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ACCA recently teamed up with Energy Star, allowing ACCA contractors to identify themselves as being knowledgeable about Energy Star-qualified HVAC equipment.

April 15 Performance Marketing Carrier University and Bryant Academy Canton, Ohio 877-618-2649 www.hvacpartners.com April 15 2003 International Residential Code Seminar Building & Fire Code Academy Hoffman Estates, Ill. 800-488-7057 www.bfcacademy.com

I recently asked contractors for comments about how they compensate and manage techs who work on call. I received some interesting feedback.

Did you ever wonder if your competition has any idea of their costs? You bid a job "tight," only to find out your competitor's bid is lower than what you have calculated to be your direct costs.

I'm willing to bet that a lot of people are like me - statistics freaks. I like to make comparisons and judgments based on good, accurate statistics, but, at times, statistics can be misleading.

Unfortunately, I failed miserably in trying to persuade my soon-to-be college freshman daughter to look into a mechanical engineering degree at Purdue University.

They Have Enough To Do Already I enjoyed John R. Hall's Dec. 29, 2003, editorial ["Add Another Log To The Tech Selling Fire"] regarding taking your mechanics and making them

Output Air Temperature QUESTION: By Tony Yan Via E-Mail I had a contractor install an A/C unit about two summers ago. The output air temperature is around 68 degrees F

Like its refrigerant counterpart, the refrigerant recovery sector has been an ever-changing and sometimes confusing aspect of the market.

About five years ago, Geoffrey Winters nearly died from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. It's the main reason he developed the UltraGuard Carbon Monoxide Life Safety System.