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“On The Air” offers actionable intelligence for engineers working in the commercial, industrial and institutional building sectors. Episodes offer business insight, market data, unique stories, and helpful tips from a variety of respected voices in the multibillion-dollar heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing/piping, refrigeration and building automation/control markets. This podcast is produced by HPAC Engineering magazine, and is hosted by Editor-in-Chief Rob McManamy. Since 1929, HPAC Engineering magazine has been a leading industry indicator, in print and, for the last 20 years, online, as well. Learn more about HPAC Engineering at www.hpac.com.
“On The Air” offers actionable intelligence for engineers working in the commercial, industrial and institutional building sectors. Episodes offer business insight, market data, unique stories, and helpful tips from a variety of respected voices in the multibillion-dollar heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing/piping, refrigeration and building automation/control markets. This podcast is produced by HPAC Engineering magazine, and is hosted by Editor-in-Chief Rob McManamy. Since 1929, HPAC Engineering magazine has been a leading industry indicator, in print and, for the last 20 years, online, as well. Learn more about HPAC Engineering at www.hpac.com.
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Thursday Jan 15, 2026
The Winding Road Ahead, with Rob McManamy
Thursday Jan 15, 2026
Thursday Jan 15, 2026
As we enter 2026 and prepare for our industry's biggest annual tradeshow, AHR Expo, which coincides next month with ASHRAE's Winter Conference in Las Vegas, there is palpable anxiety in the air on multiple fronts.
The daily assault of dizzying headlines and unprecedented news has left many of us unsettled and uncertain about the road ahead. But for our industry at least, there is still considerable optimism for 2026. Here, HPAC Editor Rob McManamy reviews some of the latest industry developments to offer another quick take on where the economy seems to be headed this month...

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