The good contractors know how to stay busy and keep their workers on a regular full-time schedule. The contractors who are not doing as well are the ones that probably aren’t taking the risks that others are taking, even the lowballers. They are the middle grounders.
A reason
to watch the latest developments in Washington regarding greenhouse gas emissions is concern that HFC refrigerants could one
day face greater government regulations or even phaseouts. HFCs are not
ozone-depleting gases, but some do have a perceived high global warming
potential.
The home page of the Energy Star Program has four key components: products, home improvement, building and plants, and new homes. Nearly every bulleted item under these topics has some HVACR angle. Sadly, not enough HVAC and refrigeration contractors are really working the angles. No other single industry has the potential to impact America’s energy future more than HVACR.
Albuquerque’s new Energy Conservation Code calls for raising HVAC equipment standards on all new and retrofit commercial and residential applications to 15 SEER air conditioning and 90 percent AFUE furnace equipment. While the tree huggers might approve, not so with local wholesalers and contractors.
I am encouraged when I read about influential people in the educational field who speak out in defense of the trades. In this case, I’m talking about Cheri Jimeno, president of New Mexico State University-Alamogordo. She recently wrote a very interesting column for Alamogordo Daily News. The headline was “Voc ed not just for ‘bad’ kids.”
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