A desire to surpass guests' standards has always been crucial in the hospitality industry. Today, a smoke-free environment is one of those standards. And, this is so thanks, in part, to Pineapple Hospitality's efforts.
These are interesting times for system designers and contractors. Interesting when one ponders what is being currently considered, proposed, and bandied about in regard to dealing with smoke, smoking, and appropriate/healthy ventilation rates inside public buildings, casinos, and bars. In truth, one could describe this HVAC landscape as chaotic. And, it appears two totally different scenarios are surfacing.
Where's the smoke? You can't see it. You can't smell it. But people are smoking here inside Sunset Station Hotel and Casino. In short, it is a remarkable sensation - plus, a solid case study in how one owner dealt with abundant smoke in a commercial building.
If there is noise in a building - and it can be pinpointed to the HVAC system - it can be corrected. Or, at the very least, minimized with acoustical panels, plenums, enclosures, and other products.
I finally get it. I finally know why the collective heating, cooling, and refrigeration industry lacks exposure and prominence in the public eye. It's all in the facts and figures. Then again, what are those facts and figures? In my experience, they are elusive.
Dealer groups are offering training, tools, partnerships, and communication avenues for the purpose of helping their respective members in transitioning the consumer to the higher SEER market.
Ruth King believes it's easier for women to join the HVACR ranks today because women are, as she put it, "more accepted" in nontraditional roles in this day and age. That said, this does not mean that females are coming out in droves to join the respective contractor, wholesale/distribution, and/or manufacturer sector of the HVACR industry.
"When mistakes happen - and we know they will - we make every effort to correct them promptly and to the customer's satisfaction," Dewey Jenkins said. "It is in those circumstances that going the extra mile is most important." It is this philsophy that made Morris-Jenkins Co. a success and earned the company a spot on The NEWS' 2006 Residential All-Stars.
Yes, most of the seven firms on The NEWS' 2006 Residential All-Star New Construction team are repeats from last year. As they say, when you are good, you are good - and one cannot disagree with this Select Seven.
The NEWS placed American Home Maintenance atop its 2006 Residential All-Star Replacement/Add-On team for the third consecutive year. American Home Maintenance's total replacement/add-on revenue for 2005 was nearly $5 million more than second-place finisher Morris-Jenkins Co.