Joanna Turpin is a Senior Editor at The ACHR NEWS. She can be contacted at 248-786-1707 or joannaturpin@achrnews.com. Joanna has been with BNP Media since 1991, first heading up the company’s technical book division before moving over to The ACHR NEWS, where she frequently writes about refrigerants and commercial refrigeration. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Washington and worked on her master’s degree in technical communication at Eastern Michigan University.
What’s really great about being a mechanical contractor is that if you’re building yourself a new shop, you know exactly what you want from the heating and cooling system.
In general, homeowners are more interested in
flooring, kitchen cabinets, wallpaper, and doors and windows than their heating and air conditioning
systems.
Thanks in part to a great economy these last few
years and increasing utility prices around the nation, average homeowners are looking for higher-efficiency equipment.