The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) and Mexico's electrical standards development agency, the Associación de Normalización y Certificación (ANCE), agreed to work together on the development of HVACR industry standards, signing a memorandum of understanding.
Majestic Heating & Cooling customers had experienced a rash of a/c thefts this past summer. Wanting to help, Joe Wojtowicz of Majestic went to work. His resulting invention, currently patent pending, has been on the market for less than two months.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it is proposing to raise the minimum energy efficiency standards for furnaces and boilers. Relative to the current standards, the proposed standards represent an improvement in energy efficiency of 2 to 7 percent for most products.
Air conditioners continue to be hot items, but they are not being used strictly to cool homes and buildings. Ever since the demand for copper began to climb and the price for the metal skyrocketed to historic highs this year - particularly over the summer months - thieves have been following the money chain, stealing outside units from backyards and atop buildings.
Six months after the introduction of superhero "Bryantman," how do Bryant dealers enjoy "rescuing their customers from evil?" The NEWS asked some of them about their early impressions of the new superhero and how this marketing idea is having an influence on their market share.
Can something as simple as a thermostat have enough "shelf appeal" to attract customers past cluttered and uncluttered aisles of products in the local supply house? It can if the product is well packaged and well displayed.
Source 1, the aftermarket division of Johnson Controls' residential HVAC brands, recently announced the winning name in its "Parts Animal" naming contest.
Even though the number of air conditioners being stolen from backyards and atop buildings may have subsided somewhat across the United States, that's not to say determined thieves have totally quit in nabbing units or stripping them of their copper content. As long as copper prices remain above normal, expect the thievery to continue.
ASHRAE Standard 62.2-2004 committee members are trying to deal with smoking in homes and the issues that are anchored to it. Proposed addenda j and k are currently up for public review until Nov. 6. Comments are welcomed by that deadline.
A desire to surpass guests' standards has always been crucial in the hospitality industry. Today, a smoke-free environment is one of those standards. And, this is so thanks, in part, to Pineapple Hospitality's efforts.
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