Rising gasoline and diesel fuel prices can affect the profitability of every business in the HVAC industry. The more you know about the future cost of these volatile commodities, the easier it is to plan for profitability.
The Environmental Protection Agency introduced the Energy Star® program in 1992 as a way to identify energy-efficient and environmentally acceptable products. Today it includes partners such as service and product providers. In such cases, it is the services provided that get the label.
Sell The Sizzle, Not The Steak I received The News yesterday, read Mark Skaer's column ["Industry Can Learn A Lot From The NCAA," May 2], and agree with him. I
With the advent of the 13 SEER standard, good, better, best selling may soon be out the window. Or will it? The people at Bryant take a very different view.
Many in this industry have the urge to give something back to society. There are plenty of fine examples of manufacturers, contractors, and wholesalers giving something back to their communities.
Are we contractors moving quickly enough into the electronic world? Are we taking advantage of the opportunities that may be out there using today's technology?
You've seen the ad for Las Vegas "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas." Based on the economic explosion in China and the increasing trade deficit between the United States and China, some wish that the results of Chinese development would stay there.
In an attempt to save customers money, some may be tempted to hook a 13-SEER unit to the existing evaporator. This mistake could lead to lawyers, courts, and business-wrecking judgments.
Recent information suggests that the amount of refrigerant produced for our industry's consumption is not being recovered at the same level. But our industry recovers, recycles, and reclaims refrigerants, does it not? Evidently, not to the extent that it should.
Technologies that were once used exclusively in commercial-industrial applications, such as air conditioning in its early days, often find their way to home use. The latest such technology to undergo this application shift is combined heat and power (CHP).
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