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The football coach stepped up recruiting. He worked incredibly hard and had “out-of-the-box” thinking to bring talented players to Ann Arbor. The results have followed.

If finalized as proposed, the revised Refrigerant Management rule would, among other things, rescind the leak repair and maintenance requirements for substitute refrigerants.

The following remarks were made regarding the article “HFO Sightings: Retrofits Becoming More Common in Supermarkets,” written by Joanna R. Turpin, senior editor for The NEWS, published Oct. 1.

This isn’t about a party or a candidate — I mean how do you fit in casting a ballot on Election Day? Owners and field techs know that time not spent on a call is potential revenue that evaporates like refrigerant. (Maybe that’s not the best comparison, since evaporating refrigerant is most definitely on the job.)

In speaking with a lot of contractors at the recent Service World Expo in Las Vegas, I can’t remember one person saying they had a down year. In fact, most were letting me know that sales had grown double digits in 2018.

The following remarks were made in response to a letter written by Peter J. Kusterer, president of Air Comfort For Homes, Raleigh, North Carolina, regarding the guest column “A Jack of All Trades is Likely a Master of None,” written by Butch Welsch, published May 17, 2017.

The HVAC industry is no stranger to do-it-yourself (DIY) homeowners, especially with the growing popularity of smart thermostats that just happen to be readily available at their corner big-box store or online via two-day shipping.

If there is someone out there with more industry passion than Jack DiEnna, I have yet to meet them. The best way to describe DiEnna would be the “godfather of geothermal.”

The following remarks were made regarding the article “Program Helps Soldiers Transition to Careers in HVAC, Skilled Trades” written by Maria Taylor, associate editor for The NEWS, published Aug. 27.

Despite its apparent eminence, Amazon still lacks the knowledge necessary to size, install, and distribute mechanical equipment.