarrier process, their software monitors the ACH as the technology seals leaks in the building envelope and dials in a precise level of airtight...
