Articles Tagged with ''green technology''

Green Energy Policies Often End Up Hurting the Poor

Joanna Turpin
Joanna R. Turpin
January 21, 2019
California has now signaled that it, too, intends to follow Germany down the renewable energy path. In September, the governor signed a bill requiring that 100 percent of the state’s electricity be generated by renewable energy sources such as solar or wind by 2045. This is an expensive proposition and will significantly boost California’s already high residential electricity costs, which are currently about $.20/kWh.
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White (Healthy IAQ) is the New Green

Genuine concern can set you apart from your competitors
RODNEY KOOP
Rodney Koop
August 7, 2017
In our effort to protect our resources, my question is this: Are we just pretending to be green? Because, truth be told, if being green affected the average American’s bank account on a large scale, I believe fewer people would participate.
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The next wave of HVAC technicians and installers will have an important role in satisfying consumer demand for efficient products. Photo courtesy of WorldSkills UK: http://bit.ly/EFFICIENT4

Contemplating the Future of Green

Energy efficiency continues to improve industrywide, but how far can it go?
Kostora
Nick Kostora
September 26, 2016

Contractors are challenged with presenting and selling the industry’s most efficient products to consumers. Manufacturers are largely responsible for improving efficiency within their product lines while at the same time ensuring their products are desirable, affordable, and ahead of all the other roadblocks the industry may throw their way.


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Smart thermostats are catching on with all demographics. Photo courtesy of Fort Rucker; http://bit.ly/EFFICIENT1

Technique Matters When Presenting Energy-efficient Options

Contractors discuss how they seal the deal using highly efficient equipment
Kostora
Nick Kostora
September 26, 2016

A recent American Home Comfort study from Decision Analyst reinforces this revelation, reporting that, for the first time in years, homeowners are more trusting of the internet for HVAC information than they are their contractors. In today’s marketplace, customers are opting to educate themselves on HVAC products via the internet prior to a contractor’s arrival. 


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Stop & Shop Opens State-of-the-Art Green Energy Facility

The facility will convert inedible food into energy
May 10, 2016

Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. LLC celebrated the opening of its new Green Energy Facility in Freetown, Massachusetts. The facility will convert inedible food from its Stop & Shop New England stores into energy that will help power the company’s distribution center in Freetown.


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The State of the Solar HVAC Market

Solar HVAC is going through massive changes as demand continues to flourish
Kostora
Nick Kostora
August 31, 2015

As demand and support for energy efficiency, long-term cost reductions, and other benefits provided by solar installations grow, so does concern over how solar will look after current federal tax credits expire at the end of 2016.


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What Does Green Do For You?

HVAC Contractors Debate Whether ‘Green’ is Still an Effective Selling Point
Kostora
Nick Kostora
September 29, 2014

Green is really more of a grey area, especially for HVAC contractors. While some enthusiastically believe green still means go, others feel the terminology that once created a spark has all but fizzled out.


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