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Several federal legislative and regulatory issues and rulings have affected wholesale distributors in 2013

Looking Back at 2013’s Legislative, Regulatory Challenges

Health Care, Regional Standards, R-22, and More Strain HVAC Distributors

December 4, 2013

From the tax increases at the beginning of the year to the uncertainty surrounding the cost of the Affordable Care Act, 2013 has proven to be challenging for many small business owners in this industry. While numerous new laws and standards have had an influence on many in the HVAC industry this past year, a handful of major issues have affected distributors nearly across the board.

ASHRAE Manual Focus: Hospital Design

Health Care Facility Designers will Benefit from ‘Good’ Practices Guide

Joanna R. Turpin

November 4, 2013

ASHRAE's newly published manual is based on the guidelines in Standard 170 and provides design recommendations for health care facilities with an emphasis on proven, cost-effective solutions that result in reduced infections, lower maintenance, and higher reliability.

TDIndustries Signs Wellness Pledge

Campaign Aims to Promote Physical Activity and Health in the Workplace

October 28, 2013

CEOs who sign The CEO Pledge agree to implement at least six strategies to create and promote a culture of physical activity in their workplaces.

Health Care Reporting Deadline, Payment Schedule Suspended

August 15, 2013

In a blog post from Valerie Jarrett, the senior advisor to President Obama, described the efforts that the government is putting forward to make the health care insurance transition a more simplified process for business owners — exchanges open on time, payments delayed.

EPA, NIH Announce 'My Air, My Health' Challenge Winner

Innovators Design Sensor to Measure, Integrate IAQ and Health Data

July 8, 2013

The My Air, My Health Challenge calls upon innovators nationwide to design a small, low-cost sensor that integrates air quality measurements with related health data, such as heart rate and breathing.

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Health Care Questions and Answers

June 20, 2013

What started out as 2,000+ pages of health care reform has become 17,000+ pages of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

June 14, 2013: HVI Teams with HHI to Emphasize Balanced Ventilation

Proper Ventilation Ensures Healthy Indoor Air Quality

June 14, 2013

The Healthy House Institute (HHI) and the Home Ventilating Institute (HVI) are partnering to educate consumers about “balanced ventilation” in today’s tighter homes — a form of equilibrium for indoor air quality (IAQ) in modern homes.

Wrestling Gators and Health Care

May 15, 2013

As distributors, I am sure you have spent more than a few hours wrestling with the new health care laws. Is it conquerable, or will it eat you up like a nasty gator? Here is some information that could help.

Healthy Chillers Make a Happy Hospital

Chiller Optimization Saves Hospital $250,000 Per Year

May 13, 2013

The chillers at Broward Health Medical Center were not achieving the kW per ton for which they were rated — a serious problem that they had not been aware of before, and which had probably cost them over $1 million in excess energy use since installation.

LodgeNet Healthcare, Siemens Supply Patient Comfort Controls

May 6, 2013

LodgeNet Healthcare, a leading provider of integrated patient communication solutions, announced that its environmental control project with Siemens Industry Inc.’s Building Technologies Division has gone live at Maple Grove Hospital in Maple Grove, Minn.

On Demand As AI workloads and high-density computing push traditional cooling methods to their limits, the data center industry is accelerating the adoption of next-generation HVAC technologies.

In this webinar, we'll outline how top contractors are turning every conversation into predictable revenue by coaching every comfort advisor visit, not just the ones a manager rides along on.