Steve Rizzo told an audience at the Heating, Airconditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) Fall Conference that the power of choice, the power of your humor being, and the power of your thoughts are three of the most important aspects of managing your life, and therefore, of managing your business.

The HVACR Systems and Equipment Council was among several HARDI committees that gathered standing room only crowds for topics of interest. As is customary, committees meet throughout the day on Sunday, the second day of full meetings at the Fall Conference.

Come early and stay late was the simple message from Randy Boyd, 2008 president of the Heating, Airconditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI), prior to the 2008 Fall Conference. As usual, HARDI packed a lot into its four-day conference.

It has been said about parts of Texas that you can almost watch your dog run away for two days. The Mechanical Service Contractors of America (MSCA) held its 23rd Annual Educational Conference, Oct. 12-15, in San Antonio where the Hyatt Hill Country Resort lay like a mirage where once only sagebrush and flat land stretched to the horizon.

Though I have touted green opportunities for contractors, I now ask you to consider the green wash that is all around you. The green movement, rooted in some sense of good, has unfortunately morphed into a mere marketing tool in far too many instances.

What if a customer changed his mind and you had to return and install the old equipment and refund the price paid for a new system you had put in yesterday?

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) put its first National HVACR Service Managers Forum into the annals of Texas history. Kevin Holland, ACCA vice president said, “This exceeded our wildest expectations. We actually had to turn people away.”

If you were at a reception talking, and you said “I’m in HVAC,” it might not spawn much conversation. But, what if you said you were in the health and safety productivity business?

Since the third Presidential debate between Senators John McCain and Barack Obama, Joe the Plumber (Joe Wurzelbacher) has gotten more than he bargained for.

Tax credits in the recently passed Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) will help the HVAC industry’s residential and commercial markets. You will see extensions of expired and expiring tax incentives for renewable energy, energy-efficient building upgrades, and appliance and equipment purchases.