The look of HVAC contracting will be very different in the coming decade. That is, if you believe the prognostications of two of the more well-known Texas HVAC contractors in the business, Larry Taylor of Aire-Rite Air Conditioning Co., Fort Worth, and Steve Saunders of Tempo Mechanical, Dallas.
EMCOR Group Inc. has continued its strong growth. And after spending a few minutes with president and chief operating officer of EMCOR, newsmaker Tony Guzzi, it’s easy to see why the company is an example of orderly consolidation and growth.
Talk about a job change. For the last 16 years, Robert (“Bob”) McDonough was a part of Lennox International. That all changed in 2007. This year McDonough switched companies and became president of Carrier’s Residential and Light Commercial Systems (RLCS).
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. purchased Trane, formerly American Standard, in a transaction valued at approximately $10.1 billion. Under terms of this agreement, which has been approved by both companies’ boards of directors, Ingersoll-Rand will acquire all of Trane’s outstanding common stock.
Each year brings change to the industry. Each change usually brings with it more innovation and sometimes a bit of intrigue. As part of a final salute to 2007, The NEWS has selected nine high-profile individuals who have been newsmakers behind the scenes in the HVAC industry in the past year.
What do you get when you combine an aging population with advancements in technology? Answer: An upswing in construction and design in the health care industry.
This is the first article of a two-part series taking a look at combustion analysis. In general when performing a combustion analysis, the service tech needs to look at three things: safety, efficiency, and environment.
As building owners become more interested in LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification and saving energy in general, opportunities will flourish for HVAC contractors who can provide energy-saving solutions. When solutions improve comfort and IAQ, they become even more attractive.
Can sustainability be compared with the methods we use to gauge healthy buildings, those that have an acceptable level of IAQ? Yes they can, says Hal Levin of the Building Ecology Research Group, Santa Cruz, Calif., a featured speaker at ASHRAE lAQ2007, sponsored by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
A lot of problems in the world seem so big, there doesn’t seem to be much that the average Joe or Jane can do about them. Members of the HVAC industry, however, have the capability to do a lot about carbon emissions, which in turn are a major contributor to global warming.
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