EDITOR'S NOTE >>

2024 has been a busy year for HVAC contractors. We hope that The ACHR NEWS has been able to help you over the last 12 months make more money in your business by keeping you up-to-date with all the industry trends.

Many of the trends of 2024 will still be with us in 2025. Items like electrification, private equity investments, and the advancement of AI are changing the way the HVAC industry does business. It is important for business owners to keep an eye on all of these things in the coming year. The only constant in the industry is change.

This eBook from The ACHR NEWS should help you do just that. In the pages that follow, we recap 2024 while looking ahead to 2025. We examine the ever-increasing prices of HVAC systems and how the new A2L refrigerants are making sure that does not slow down anytime soon. Now that the election is over, we look at the legislative and regulatory landscape that will be affecting the HVAC contractor.

In addition, we take a deep dive into the growing popularity of heat pumps, driven by both customer demand and government incentives. And, of course, AI is changing every industry, and HVAC is no exception. We take a look at how contractors can use this technology to their advantage.

We hope you enjoy this end-of-the-year summary and wish you a very prosperous 2025.

Kyle Gargaro, ACHR News Staff

Kathy Knutson, Ph.D., PCQI, is the Founder of Kathy Knutson Food Safety Consulting LLC. She is also an author and the former Chair of the Education Committee for the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA), with expertise in the fields of bacteriology, food science, and education. She speaks, writes, and trains on U.S. Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act (FDA FSMA) compliance, and has trained over 500 Preventive Controls Qualified Individuals (PCQIs) throughout her career. Dr. Knutson works with managers to help them write thorough hazard analyses, food safety plans, recall plans, environmental monitoring programs, and allergen programs. Additionally, she travels to manufacturers to conduct swabbing to locate pathogens during recall investigations, as well as for gap assessments of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) for cannabis-infused edibles. In 2020, Dr. Knutson published her book, titled, Food Safety Lessons for Cannabis-Infused Edibles.