Changes in the supply chain began in 2006 as The Home Depot acquired Hughes Supply and entered the HVAC market as a significant player. The company also purchased other strategic supply houses. Officially HD Supply, the new division of the big box store, sparked controversy as local contractors’ service trucks began frequenting its parking lots more often.
As copper availability decreased, prices skyrocketed leaving contractors a new problem - a/c unit theft. Once the demand for copper began to climb and the price for the metal reached historic highs, thieves started following the money chain, stealing the copper content from outdoor units.
Business forecasting has a lot in common with hurricane forecasting. They both start with broad predictions that become more certain as you approach their actual impact, said futurist Bob Treadway at the Mechanical Service Contractors Association's (MSCA) annual meeting in Vancouver.
Paying attention to what dispatchers do will give contractors "a greater appreciation for the dispatcher's role and how that role can be better supported by management," says Nancy Bandy. Her seminar, "Get Inside Your Dispatcher's Head," was presented at the Mechanical Service Contractors Association (MSCA) meeting.
William “Woody” Sutton resigned his position as the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute’s (ARI’s) president. ARI accepted the former United States Navy Rear Admiral’s resignation, effective the end of February 2007.
That willingness to try something new revolutionized Miller and the beer industry. By 1992, light beer was the most popular category of beer in the world, and it just keeps growing. What does that have to do with HVAC? To change your position and your results, you need to look for new opportunities.
The fact that most 10 SEER equipment is virtually gone should come as no surprise. According to a survey conducted by Emerson Climate Technologies, participants estimated that by year’s end, 97 percent of existing 10 SEER unitary stock would be gone - that is, installed.
If the mile-high city is looking a little bit greener, perhaps that’s because it hosted the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo at the Colorado Convention Center. The event offered information on green building design, construction, project financing, building management, and product innovations.
There are no two ways about it: Today’s residential replacement HVAC systems just cost more to put in - if they are installed correctly, that is. The key driver this year is the increased size of the indoor coils on higher-efficiency systems. It will be the key driver in the future, too.
With the enactment of 13 SEER minimum efficiency levels for air conditioners this year, what was once a big-ticket purchase got bigger. As the size of the units has increased their installation costs often do, too; the installation sometimes includes renovations of the home space to accommodate the new indoor unit.
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