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In HelloNation, HVAC Expert Jason Sanders Discusses What Impacts the Cost of a new HVAC System

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The article outlines how system size, efficiency ratings, and installation complexity all influence HVAC replacement costs in North Alabama.

MADISON, Ala., June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — What should a new HVAC system cost, and why do prices vary so much between homes? HelloNation answers that question in an article featuring insights from Jason Sanders of Comfort Masters of North Alabama.

The article explains that replacing a heating and cooling system is one of the largest investments many homeowners make, particularly in North Alabama where HVAC systems work hard through both intense summer heat and colder winter conditions. While many homeowners search online for average HVAC replacement pricing, the actual cost of a new HVAC system depends on several important factors specific to each home and installation.

One of the biggest factors affecting HVAC replacement pricing is system size. HVAC systems are measured by tonnage, which determines how much heating and cooling capacity the equipment can provide. Smaller homes may only require a 2 ton HVAC system, while larger homes often need 4 or 5 ton equipment to maintain reliable indoor comfort during periods of extreme weather. The article notes that properly sizing HVAC systems is critical because oversized or undersized equipment can create efficiency issues, uneven temperatures, and unnecessary wear over time.

Efficiency ratings also significantly influence HVAC replacement costs. Modern equipment uses SEER2 ratings to measure cooling efficiency under updated industry standards. Higher-efficiency equipment often consumes less energy and may help reduce monthly utility bills, but those systems generally involve higher upfront costs as well. Homeowners comparing HVAC replacement options frequently notice major pricing differences between standard systems and advanced high-efficiency equipment with upgraded performance features.

According to the article, homeowners installing a mid-grade HVAC system during summer 2026 may see general pricing ranges vary depending on system size. A 2 ton HVAC system may fall within the mid-$7,000 range for a standard installation, while larger 4 or 5 ton systems often move into the $10,000 to $11,000 range depending on installation complexity and equipment selection. These figures can still vary substantially based on home conditions and optional upgrades.

The article also explains that installation complexity plays a major role in determining final HVAC replacement costs. Every home presents unique challenges involving attic access, ductwork condition, refrigerant piping, electrical systems, and equipment placement. Some heating and cooling system replacements involve relatively straightforward equipment swaps, while others require duct modifications, airflow balancing, or electrical upgrades that increase labor requirements and overall project pricing.

Ductwork condition can further affect the final cost of a new HVAC system. Older duct systems may contain leaks, airflow restrictions, or insulation issues that reduce performance and efficiency. In some homes, duct repairs or modifications become necessary to support newer HVAC systems properly. While these improvements may increase upfront costs, they can also improve indoor comfort and long-term energy efficiency.

The article notes that homeowners often assume the most expensive equipment automatically provides the best results, but that is not always the case. A properly installed mid-grade HVAC system may perform extremely well when matched correctly to the home’s airflow needs, insulation, and square footage. The best heating and cooling system is usually the one properly designed for the property rather than simply the highest-priced option available.

Professional evaluations remain one of the most important steps during HVAC replacement planning. Contractors often perform load calculations that consider square footage, windows, ceiling height, insulation levels, and airflow conditions before recommending equipment sizes or efficiency levels. Proper sizing and installation frequently have a greater impact on long-term comfort and performance than equipment branding alone.

The article concludes that HVAC replacement costs vary widely because every home has different heating and cooling demands. Factors such as installation complexity, high-efficiency equipment, system size, and ductwork condition all influence final pricing. Jason Sanders, an HVAC Expert, explains that understanding these variables helps homeowners compare HVAC replacement options more realistically while focusing on long-term indoor comfort, efficiency, and operating costs.

What Should a New HVAC System Cost? features insights from Jason Sanders, HVAC Expert of Madison, AL, in HelloNation.

About HelloNation

HelloNation is America’s Good News Network, a premier media platform built on the idea that good news travels faster when real people tell real stories. Through its community-focused digital publications and innovative “edvertising” approach, HelloNation delivers expert-driven, good-news content that informs, inspires, and spotlights the leaders making a meaningful impact in their communities. HelloNation maintains partnerships with the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and the United States First Responders Association.

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Coreline Soft and Mint Medical Announce Partnership to Advance AI-Enabled Lung Cancer Screening

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HEIDELBERG, Germany and SEOUL, South Korea, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Coreline Soft and Mint Medical today announced a partnership to advance AI-enabled lung cancer screening, following more than six months of technical collaboration and integration work. Through this collaboration, Coreline Soft’s AI imaging platform AVIEW has been integrated into mint Lesion, Mint Medical’s flagship platform for structured reporting and standardized imaging data management, to support clinical lung cancer screening workflows.

The partnership supports an end-to-end workflow connecting AI-powered pulmonary nodule detection, multi-disease analysis, structured reporting, longitudinal nodule tracking, and multi-site reading management. While initially focused on Germany, where LDCT-based lung cancer screening entered statutory health insurance reimbursement in April 2026, the collaboration is designed to scale across international markets where structured and operationally rigorous screening programs are emerging.

Background: Why Germany, Why Now

Germany’s national screening framework requires double reading by independent institutions, CAD software utilization, longitudinal follow-up, quality assurance, and GDPR-compliant multi-site data management. In this context, AI’s role has evolved from optional decision support to operational necessity. What hospitals now require is not simply a high-performing algorithm, but an integrated workflow that connects detection, structured reporting, and follow-up into a reliable, scalable system. This collaboration is built to meet that requirement — and to serve as a replicable model for other national programs adopting similar standards.

“With the integration of Coreline Soft’s AI solution into mint Lesion, we are specifically addressing the requirements of lung cancer screening and enabling scalable, quality-assured workflows, longitudinal follow-up, and optimized interaction with AI results. Coreline Soft contributes an established and clinically validated solution that complements our structured reporting workflows very well. The partnership also allows us to bring the full workflow to our markets in a consolidated way and provide hospitals with seamless access.”
— Onur Özek, Managing Director, Mint Medical

“Coreline Soft has developed AI that goes beyond pulmonary nodule detection, analyzing findings related to lung cancer, COPD, and coronary artery calcification from a single chest CT through opportunistic analysis. Mint Medical’s mint Lesion platform connects those AI-derived findings to structured reporting and longitudinal patient management, which is exactly what Germany’s national screening infrastructure demands. When detection, structured reporting, and follow-up management are joined in a single operational flow, AI becomes the infrastructure that transforms how a healthcare system operates.”
— Jin-Kook Kim, CEO, Coreline Soft

Coreline Soft’s AVIEW has been applied in over 2.5 million real-world clinical reads across hospitals in 19 countries, and is the adopted AI solution in major lung cancer screening initiatives including HANSE (Germany), IMPULSION (France), and RISP (Italy).
Through the mint Lesion platform, partner technologies are incorporated directly into the radiologist’s reading process, supporting standardized data collection from medical images. The open environment allows radiologists to utilize AI-augmented third-party applications while documenting findings in a structured format.
The integration of AVIEW into mint Lesion is designed to enable AI-detected lung nodule findings to be incorporated into structured reporting workflows, supporting Lung-RADS classifications, volume doubling time (VDT) calculations, and follow-up planning. This helps reduce manual workload and improve consistency across multi-site lung cancer screening operations.

About Coreline Soft
Coreline Soft is a medical AI company that develops and commercializes AI-powered chest CT imaging software. Its flagship AI platform, AVIEW, simultaneously detects pulmonary nodules, quantifies emphysema, and assesses coronary artery calcification from a single low-dose chest CT — delivering multiple clinical insights without additional imaging.

About Mint Medical
Mint Medical, a Snke company, is a global leader in software solutions for structured reporting and data-driven radiology. Its flagship platform, mint Lesion, streamlines the diagnostic workflow in clinical routine and research by transforming medical images into high-quality, reproducible data. Mint Medical provides a vendor-neutral ecosystem that integrates advanced, AI-augmented solutions from third-party partners — including automated lesion detection and segmentation — directly into the radiologist’s reading process. By bridging the gap between imaging findings and standardized clinical criteria, Mint Medical enables the precise, longitudinal assessments essential for the advancement of precision medicine.

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Coreline Soft
General Inquiries
Email: global.mkt@corelinesoft.com

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Youna Kim, PR Manager
Email: youna.kim@corelinesoft.com

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Franck Ruiz, Marketing Management
Email: franck.ruiz@corelinesoft.com

Mint Medical
Media Inquiries
Corina Leibli, VP MarCom
Email: corina.leibli@mint-medical.com
Phone: +49 6221 32180-21 (CET+1)

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Dr. Sigrid Auweter, Product Management
Email: sigrid.auweter@mint-medical.com

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Mobility Technology Firm KPIT Expands its Vietnam Presence with New Center and University Partnerships

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Partnering with leading universities and creating 100+ job opportunities, KPIT signals long-term commitment to Vietnam’s technology talent ecosystem.

HANOI, Vietnam, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — KPIT Technologies, a global technology partner to the Automotive and Mobility ecosystem, announced an expansion of its Vietnam presence with the inauguration of a new technology center in Hanoi and strategic collaborations with two leading universities. With over 25 years of specialized expertise in mobility, experience across 2000+ vehicle production programs, and software powering 20+ million vehicles on the road, this marks an important step in KPIT’s long-term commitment to Southeast Asia and its vision to help shape the future of Mobility.  

A strategic base for Southeast Asia’s Mobility growth

The global mobility industry is focusing on strengthening its competitive advantage by reducing vehicle costs, improving manufacturing efficiency, faster release of vehicles and features, and differentiated consumer experiences. Southeast Asia is emerging as an important region in the mobility value chain. For KPIT, Vietnam represents both a strong local opportunity and a strategic gateway into a fast-evolving regional ecosystem. The new technology center will serve as a hub for engineering, innovation, and collaboration, supporting mobility programs across Southeast Asia and the broader Asia-Pacific region.

KPIT’s growing presence in Vietnam reflects its strategy of being close to the markets where mobility is being reimagined. The company already works with Mobility leaders across Germany, Japan, USA, China, India and other markets.

The Vietnam center has already employed several local engineers and will add 100+ positions in the near future.

Building a long-term talent ecosystem and job opportunities in Vietnam

As part of its long-term vision for the country, KPIT has also signed Memorandums of Understanding with Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST- is Vietnam’s first and leading technical university, known for its strong academic tradition, quality faculty, and research achievements); and VinUniversity (VinUni is a private, not-for-profit university built to international standards, with strategic collaborations with Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania). These partnerships are aimed at strengthening industry-academia collaboration, developing next-gen Mobility talent, and creating huge job opportunities for students and young professionals in Vietnam.

Commenting on the expansion, Sachin Tikekar, President & Joint MD, KPIT Technologies, said, “Vietnam is an important long-term market and talent hub for KPIT in Southeast Asia. We see strong potential in its talent, energy, and pace of innovation, with both homegrown and global vehicle makers continuing to invest in the country. With our new technology center and partnerships with leading universities, we are committed to building local talent, creating high-quality jobs, and establishing a meaningful long-term presence in the region.” 

About KPIT

KPIT is reimagining mobility to create a cleaner, smarter, and safer world. With 25+ years of expertise, KPIT is transforming Software and AI-Defined Vehicles. www.kpit.com 

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Sunil Ravish
Sr. Director – Marketing, Media Relations
sunil.r@kpit.com 

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Vibefam Raises US$1 Million to Build an AI-Powered Operating System for Fitness Businesses

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SINGAPORE and NEW YORK, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Vibefam, the all-in-one operating system for fitness businesses, announced the completion of a US$1 million seed funding round led by a Singapore-based family office with a strong track record of backing category-defining technology companies. In addition to capital, the investor brings deep operating insight and a network built through years of supporting founders and working alongside leading venture investors.

Today, Vibefam powers more than 700 fitness locations worldwide and serves over 500,000 end users. The platform supports a diverse range of fitness businesses, including Pilates studios, yoga studios, strength and conditioning gyms, dance academies, martial arts schools, and boutique fitness brands.

The investment will accelerate Vibefam’s mission to help fitness businesses launch, operate, and scale through a unified platform that combines operations, payments, customer engagement, and growth solutions within a single platform.

The funding comes at a time when fitness operators are increasingly seeking intelligent operating platforms that unify operations, payments, and customer engagement, replacing fragmented technology stacks and legacy software platforms.

“Fitness businesses deserve technology that works as hard as they do,” said Serene Lim, Co-Founder and CEO of Vibefam. “Many operators still juggle multiple disconnected systems to manage bookings, payments, customer communication, marketing, and reporting. We’re building a platform that brings everything together, helping businesses operate more efficiently while delivering better experiences to their customers.”

The newly raised capital will primarily be invested into artificial intelligence and embedded financial services, two areas the company believes will fundamentally reshape how service businesses operate.

In July 2026, Vibefam will launch Vibe AI, a messaging-native customer engagement platform that allows members to interact with fitness businesses through natural conversations. From answering enquiries and recommending classes to completing bookings and re-engaging inactive customers, the platform helps businesses deliver instant service at scale without increasing administrative workload.

The company is also expanding its embedded finance capabilities through a growing network of financial partners, enabling eligible businesses to access funding directly within the Vibefam platform to support expansion, hiring, equipment purchases, and working capital needs. By leveraging operational data already available on Vibefam, eligible businesses can gain faster access to growth capital with significantly reduced paperwork and approval times.

“We believe the future of business software will be proactive, intelligent, and deeply embedded into the daily operations of every business,” Lim added. “The opportunity extends far beyond managing bookings and payments. We’re building infrastructure that helps fitness businesses acquire customers, automate operations, access capital, and make better decisions every day.”

The funding will support continued product development, strategic hiring, and the expansion of Vibefam’s AI and embedded finance capabilities as the company continues its evolution into a comprehensive operating system for fitness businesses.

About Vibefam

Vibefam is an AI-powered operating system for fitness businesses. The platform helps gyms, studios, and wellness operators manage scheduling, memberships, payments, customer engagement, reporting, and growth from a single platform. Today, Vibefam powers more than 700 fitness locations worldwide and serves over 500,000 end users.

Vibefam is also backed by leading early-stage investors including Hustle Fund and Ignite Asia, alongside strategic investors and operators from the fitness and wellness industry who bring deep expertise in building and scaling consumer and service businesses.

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