Articles by Herb Woerpel

Contractor Randy Weber Elected to Congress

December 17, 2012
The HVACR industry now has a voice in Congress. Republican Randy Weber, owner, Weber’s Air and Heat, Pearland, Texas. The freshman congressman is making headlines nationwide, including here in The NEWS as a 2012 NEWSmaker.


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Uncertainty Looms for Contractors in 2013

Government Regulation, Economy Remain Top Concerns
December 10, 2012
The election has come and gone. And while HVACR contractors held on to hope that November’s ballots would provide a bit of clarity, looming legislative gridlock and unstable economic conditions continue to provide a much murkier forecast.


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Forum Stresses Team Building, Profitability

December 10, 2012
For the fifth straight year, HVACR professionals met for Air Conditioning Contractors of America’s (ACCA) Service Managers Forum, focusing on streamlining the interaction between management, technician, and the customer.


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ACCA Hosts Inaugural Building Performance Forum

December 3, 2012
More than 150 HVACR professionals explored the topic of building performance, the transition to home performance contracting, and more at Air Conditioning Contractors of America’s (ACCA) inaugural Building Performance Forum, Oct. 9-10, in Austin, Texas.


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Examining Retrofits at ‘The Navy Yard’

December 3, 2012
An esteemed panel of energy-efficiency aficionados recently met inside Philadelphia’s Navy Yard for Danfoss’s 18th EnVisioneering Symposium, “Building Blueprint for a Clean Energy Future.” What happened during the symposium?


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Make Your Site Savvier for Online Shoppers

November 30, 2012

Cyber Monday is proof that more shoppers are going online. Does you website attract them to purchase your services?


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Voters Side with Efficient Candidates in Election

November 26, 2012
Barack Obama has been re-elected president, Republicans have retained control of the House of Representatives, and Democrats continue to rule the Senate. To naysayers, the election may have seemed like one big waste of energy; however, to energy-efficiency advocates, the election may help eliminate a great deal of energy waste.


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Regional Standards Lawsuit Enters Mediation

November 19, 2012
A ruling to the pending regional standards lawsuit may be less than a month away. American Public Gas Association (APGA) executive vice president Dave Schryver confirmed that the lawsuit, APGA v. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has entered mediation and that an agreement between the two parties could occur very soon.


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Play to Win: Business is a Lot Like Baseball

November 19, 2012
During a recent conference, I had the pleasure of sitting in on a session led by Frank Besednjak, a trainer, teacher, coach, and consultant with decades of HVAC industry experience. Besednjak shared the thought-provoking claim that business is a lot like baseball.


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HVACR Isn’t a Club, Amateurs Need Not Apply

November 13, 2012

Competent contractors reduce risk of furnace explosions.


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