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Get the HVAC Tech to the Wedding

March 15, 2010
Usually the biggest disaster one has to worry about on one’s wedding day is Uncle Al getting overserved and somehow ending up with the microphone and making an inappropriate toast. For a couple in Brooklyn, the bigger problem was air conditioning.
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CFCs Cause Brain Freeze

March 11, 2010
In a recent Sunday newspaper, the comic strip Zits had the teenager Jeremy intensely studying some advanced calculus, chemistry, and American literature. When he reaches time to study science, the word “chloro-fluro…” appears in one panel only to have Jeremy walk away, bits of knowledge leaking out of his brain.
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Do Not Cry For Duct Tape

March 8, 2010
Unfortunately for most duct tape manufacturers, almost nobody recommends using duct tape to seal ducts because eventually the adhesive dries out and the tape begins to peel. So what good is duct tape if you can’t use it on your ducts?
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Introduce New Tech to Your Business

March 1, 2010
Not every piece of technology launched is designed specifically for the HVACR contractor, but It is time to move forward, change your way of thinking, and try some creative small-scale technology adoption.
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Innovation Still Matters

February 26, 2010
What have you done this week to inspire your customers and employees to be excited about your products or services? 
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Walking the Builder Show

February 25, 2010
When I was walking the aisles of the International Builders Show in Las Vegas I noticed two things. First, I toured the show in a lot less time than in past years. Secondly, there was one exhibitor product category that was on the rise.
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Less Money, More Regs?

February 23, 2010
So, the EPA has issued is own press release in regards to the Obama Administration’s proposed budget.
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Dear Contractor

February 22, 2010
Dear Contractor: After installing high-efficiency equipment, my utility bills have improved some, but I am not seeing the amount of return that was promised. Do you have any suggestions?
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Take the Anti-Freeze Challenge

February 18, 2010
They are midway into the challenge, but the 2009-2010 Freeze Yer Buns participants are taking the environmental battle to their thermostats. Started by an environmentalist blogger dubbed The Crunchy Chicken, the competition has run from Nov. 1 to April 1 since 2007.
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One More Voice About Global Warming

February 10, 2010
Well, the number of people who have weighed in on the issue of global warming - make that climate change - has pretty well reached maximum capacity.
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