Brian C. Hughes, LEED-AP, is vice president of Hughes Environmental Engineering Inc., in Montvale, N.J. He is a member of the Board of Managers of the Mechanical Service Contractors of America and a graduate of MCAA Advanced Leadership Institute.
Even with some recent flashes of good news, most HVAC contractors realize that it could be quite a long time before our industry returns to its past prosperity. But there are silver linings to all these dark clouds, and savvy HVAC contractors are weathering the storm by taking advantage of the new realities in today’s marketplace.