As a technical support specialist at one of Florida's largest independent distributors of wholesale HVACR equipment with 22 locations, Tim Murphy looks for quality products that deliver performance and value at a price that fits most budgets. 

Ice Air, the developer and manufacturer of a wide variety of HVAC units and a member of the AHRI (Air-Conditioning, Heating, & Refrigeration Institute) Certification Program, announces that their entire line of Fan Coil Units (FCU) series products have now earned AHRI certification. 

The Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute recently opened its first office outside North America in Hefei, China.

The Clifford H. “Ted” Rees Jr. Scholarship Foundation has given scholarship awards totaling $58,200 to 36 students and four veterans who are studying to become technicians in the HVACR and water heating industry.

Within two weeks, the metals from countries other than Mexico and Canada will carry new taxes of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum. The president said the levies will strengthen an industry that has been battered by unfair international competition, especially from China.

Homeowners in areas hit the recent string of hurricanes should take care before restarting HVAC equipment.