NexRev Canada ULC will provide energy-efficient HVAC solutions via direct sales and channel partners
July 15, 2016
NexRev LLC has announced the company’s entrance into the Canadian marketplace with a regional office located in Toronto. This follows on the heels of NexRev’s announcement of its Latin American headquarters in Mexico City and represents the next step in the company’s international expansion plan.
Evaluated on customer impact and business impact, company earned highest rating
July 6, 2016
GridPoint announced that it has been named the winner of Frost & Sullivan’s 2016 Customer Value Leadership Award for building energy management solutions. This award is given to a company that consistently deepens customer relationships by offering superior products and services that deliver a clear, demonstrable ROI.
Helps customers on Time of Use rate plans consume less energy without sacrificing comfort
July 6, 2016
Nest Labs Inc. has announced the addition of Time of Savings to its energy services offerings. Time of Savings enables the Nest thermostat to learn the price of energy for customers on Time of Use (TOU) rate plans so it can automatically adjust to help these customers use less electricity when energy prices are most expensive.
Will continue to serve as global supply chain officer
July 5, 2016
Schneider Electric announced it has appointed Annette Clayton as president and CEO, North America Operations. Clayton will be based in Schneider Electric’s North America headquarters in Andover, Massachusetts, and is responsible for driving business strategy and execution for the region.
While certain provisions within the House and/or Senate versions of the bill have received support from industry and environmental organizations, many differences exist between the House and Senate versions of the bill that must be reconciled during conferencing.
Millennials are price-sensitive, as cost has the greatest influence on their purchase decisions above all other factors, including quality, brand, store, and availability. So, they may not be willing to pay more for the higher efficiency HVAC systems that they claim to want.
In addition to the final determination stating that the DOE will now regulate portable air conditioners, the agency also issued new rules for test procedures for portable air conditioners and is currently developing energy conservation standards for these units.
Ongoing education about building energy management system benefits is accelerating midmarket adoption
June 27, 2016
Larger facilities have relied on building energy management systems (BEMSs) for more than a decade as a way to increase building efficiency through added insight and cost savings, notes Navigant Research. Today, smaller facilities are finding the systems can be just as valuable for buildings in the midmarket.
HVAC contractors learned about linking the major components of home-performance contracting during the National Comfort Institute’s (NCI) 13th annual Summit meeting in April in Savannah, Georgia.
With technology developmenting so quickly and customer expectations steadily rising, the way service technicians do their jobs is rapidly changing. Companies that are able to implement new technologies and adapt job expectations for field service techs will reap the benefits of a profitable service department in an increasingly service-focused economy.