Gary Marowske could be considered the Goldilocks of the HVAC contracting business trying out a few groups before finding the one that fit just right. Which one did he choose?
In this article, The NEWS shares information on different industry associations and how each can play a vital role in the growth of HVAC contracting businesses.
An employee of Centex Mechanical Inc. lost his home and car in the massive wildfire that engulfed Bastrop, Texas. The Air Conditioning Contractors of America’s (ACCA) Disaster Relief Committee provided aid.
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America Educational Institute (ACCA-EI) Standards Task Team (STT) announced an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) public review period for its Manual J8.
RSES has partnered with Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) to offer American National Standards Institute- (ANSI) recognized quality standards to its members.
The Department of Energy (DOE) is in the midst of creating guidelines that could become the standard to which contractors must be certified to do work involving federal funds. However, a coalition of industry organizations says the guidelines are flawed.
Energy, efficiency, and economics were the key topics at the 13th Danfoss EnVisioneering Symposium held in Washington, D.C., recently at the Russell Senate Office Building. It was appropriate that Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) keynoted the event as he is the Chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
The NEWS is not the only one celebrating an anniversary this year. Fifty years ago in western Michigan, Seaman’s Air Conditioning-Refrigeration was born in humble beginnings and now is recognized as a fine commercial HVAC company. And the company celebrated with a Red Cross blood drive.
After being in the HVAC industry as a contractor and a rater for 30 years, I’ve seen a lot of things that have been done wrong. But really, there has never been a system in place that required contractors to do things correctly - and verified that they had. All that is changing with the Energy Star for New Homes version 3.