There was a huge opportunity in the residential unitary market for more sophisticated diagnostics and controls. The benefits are big game indeed: reduced warranty claims, lower utility bills, improved comfort, and greater customer satisfaction, all wrapped up in improved system diagnostics.
Four of the five overall winners in The NEWS’ 2006 “Best Contractor to Work For” contest spoke their minds in a panel discussion at a free seminar titled “Ways to Find and Retain Qualified Technicians/Employees” at the 2007 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo).
Clear Seas Research, a newly developed business-to-business market research company, offers a ready audience, industry knowledge, and relevant insight as it begins to service the specific information needs of the HVAC industry.
Today’s smart commercial systems have benefited from several technological improvements that have helped them integrate into existing systems more easily. They also can be used to harvest system performance information that helps keep comfort high and could help reduce service and maintenance costs.
As the owner or manager of an HVACR contracting firm, if you haven’t already done so, you may want to miss the deadlines for filing your annual income tax returns. The reason? The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, passed late in December, brought tax breaks that aren’t on the 2006 tax returns.
A battle is beginning to plague home inspectors and HVAC service technicians. Both have gotten along well, but the issue of heat exchanger safety has built a low wall in between them, creating a stumbling block of home heating safety issues.
In the magical world of Disney, children are encouraged to use their imaginations and dream. These dreams are played out daily in the Disney theme parks in Orlando, Fla. - the setting for the 2007 Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) Conference & Indoor Air Expo.
In this article, two techs find out that there's more to fixing a duct system than meets the eye. They found this out after a battery of leakage, airflow, and pressure tests were performed on the house and duct system on which they'd just finished working on.
The ACCA expo is big enough (137 companies and 199 booths as of mid-February) for contractors to get a good blend of product information, yet small enough for a visitor to spend more quality time with his or her favorite manufacturer’s rep.
The 2007 Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) Conference & Indoor Air Expo in Orlando is attracting record numbers of registrants and exhibitors, in part because of the location. But that’s not the main reason why HVAC contractor members are going.
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