Articles by Angela D. Harris

With the growing acceptance of social media in business, many of the social debates have shifted from if an HVAC contractor should employ social media to how to govern its use. Enter social media policies. These policies can help protect contractors and their companies from libelous or malevolent online conduct from employees.

The nation is ready for renewable energy products. It just might not know it yet. Not all contractors are experiencing this majority interest. In fact, some have found that for different reasons, some of their customers are not interested at all. How can they overcome customer objections? 

Not all energy-efficient HVAC equipment qualifies for tax credits, but there are four renewable energy product categories that do — geothermal heat pumps, small wind turbines, solar energy systems, and fuel cells. Though some seem beyond HVAC, they each have the potential to bring new revenue streams to contractors.

Each year the DOE petitions Congress with a “Congressional Budget Request” to continue financing the projects that show promise and are deemed worth pursuing. What has the DOE been up to in the name of renewable energy and HVAC technology?

Instead of attempting to solve the problem that is your competition, what if there was a way for you to completely remove the competition from the equation?

It’s likely that you have a solid advertising campaign, but the question is, “What’s its focus?” Is it focused on branding or is it focused on products and service? What’s the difference? The difference is in memory retention.

“How do you use the web? Better yet, how do you use the web to find information that you never thought possible; and how do you use that information to build deeper relationships with your clients?” These are just a few of the questions that Sam Richter will likely address at the upcoming HARDI annual convention.

It may be the summer Olympics, but what’s really got the world’s top athletes sweating 24/7?

Manufacturers release suggested maintenance lists for vehicles, why not have one for homes? Maybe there is one out there and I missed it. 

Armed with laptops and data, a group of mechanical contractors spent two days learning how to leverage green for their mechanical contracting firms.