Whereas the potential of conventional, on-wire communications technology has largely been exhausted, wireless technology in building automation and solutions is developing very, very quickly.
North America is of particular strategic value to Siemens Building Technologies (SBT). Oskar K. Ronner, president and CEO of the company, made sure he stressed that point at its sponsored International Trade Press Forum, held in Dallas recently.
This is the greatest country in the world, but sometimes I just wonder what other countries think of us. That thought crossed my mind twice in one day. The second time was while watching a cowboy trying to ride a bull.
At the 2003 ACCA convention, Dr. Lowell Catlett predicted there will be a different labor force in the not-too-distant future. He said in three years, half of American businesses will be owned by women and one out of every five executives will be a woman.
When it comes to system design principles for healthy buildings, Glenn Hourahan, P.E., believes the two fundamental objectives of environmental control are to provide desired temperature conditions and prevent adverse health and safety effects.
If you didn’t know Kevin Kapitan, you’d think he was … well, cocky. After all, since when does a coach field a sports team, but then fail to show up with his squad for the big tournament?
When Quietside went looking for a place to reach its business base in the East — since 80 percent of Quietside’s business is in the East — Carlisle, Pa., was the “natural” choice to place its new Learning and Distribution Center.
There’s no doubt that the man who stole the ACCA show was keynote speaker and economist Dr. Lowell Catlett, who outlined for contractors the changing demographics that will impact their businesses.
John Garofalo believes that in today’s fast-paced world, contractors need to focus their efforts on those areas that produce double-digit profits. He asserts that in order to run a profitable residential service business, selling service agreements is essential. “You buy into the need for having a service agreement,” said Garofalo, a partner with Callahan/Roach and Garofalo, during his seminar at the 2003 ACCA convention.