Allied Air Enterprises got it right for its first-ever combined distributor meeting for all brands, held in late October at the stunning Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa. Business was soaked up in the mornings, but mid-afternoons were for soaking up rays by the pool or on the golf course.
If any member of the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) is not prepared for the post-13 SEER world, then he or she has not been paying attention. Like most industry associations and contractor groups, ACCA has been doing its part to prepare its flock for the higher-efficiency standard.
The folks at Carrier Corp. brought in over 450 customers to its Charlotte, N.C., factory for the first time since its opening in 2000. The company seized the moment by introducing and launching its new Evergreen 23XRV chiller, which uses HFC-134a refrigerant.
It was a monumental occasion for both parties at the Air Movement and Control Association International (AMCA) headquarters Nov. 7. On this day, AMCA and Korea Machinery-Meter and Petrochemical Testing and Research Institute (MPI) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a collaborative venture, whereby Korea MPI will act as AMCA's agent in Korea.
Billy Mozingo, winner of the Best Instructor contest sponsored by The NEWS and ARI, thoroughly enjoys teaching HVACR at Pitt Community College (PCC), and is bound and determined to have the best program around for students.
HVACR manufacturers are offering many training and promotional marketing tools for contractors and distributors - efforts all designed to help a company improve on its bottom line, as well as improve in selling comfort, rather than on energy efficiency alone.
John Logue was stumped. The contractor designs and installs 55 to 80 HVAC systems a year, but he had never run into this situation - a customer complaining that water was coming out of the homeowner's supply grilles.