In his book, The Brand Called You, Peter Montoya suggests that the real reason people do business with you is because of you - not what you sell or the location of your business. As he states, "You are the business."
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) is throwing its 36th Annual Conference and Indoor Air Expo in New Orleans, right after Mardi Gras concludes. That may be one reason why the event is expected to set an attendance record.
There were several new humidification and dehumidification products featured at the 2004 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo).
This week's issue of The News provides a firsthand look at what some manufacturers are doing to help inform commercial contractors and school district employees about the products they market for improving the indoor air quality (IAQ) in school buildings.
At the 2004 AHR Expo, The News invited two technicians from a local school district, plus two employees of a nearby contractor, to tag along on booth visits. The goal: to find out what can be done to prevent poor IAQ in today's schools.
Unfortunately, many school buildings are afflicted with poor indoor air quality (IAQ) - a health risk that is getting a lot of attention from the U.S. government. The News asked several HVACR manufacturers to identify some of the possible causes of poor IAQ in schools and offer some potential remedies.
FORT WORTH, Texas - Officials have reported that a Union Pacific train derailed early last Friday morning near downtown Fort Worth. The building of HVAC contractor Comfort Experts was destroyed
I have a few causes that make me stand on a soapbox and shout. Carbon monoxide poisoning and poor school IAQ are two of them. Blood donation is another.
The industry has tried all kinds of things to get young people interested in HVACR. Thanks to an organization that uses Groundhog Day as its rallying point, there is another way to give young people a glimpse of our trade.
The News' Contractor Consultants were asked to identify the biggest challenge that they will face this year. The answers showed that everything still isn't rosy for the HVACR trade.