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Companies that are successful at attracting and retaining employees usually have some type of performance-based compensation plan that rewards great workers and penalizes poor workers. This article discusses the often misunderstood relationships between performance based pay (PBP), labor laws, and overtime.

This is the second of a three-part series examining young HVAC contractors and managers. Part one, “Young Contractors Take Aim at HVAC Future,” is the cover story in this issue.

There are many more competitors out there for career-minded young people and the HVAC trade needs to replenish and refresh with a youthful face - or face some serious challenges. With that in mind, The NEWS set out to find some of the bright young guns of HVAC and ask what makes the trade so special to them.

It’s been an accepted fact that without maintenance, a mechanical system’s performance constantly degrades. As we hear more about cutting energy use to make a building more green, we will also hear more about making sure existing systems work the way they were designed to, at the efficiency they were intended to achieve.

This is the first of three articles by Ken Summers about the three most important items an HVAC contractor should know.

Some HVAC contractors know a lot more than just the business of installing and servicing mechanical systems. The Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Binghamton luckily found out.

The College of DuPage, a two-year community college located in the middle of DuPage County, Ill., recently added a new college course to its HVAC curriculum. The new course, titled “HVAC Contracting” will include information about the business side of working in the HVAC trade. It will also include a new textbook written by The NEWS’ Business Editor John R. Hall, titled the NEXT Contractor.

In a building already under construction, a children’s health care facility in Dallas changed the design of one of its critical air handlers.

Keeping business expenses to manageable levels can be very trying, for financial and time-saving reasons. That’s why HVAC contractors try and find the most cost-effective and time-efficient operations to streamline their businesses and increase bottom-line profitability.

The mathematics for properly designing ventilation and emission control systems have been around for quite awhile, but our studies of hundreds of systems show that many are wasting energy, while still lacking capacity to meet applicable codes and process objectives.