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INDUSTRY NEWS

AHRI to Push
Changes in
Rule-Making
CARLSBAD, Calif.-The
new chairman of the AirConditioning and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI)
says AHRI plans
to try to work with
Congress this year
to respond to what
he described as "the
alarming amount
of regulatory overPurvis
reach that has
pervaded our federal and
state agencies."
Ed Purvis, executive
vice president of Emerson
Climate Technologies, told
AHRI members that relations with regulatory authorities have never been

perfect but used to be inclusive of stakeholders.
The process, he said, has
changed to "top down, government-knows-best regulations," which is "not sustainable for us, our employees or our customers."
He called on members to increase
interaction with
Congress to promote
the industry's positive track record of
building increasingly
efficient equipment,
environmental stewardship
and job creation.
AHRI, he said, also will
redouble its efforts to work
with like-minded organizations to alert Congress
about the negative impact
of over-zealous regulations.

"By combining our efforts,
we have a better chance to
get Congress's attention
and, therefore, action."
The industry, he said, also must address what he described as a perfect storm
with the HVAC&R workforce.
There is a current shortage
of 32,000 skilled technicians,
and the median age of the existing technician workforce
is 56. Staffing needs, he said,
are expected to increase by
21% in the next 10 years.
"We can manufacture all
the quality, efficient certified products we want, but
without skilled technicians
to install and maintain
them, where does that leave
us?," he asked.
In response, he said AHRI
is co-sponsoring an annual

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conference of HVAC&R
education professionals,
encouraging manufacturers to partner with community colleges and trade
schools, and expanding
AHRI's Rees Scholarship
program, which will provide $90,000 in scholarships this year.
AHRI also is working
with sister associations,
including ASHRAE, on the
HVAC&R Workforce Development Foundation, which
was founded in 2012. The
foundation, he said, has
hired a consultant to help
develop a path forward.
"We will work together as
one to address this issue,"
he said. "I look forward to
being an integral part of the
process myself."



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