Articles by Mike Murphy
December 18, 2006
You should have been at the meeting on Dec. 5 in Arlington, Texas. A bunch of people were talking about North American Technician Excellence (NATE) certification and you would have liked what you heard.
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December 11, 2006
The nearly 180 attendees at the 3rd Annual HVACR Commercial Contractors Roundtable and Design/Build Seminar didn’t expect the cool breezes and temperatures that greeted them when they stepped off the plane in Atlanta. However, things warmed up once the two-day conference began.
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December 11, 2006
I believe that the bone of contention between those who champion the rights of technicians to sell, and those who would vote against it, is more a question of which technicians should be doing the selling, rather than whether techs should sell at all.
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November 22, 2006
The HVAC industry has been good to a lot of people, and many have contributed immensely in their efforts to pave the way for future generations. Maybe it's their way of paying back, or maybe their way of being thankful for what they have received.
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November 20, 2006
A common thread I picked up while listening, eavesdropping, and nosing around at three recent annual meetings was on the subject of barcodes used for inventory control. Or, better said, not used for inventory control.
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November 20, 2006
The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration (AHR) Expo - Mexico boasted of the largest event in its seven-year history, as the attendee count hit 6,061. For only the second time, the country's largest HVACR exhibition was hosted by Mexico City.
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November 13, 2006
You have probably heard of smart technologies before. The word on the street is that "smart" is coming to a world near you. This time, however, the sleepy HVAC industry is ahead of the curve.
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November 13, 2006
Dennis Soukup began his career with an HVAC education, and now he is giving back in kind. He earned honorable mention status in the Best Instructor competition sponsored by The NEWS and the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute.
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October 30, 2006
Janet Tipton (left), a Johnstone Supply corporate employee, talks with Gary Daniels, president/CEO of the Portland, Oregon-based cooperative, on the trade show floor. Daniels walked the floor and visited with
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October 30, 2006
The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) and Mexico's electrical standards development agency, the Associación de Normalización y Certificación (ANCE), agreed to work together on the development of HVACR industry standards, signing a memorandum of understanding.
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With access to over one million professionals and more than 60 industry-specific publications, 
This overview of the benefits of zoning includes tips for selling to consumers and businesses. Tom Jackson discusses options for new construction and retrofit, as well as some ways a residential contractor can get into the light commercial business with zoning products. Speaker: Tom Jackson, CEO, Jackson Systems
