Making Life Better, an AHRI Podcast
AHRI is the trade association representing manufacturers of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, commercial refrigeration, and water heating equipment. Learn all the ways our members – and AHRI – make life better for everyone. Here we’ll keep you updated on our upcoming events, important policy issues affecting the industry, updates to our globally recognized and industry respected certification program, and even share some fun human interest stories and history related to the world of HVACR.
Episodes
13 episodes
Episode 11: Leadership Forum Preview
We recently launched registration for the 2026 AHRI Leadership Forum -- the industry’s premiere event, bringing together AHRI members from across the country for what we believe is the perfect combination of productivity and fun!The thre...
Ep 10: Regulatory Compliance Status Tool
This week we’re talking to one of AHRI’s most popular departments… the Regulatory Compliance team. Regulatory reporting is one of AHRI’s core services, and the compliance team monitors evolving regulatory requirements and proactively communicat...
Ep 9: How to Apply to AHRI's Certification Program
This week, we’re talking about AHRI’s globally recognized, industry respected equipment certification program. It is a voluntary program, administered and governed by AHRI, that ensures that various types of HVACR and water heating products per...
Ep 8: Global Energy Efficiency Regulations
We're taking a deep dive into one of AHRI’s lesser known topics: Global energy efficiency regulations, which are multiplying every day.It’s crucial for equipment manufacturers to know about these regulations so they can access global mar...
Ep 7: Workforce Development and SkillsUSA
This year, one of the priorities of AHRI’s Chairman of the Board is to strengthen workforce development opportunities. With the Baby Boomer retirement cliff looming, the U.S. is on track to experience a huge drop off in the number of skilled te...
Ep 6: ASME Boiler Appeal Explainer
In this episode, we’re taking a deep dive into one of AHRI’s more technical topics: codes. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code is under consideration for a scope change that would remove three key exemp...
Ep 5: Policy Symposium Preview
Like we told you in our State Summit episode, the spring months are often some of the busiest for our government affairs team! Our signature advocacy event – the Policy Symposium – is only a few weeks away.Every year, this meeting happen...
Bonus Mini-Episode: AHRI Certification Mapped Ratings Explainer
AHRI’s Certification program has been around for almost 90 years. Over the decades, it has expanded to include more products and to offer more services – like regulation compliance verification in the U.S. and around the world.HVACR and ...
Ep 4: State Summit Preview
At AHRI, the spring months are often some of the busiest for our government affairs team. Our two signature advocacy events – the State Summit and the Policy Symposium – take place in April and May.In this month’s episode, we’re unpackin...
Ep 3: Everything you need to know about EPCA reform
This month we’re talking about one of AHRI’s biggest policy priorities: Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) Modernization. It’s hard to explain just how important this piece of policy is to our industry, and to American manufacturing as a...
Ep 2: AHRI's Environmental Product Declarations Program
This month – we’re turning our attention to one of AHRI’s newest initiatives. We are in the process of launching the first North American environmental product declarations program that specializes in the HVACR and water heating industry. It’s ...