Scorecard explains how state policies affect contractors' abilities to conduct, expand businesses
December 14, 2015
The Merit Shop Scorecard grades states on project labor agreement (PLA), prevailing wage, and right-to-work policies, as well as their construction job growth rate, commitment to developing a well-trained workforce, level of flexibility in career and technical education curricula, and use of public-private partnerships (P3s).
Index measures how positive HVAC contractors feel about new business prospects
December 14, 2015
The CCI is calculated based on a survey of the association’s contractor members, who are asked how positive they feel about new business prospects, existing business activity, and expected staffing decisions in the short-term future.
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The survey, which collected data from nearly 18,000 small business owners from around the U.S., compiled answers regarding a community’s overall business friendliness, regulatory environment, new-hire prospects, and more.
Change will help contractors easily access technical literature associated with the equipment
December 7, 2015
In addition to the new product labels, the company supports contractors with an in-home sales iPad app, mobile load calculation tools, weekly video tips, and even support for managing a Facebook business page.
20 states improved in this version of ACEEE's State Energy Efficiency Scorecard
December 7, 2015
The top 10 states for energy efficiency are Massachusetts, California, Vermont, Rhode Island, Oregon, Connecticut, Maryland, Washington, and New York, with Minnesota and Illinois tied for 10th place.
The projects will be shared at the 2016 ASHRAE Winter Conference
December 7, 2015
The 2015 Design Competition focused on a three-story classroom and office building in Doha, Qatar, while its Applied Engineering Challenge asked students to design a collapsible, portable, conditioned shelter for treatment of heat-illness victims.
Store joins four other Florida locations that opened within the last year
December 7, 2015
Source 1 is the exclusive supplier of factory-authorized service parts and residential accessories for all of JCI’s unitary products’ residential and light commercial HVAC equipment.