The HVACR and Water Heating Industry by the Numbers:

1 Million:
People employed in the manufacturing, distribution, installation,
and maintenance of HVACR and water heating products.
^{(AHRI, ACCA, HARDI data)}

5 billion:
Amount of personal annual income resulting from HVACR
and water heating-related manufacturing jobs.
_{(Bureau of Labor Statistics – Current Employment Statistics)}

71:
Percent of energy consumed in homes attributed to HVACR
and water heating products.
_{(U.S. Energy Information Administration)}

65:
Percent of energy consumed in commercial buildings attributed
to HVACR and water heating products.
_{(U.S. Energy Information Administration)}

88 & 97:
Percent of new homes built, respectively, with central air conditioning and
heating systems; therefore affected by state and federal energy policies.
_{(U.S. Census Bureau “Characteristics of New Single-Family Houses Reports” 2010)}
 
86:
Rules issued by the Department of Energy regulating the
HVACR and water heating industry in the past 13 years.
^{(Federal Register)}

41:
Rules issued by the Department of Energy regulating the HVACR
and water heating industry in the past 3 years alone.
^{(Federal Register)}

33:
Proposed, pending and final regulations issued by the Department of Energy
for the HVACR and water heating industry since May 2012.
^{(Federal Register)}


The air conditioning, heating, refrigeration, and water heating industry represents over one million jobs in the United States.