In what has become a bit of a legal ping-pong match, the Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) is making sure its voice is heard by the court regarding a future decision on a proposed regional-standards settlement.

No matter what success the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) might find, president and CEO Paul Stalknecht isn’t one to let the group rest on its laurels. In fact, he’s on a mission to make sure ACCA is proactive in preparing for the future.

If you’re coming to the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) Conference in Orlando, Fla., be sure to bring a big stack of paper and your favorite pen (or two), because you’re about to get schooled.

Earning a profit in the first quarter is a challenge for many, but those who do can expect a very profitable year. 

As the Portland, Ore. housing market headed toward all-time lows in 2007, Sky Heating & Air Conditioning had to make major changes to survive. The end result, a total transformation into a growing company focused almost entirely on selling high-end, high-efficiency products like 16 SEER heat pump and geothermal heat pump systems. 

It’s a place where faculty and staff help out students, as well as graduates, both inside and outside of the classroom. And while the school itself has been around a long time, the school combines traditional and new methodologies when it comes to recruiting and teaching students. 

The event is designed to provide instructors, industry trainers, and administrators of apprentice, secondary, and post-secondary school-based instructional programs with the most cutting-edge technical information and teaching techniques to enable them to effectively train the next generation of skilled workers for the HVACR and plumbing industries. 

While I agree that heat pumps do move heat from one location to another, I strongly disagree with the premise that air-source and geothermal heat pumps are not renewable-energy heat sources. 

“My intention was to just run a small shop and eek out enough of a living to support my family,” Magic Touch Mechanical owner Rich Morgan said. “But, as fate would have it, along with a little bit of luck and hard work mixed together, we just continued to grow.