by Emily Mills | Feb 9, 2026 | Politics and Industry News
IAPMO Board of Directors Upholds Continued Use of Gypsum and Concealed Building Spaces in Return Air Systems within the 2027 UMCOn February 6th, 2026 IAPMO’s Board of Directors (BOD) published their decision to deny two petitions submitted by Chris Ruch, Jeremy Zeedyk...
by Emily Mills | Feb 5, 2026 | Politics and Industry News
Article by: Gabriel Petek, Legislative AnalystHistory suggests that fiscal risks can build during times when they are easiest to ignore. In California, periods of extraordinary revenue growth, often fueled by booming asset markets, tend to obscure underlying budget...
by Emily Mills | Dec 17, 2025 | Politics and Industry News
UC Davis has published a study, funded by CalNEXT, that examines the market landscape, stakeholder perspectives, and adoption pathways in California for residential multi-function heat pumps (MFHPs)- which integrate space heating, cooling, and water heating into a...
by Emily Mills | Dec 9, 2025 | Politics and Industry News
ONTARIO – On December 2, 2025 the IAPMO Standards Council published their decisions regarding two appeals submitted by Eli Howard, SMACNA and Phil Trafton, ASHRAE and April Trafton, Coffman Engineers. The Standards Council decisions (see IAPMO letter below) reverse...
by Emily Mills | Nov 4, 2025 | Politics and Industry News
SACRAMENTO — On October 26th–29th CAL SMACNA contractors joined their peers from across North America for SMACNA’s Annual Convention in Wailea, HI. This convention enjoyed a record setting attendance of over 1,600 sheet metal and HVAC contractors from the United...