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 | Tips from Butch
St. Louis contractor, Butch Welsch, offers some tips as seen on a local news broadcast.
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 | Best Instructor Contest
Bernie Merkel received the AHRI/NEWS Best Instructor Award at the 2008 HVACR & Plumbing Instructor Workshop.
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 | ACCA Conference - Overtime Pay
Kyle Gargaro of The NEWS leads a panel discussion with Dr. Ron Collier and contractor Steve Saunders on the federal rules regarding overtime pay.
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 | Builders’ Show
John Conrad interviews Dick Foster of Zonefirst at the International Builders' Show. Foster explains how builders are very receptive to zoning.
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 | FINDING GOOD WORKERS
John Hall interviews five award-winning contractors at the New York AHR Expo on finding good workers.
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 | 2008 ACCA CONFERENCE
Mike Murphy of The NEWS interviews Phil Forner and Ray Isaac, and walks the aisles of the product show.
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 | BEST CONTRACTORS TO WORK FOR
Winners of The NEWS’ 2007 Best Contractor To Work For contest are interviewed at the 2008 AHR Expo in New York City by John R. Hall, business editor of The NEWS.
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 | SMACNA MEMBER CONVENTION NO. 2
John Garofalo, partner, Callahan/Roach and Garofalo, talks about recruiting and notes that there is no silver bullet to bring in new recruits.
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 | NEXSTAR NETWORK MEMBER CONVENTION
At the Nexstar Network convention, Greg Niemi, president/CEO, and Marla Coffin, senior VP/GM, discuss the skilled worker shortage and their belief that the landscape is changing and that there is going to be a new valuation of the trades.
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 | 2008 AHR EXPO
Mike Murphy, editor-in-chief of The NEWS, reports from the 2008 AHR Expo in New York City, talking with contractors from Trinidad and upstate New York, and also discussing Nordyne’s Innovation Award with company executives.
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 | ABCO EXPO - PAT MURPHY
Pat Murphy, North American Technician Excellence (NATE) vice president/certifications, explains and details the NATE certification program for HVACR technicians to John Hall, business editor of The NEWS.
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 | ABCO EXPO - EUGENE SILBERSTEIN
At the ABCO Expo, John Hall, business editor of The NEWS, talks with Eugene Silberstein, HVACR program chair of Suffolk County Community College, about the Best Instructor contest and what makes him proudest as an instructor.
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 | SMACNA MEMBER CONVENTION
John R. Hall, business editor of The NEWS, talks with Butch Welsch, owner of Welsch Heating and Cooling, about three important issues facing contractors: 1) the shortage of trained people; 2) the product distribution channel; and 3) the need to diversify.
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 | HARDI MEETING: ENERGY STAR – HVAC
Ted Leopke of the Energy Star program discusses the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) HVAC quality installation guidelines, which are based on the Air Conditioning Contractors of America’s (ACCA’s) HVAC QI specification that is now American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recognized.
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 | COPELAND SCROLL ANNIVERSARY
Mike Miller, retired publisher of The NEWS, moderates a forum including Matthew Diggs, former president of Copeland, Robert Novello, former chairman and CEO of Copeland, and Tom Bettcher, CEO of Emerson Climate Technologies, who comment on the development of the Copeland Scroll compressor.
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 | HARDI DISTRIBUTOR CONVENTION
At the Heating, Airconditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) convention, Don Frendberg, executive VP/COO, explains what the group is about and notes there will be a recommendation to establish a green committee to determine the wholesaler’s position.
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 | DOM DELUISE & CHARLIE
After his earlier discussion about the mold ordeal he suffered through in his home, this lighter video with comedian Dom DeLuise has him showing off the talents of his parrot Charlie to NEWS reporter Barbara Checket-Hanks.
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 | WEBSITE BASICS
David Squires, president of Web consulting firm Contractor’s Online-Access Inc., and a 33-year HVAC veteran, provides tips and techniques for HVAC contractors to help you optimize your Website.
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 | GAMA CONVENTION - IMMIGRATION
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue, speaking at the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA) Convention, discusses the issue of immigration policy.
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| GAMA CONVENTION - COMPETITION
This video spotlight features U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue, from the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA) Convention, talking about domestic and global competition.
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 | DOM DELUISE ON MOLD
This video comes from famed comedian and accomplished chef, Dom DeLuise. NEWS reporter Barbara Checket-Hanks talks with Dom in his kitchen about the mold ordeal he suffered through in his home.
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 | COMPOUNDS
In this video from the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) national meeting, former president and CEO of Carrier Residential and Light Commercial, Halsey Cook, discusses R-410A, Puron as he likes to call it.
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 | MOLD HOUSE
Mold in the new home of Cheryl and Barry Mills sent the homeowners packing. This video tour, hosted by NEWS Business Editor John R. Hall and contractor Jim Corrion, points out the mold that had been present from almost day one.
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 | ENERGY FORUM - JAMES SENSENBRENNER
This video comes from the Energy Efficiency Forum, sponsored by Johnson Controls and the United States Energy Association. The NEWS’ Greg Mazurkiewicz reports from The National Press Club in Washington, D.C., and introduces a presentation by Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.).
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 | ENERGY FORUM - SAMUEL BODMAN
From the Energy Efficiency Forum, sponsored by Johnson Controls and the United States Energy Association, The NEWS’ Greg Mazurkiewicz reports from The National Press Club in Washington, D.C., and introduces the keynote speaker, Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman.
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 | ENERGY FORUM - FRANK O'BRIEN-BERNINI
In this video spotlight from the Energy Efficiency Forum, held in Washington, D.C., and co-sponsored by Johnson Controls Inc., The NEWS’ Greg Mazurkiewicz introduces a panel discussion on energy, featuring Frank O'Brien-Bernini, VP, Owens Corning.
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 | THE GREEN HOUSE
The Green House exhibit at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., included a full-size, furnished replica of architect Michele Kaufmann’s Glidehouse™ green home. Here Kaufmann discusses her green home design.
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 | MARKETING
During the Air Conditioning Contractors of America’s (ACCA’s) annual CEO Forum, David LaGrand, CEO Nordyne, and Tom Huntington, general manager of York Product Group, a Johnson Controls Company, take questions and talk about marketing.
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 | MANAGEMENT
Editor-in-Chief Mike Murphy of The NEWS introduces Ron Collier, Ph.D., president of the Collier Consulting Group, a business management consulting firm for contractors, who discusses performance based pay.
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 | GOVERNMENT REGULATION
In this video from the Air Conditioning Contractors of America’s (ACCA’s) national meeting, David LaGrand, CEO Nordyne, and Tom Huntington, general manager of York Product Group, a Johnson Controls Company, field questions about government regulation.
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 | SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Former president and CEO of Carrier Residential and Light Commercial, Halsey Cook, Tom Huntington, general manager of York, a Johnson Controls Company, and David LaGrand, CEO Nordyne, discuss supply chain management.
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 | CONTRACTOR INPUT
In this video from the Air Conditioning Contractors of America’s (ACCA’s) annual CEO Forum, Halsey Cook, president, Residential & Light Commercial, North America, Carrier, and David Pannier, president Residential for Trane and American Standard brands, talk about how their respective companies gather contractor input.
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 | CORPORATE REORGANIZATION
This video from the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) national meeting features David Pannier, president Residential for Trane and American Standard brands, discussing the recent reorganization at American Standard.
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 | GLOBAL WARMING
In this video spotlight from the annual CEO Forum at the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) national meeting, David LaGrand, CEO Nordyne, addresses the issue of global warming.
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 | LEED BUILDINGS
At the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) national meeting, David Pannier, president Residential for Trane and American Standard brands, talks about the LEED buildings program for homes.
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