Ahr show 202312/14/2023 Product innovation drives the need for more training This year, we came away with five key themes currently shaping the HVAC industry: 1. For CMG, AHR Expo is an excellent opportunity to connect with past and future family-held and founder-led businesses, talk with leaders in the industry and gain valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities facing the HVAC industry in the year ahead. Again, check back for updates on the show or any other breaking announcements surrounding the event.Carter Morse & Goodrich made our annual trip to the AHR (Air-conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration) Expo in Atlanta a few weeks ago to see the latest trends in HVAC and meet with executives, thought leaders and business owners at the forefront of the industry. As one of the preeminent trade shows for the HVAC industry, the 2023 AHR Expo hosted nearly 1,800 exhibitors and 50,000 visitors over three days. Next year’s AHR Expo will take place in Chicago, my back yard, January 21-24 (2024). Listen, if it’s in the HVAC industry, it’s at AHR.Ĭheck out Mechanical Hub websites, social media & on Instagram and TikTok, Facebook and LinkedIn.) and check out our ever-growing YouTube for products from the show. New or improved pipe joining methods through press technology, push-to-connect fittings, fusion welding, advances in pipe bending and cutting drew eyes. Electrification, decarbonization, hydrogen technology are making waves as more heat pumps, electric furnaces, electric boilers, hybrid heat pumps and prefabbed distributed pumping methods are front and center the latest in thermostats, and a plethora of other products that can talk to each other, and you, with a WiFi signal-from circulators, forced air furnaces to tankless water heaters. The Make Trades Great Again Podcast with guests Michael Provenzano, director of pressing and Jim Vild, Atlanta territory manager, RIDGID.Īs far as the latest and greatest, you couldn’t get far without seeing the future. In the meantime, check out these podcasts wherever you like to stream stuff, or you can always find them right here on our site. These recording will be launched within a couple of weeks. Also, the Appetite for Construction podcast, hosted by John Mesenbrink and Tim Ward, featured two podcasts, which featured guests from Bradford White, Rheem, Spirotherm, Lochinvar, and Danny G and Louie the Boiler Man. Guests included representatives from RIDGID, NIBCO, Navien and guest Travis Albaire, T.A.P. HVAC & Social Media: Strengthening the Trade with a Community Mindset-from l to r: Ben Poole Jamie Christensen Aaron Bond Michael Flynn Jeff DeMassari Jessica Bannister Rachel Sylvain Chris Stephens Eric Aune and last but not least, Omar Harris also were fortunate to share the stage with some of the best podcasters on the planet, as our Make Trades Great Again, hosted by Eric Aune and Andy Mickelson, featured three podcasts during show hours to much fanfare. Ten of the brightest influencers graced the stage to talk about their experiences and the importance of social media, and what it means to be an influencer. In fact, I was lucky enough to attend the social media breakout on the last day. They cover the floor tirelessly to promote the show and new products. My feet, and the 55,000 steps according my trusty Fitbit, were a testament to that.Īlso, as I mentioned, 20 years of covering the event, it’s nice to see the changing of the guard with some young talent in attendance, more pointedly-and I know some don’t like to be referred to as this-social influencers. Nevertheless, I can’t tell you how many people sniped about the layout of the show floor-getting from one end of Exhibit Hall C, and its meeting rooms, to the other end of Exhibit Hall B, and its meeting rooms was a hike. Perhaps it should be noted that the sooner you book accommodations for a show, the more strategically you will be for rides, dinners, walking, etc. Where does Atlanta rank for you? Atlanta, Chicago, Orlando, Las Vegas. So, I suppose it does have its advantages. But hey, it was 65 degrees and sunny, and relatively quick flight to the show. Listen, Atlanta is a wonderful city with plenty to do and many fine places to eat and drink, but the traffic, and the infrastructure to support such a trade show, need to improve. Boilers, Rheem, RLS, Franklin Electric, RIDGID and Viega.įrom what I heard, over and over again, is that Atlanta just isn’t the most optimum place for a trade show, if I can be perfectly honest. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention some of the manufacturers’ investment in after parties that are always a hit! For the Mechanical Hub crew, for example, it was Taco, Burnham/U.S.
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