Crises tend to push people out their comfort zones. Putting off implementation of new business methods becomes harder to justify as the needs grow more urgent. During the crisis created by the coronavirus pandemic, experienced HVAC contractors with long histories of success find themselves moving faster than ever into new technological territory.
The outbreak has impacted all HVAC contractors to some extent, but few more than Dan Foley. The owner of in Foley Mechanical in Lorton, Virginia, spent a week in the hospital with COVID-19 and pneumonia, and missed five weeks entirely. For a man who normally works up to 11 hours a day, this required a major shift in his approach.