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HVAC Manufacturers: July 25, 2016

July 25, 2016

Rinnai America Corp. names Mark Buss vice president of marketing; NexRev LLC opens a regional office in Toronto; more HVAC manufacturer news briefs.

HVAC Organizations: July 25, 2016

July 25, 2016

The ESCO Institute joined the HVACR Education Resource Network; AMCA appoints C.K. So to its board of directors; more HVAC organization news briefs.

HVAC School: July 25, 2016

July 25, 2016

The Tennessee College of Applied Technology was granted accreditation of its HVACR program by HVAC Excellence.

How Do You Define a True Sales Opportunity?

Brian Gardner

July 22, 2016

Now you have a sales lead. But what’s next. How do you turn opportunity into a sale. Brian Gardner provides a blueprint.

Mincron acquired by Kerridge Commercial Systems

July 21, 2016

Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS), a global company, headquartered in the United Kingdom, has reached an agreement to acquire Mincron Software Systems, based in Houston, Texas, and its successful suite of products.

US, Europe Smart Homes Reached 17.9M in 2015

North America is the world’s most advanced smart home market

July 18, 2016

North America is the world’s most advanced smart home market; and the region had an installed base of 12.7 million smart homes at the end of the year, a 56 percent year-on-year growth.

Dan Antonelli to Speak at Service World Expo

Event geared toward contractors who want improve company performance

July 18, 2016

Antonelli’s presentation will help contractors discover how a strong brand and logo can provide a solid foundation on which to build a powerful marketing strategy upon. His class will discuss truck wrap and fleet branding, sales brochures, and digital marketing efforts.

Nexstar Network Members Win Award

Award given to top 8 percent of companies in Nexstar's HomeAdvisor network

July 18, 2016

HomeAdvisor awards this distinction to the top 8 percent of companies in the HomeAdvisor network. These companies maintained an average review of 4.0 or better from at least three homeowners in the last six months and also had zero homeowner complaints in that time frame.

Nest Introduces Time of Savings

The feature is offered exclusively through Nest’s energy partners

July 18, 2016

Time of Savings makes it possible for the Nest Thermostat to learn the price of energy for customers on Time of Use (TOU) rate plans so it can automatically adjust itself to help customers use less electricity when energy prices are most expensive.

ICB Conference Celebrates 15th Year

84 attendees passed sheet metal industry-related certification exams

July 18, 2016

ICB/TABB is a function of the National Energy Management Institute Committee (NEMIC) — a not-for-profit organization jointly funded by the SMACNA and SMART, the International Association of Sheet Metal Air, Rail and Transportation Workers.