Groundbreak.
For HVAC distributors, equipment reps and mechanical contractors

HVAC work coming up, market by market

New building permits and construction starts for apartments, offices, hotels, hospitals and schools. Groundbreak counts the projects that fit HVAC distributors, equipment reps and mechanical contractors in each market it reads, from the last 30 days of filings. Mechanical is bought early on big jobs, because rooftop units, chillers and air handlers take months to arrive.

On 191 Miami jobs we measured, the HVAC permit landed a median 26 days after the first building permit, and three in four had it by day 210.

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Counts as of Nov 10, 2026. Each market's page counts again daily.

In ChatGPT or Claude

With Pro, ask your AI assistant for HVAC jobs in any of these markets and it reads Groundbreak for you, names included.

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Questions

How do HVAC distributors, equipment reps and mechanical contractors find new construction projects?
Watch the public record, not the bid boards. New building permits and construction starts for apartments, offices, hotels, hospitals and schools. Groundbreak reads the permits, starts and filings in 27 markets every day and counts the projects that fit, market by market. The busiest right now: Texas outside Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio (2,122), Pennsylvania outside Pittsburgh and Philadelphia (1,620), Florida outside Miami, Tampa Bay and Treasure Coast (1,263).
When does a GC buy HVAC on a job?
Mechanical is bought early on big jobs, because rooftop units, chillers and air handlers take months to arrive. On 191 Miami jobs we measured, the HVAC permit landed a median 26 days after the first building permit, and three in four had it by day 210.
Is there a list of upcoming HVAC jobs near me?
Pick your market below. Each page counts the projects that fit HVAC distributors, equipment reps and mechanical contractors in the last 30 days and shows real ones. Sign-up shows the same count for your market and sends each new one the day it files.
How is this different from Dodge or ConstructConnect?
Dodge and ConstructConnect are built around bids and plan rooms, researched by their staff. Groundbreak reads the public record itself: permits, construction starts, deeds and loans, with the source document on every row, so you can be on a job before it is a bid. The comparisons page goes service by service.
What does Groundbreak cost?
Creating an account is free: tell Radar what you work on and it shows your matches. The names, phones and figures on every record are Pro. There is no free trial. Pro is $27 a month, every market. Cancel anytime.
Can I ask ChatGPT or Claude for this?
Yes, with Pro. Groundbreak runs an MCP server, so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI assistants can search every market's permits, projects and companies and say who is on them. Setup takes a minute: https://docs.groundbreak.city/mcp.

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Every HVAC job in your market, the day it files.

Pick your trade and market, see your count, and Radar sends each new one. The account is free.

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