Watch the 2026 AHR Expo Panel Series

State of Play: Refrigerant Policy in the U.S. — Federal and State Activity with Alex Ayers, HARID; Thomas Deary, AHRI; Kevin Fay, The Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy; Ram Narayanamurthy, California Energy Commission; Samantha Slater, AHRI; Scott Stone, Glencoe Strategies LLC • More >

Heat Pumps: Scaling for Commercial and Residential Markets with Zack Chapin, Midea America Research Center; Joshua Coaten, Factory Direct, Source One, & Hitachi North America; Chris Day, Rheem Manufacturing Company; Heidi Gehring, Carrier; Greg Walker, ASHB • More >

The Evolution of Ventilation & Energy Recovery: The Growing Role of ERVs in HVAC with Scott Forest, RenewAire; Ken Nelson, Panasonic Ecosystems North America; Trevor Schick, AIIR Holdings; Drew Champlin, ASHRAE Journal • More >

Next-Gen HVACR: Developing Skills, Opportunity, Innovation and Collaboration for Sustainable Growth with Paige Knowles, Plumber Paige; Loren Morris, AABC Commissioning Group; Leilani Orr, GRIT Foundation; Max Rohr, Caleffi North America; Anthony Woo, Climatisation ACG; Rhydon Atzenhoffer, Founder & Host at HVAC R&D Podcast • More >

2026 State of the Industry: Today’s Market, Challenges, Opportunities & What’s Ahead with Talbot Gee, HARDI; Bill McQuade, ASHRAE; Stephen Yurek, AHRI; Bryan Orr, HVAC School Podcast/Kalos • More >

Data Center Demands: Cooling Solutions, BMS Advancement and the Next Generation of HVAC with Ken Duncan, Belimo Americas; David Quirk, ASHRAE Member; Davin Sandhu, Johnson Controls; Justin Seter, ASHRAE Member; Ryan Sen, Acuity • More >

The Great Disconnect: Are We Ready for Buildings That Think for Themselves? with Sahel Chandrani, PingCX; Darryl DeAngelis, ASHRAE member company; Stephen Colicky, Tridium Inc.; Charles Pelletier, Distech Controls; Julie Petrone, ABB •  More >

Mitigating Misinformation: Customer Communication That Scales with Tom Grunstra, ESCO Group; Gregg Holloday, Bradford White Water Heaters; John Mesenbrink, Plumbing Perspective and Mechanical Hub; Zachary Perge, HARDI; Tim Ward, Mechanical Hub •  More >

The Installers Guide to Navigating the Refrigerant Rollercoaster with Chris Forth, Bosch Home Comfort Group; Greg Guse, The Malco Group; Benjamin Majerus, Danfoss Climate Solutions; Trevor Matthews, Refrigeration Mentor Inc. •  More >