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The AHR Expo educational sessions schedule.

I know some of our readers work on automotive air conditioning. But there are developments in that sector of air conditioning that might someday have an impact on the stationary sector, which all our readers are involved with in some way.

An often-quoted study, known as the LSU Study, is an important piece of work - completed in 1984, and still the de facto statement on preventative maintenance - but very few people in our industry seem to understand its significance.

Small HVAC businesses; stick with who you trust; honoring industry teachers.

I think the holiday season is one that brings out the best in most people. So, just for you, a simple poem wishing you and yours a happy holiday season.

“If it doesn’t matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?” - Vince Lombardi. Is not one goal of each and every coach to win every game? Didn’t coaching legends Vince Lombardi, Red Auerbach, et al, hate losing?

You should have been at the meeting on Dec. 5 in Arlington, Texas. A bunch of people were talking about North American Technician Excellence (NATE) certification and you would have liked what you heard.

Advantages of a small contracting company; benefitting monetarily from the use of the flat-rate system; an explanation of fuel cells.

I believe that the bone of contention between those who champion the rights of technicians to sell, and those who would vote against it, is more a question of which technicians should be doing the selling, rather than whether techs should sell at all.