This article explores the nature of the efficiency tests required by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and raises issues (not unlike those being raised by the DOE itself) about the validity and long-term future of these test procedures.
Increasing demand and high prices are driving the United States to seriously commit to energy efficiency. The specter of climate change is another major influence. Those were the predominant themes of the 18th annual Energy Efficiency Forum, sponsored by Johnson Controls and the United States Energy Association. Energy remains a hot topic and Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman said the private sector should lead with support from the government.
Tom Buckley sees the business world from two angles, as a former business owner and as an end user - a customer with a new home needing new services. The chief financial officer for the Dwyer Group, a franchisor that owns companies like Aire Serv, Mr. Electric, and Mr. Rooter, told attendees to the company’s annual convention in Atlanta that he is “a customer with many needs” and that business owners should meet his needs while maintaining profitable pricing strategies.
Recognizing the importance of the function of HVAC equipment in making people comfortable in their daily lives, The NEWS honors those units in the HVAC Commercial Equipment category of the fourth annual Dealer Design Awards.
Cooling things down and heating them up isn’t a problem for the winners in The NEWS’ fourth annual Dealer Design Awards’ HVAC Light Commercial Equipment category. Flexibility and easy maintenance highlight the themes manufacturers exemplified as they competed for top honors.
Hundreds of hours of design, research, development, testing, labor, and marketing culminate in one thing - a product. The product then competes for top industry profits and honors. Entrants in The NEWS’ 2007 fourth annual Dealer Design Awards are no different. Each entrant competed fiercely to be at the top of the class. The winning products were awarded for innovation and contractor benefits.
The air people breathe is no longer taken for granted as environmentalists and doctors raise the alarm about contaminants and particulates that cause global and personal harm. In light of these air quality developments, The NEWS’ Dealer Design Awards’ Indoor Air Quality category winners have brought to this competition their best offerings for cleaner, healthier air.
Automation is becoming the new standard in convenient and efficient commercial applications. Uniting commercial equipment in one purpose and one goal is what made the products in The NEWS’ fourth annual Dealer Design Awards’ Commercial Controls category winners.
In the Ventilation Products category of the Dealer Design Awards, a plastic trunk line take off took off and achieved a high enough score to receive the gold in the fourth annual contest. Fans received the next two highest positions.
An HVAC contractor without components and accessories is like a football player without his gear - it just won’t work. By far the largest category in The NEWS’ fourth annual Dealer Design Awards, Components and Accessories winners fought to earn a place on the pedestal.
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