Any time our society experiences a traumatic event, there are bound to be lasting consequences. The Great Depression, for example, caused widespread hunger and poverty in the U.S., and those who lived through it were never the same. In my own family, I saw older relatives save everything they could for fear that there might be a shortage one day. As a kid, I was particularly fascinated by my Aunt Mary’s kitchen drawers, which were full of used aluminum foil, rubber bands, and twisty ties – and you never knew what you’d find in her freezer.
Today’s pandemic will also bring changes to society, as well as the HVACR industry. For contractors, there seem to be five “Cs” that most believe will be with us for the foreseeable future.