How did Carrier celebrate the 110th anniversary of the invention of modern air conditioning? What does the company’s new facility look like?

The 38-year-old company, Calverley Supply Co. is run by the Calverley brothers and as they adapt to new business demands they don’t forget their roots.
 

Yahoo! CEO, Marissa Mayer, has decided to provide every Yahoo! employee in the United States with a smartphone. Which major brand didn’t make the approved device list? 

Hurricane Isaac has moved out, but are your technicians ready to handle the situations and stress they may face in repairing and replacing units after a disaster? 

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.