The HVAC industry had a banner month in October. The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) reported October's combined unitary shipments were up 73 percent from October 2004. And 2004 was a record year for the industry. Total shipments for October were 714,793 units.
Some of the basic tenets of the Integrity Selling program, as taught by Jim Hinshaw of Sales Improvement Professionals are: approach, interview, demonstrate, validate, negotiate, and close. Hinshaw presented material on this approach at the Nordyne Annual Distributor meeting in San Francisco.
Refrigerant-related issues have surfaced on a variety of fronts in Europe in recent weeks. Such happenings could have implications in North America. Various refrigerant developments were announced at the 26th annual International Trade Fair for Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Ventilation (IKK).
One way the HVACR industry is doing its part to reduce greenhouse gases is the creation of more efficient heating and cooling equipment. Ways to do that were explored in a symposium held the day prior to the opening of the International Trade Fair for Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Ventilation (IKK).
This article - excerpted from the white paper, "Refrigerants for Commercial Refrigeration Applications," issued this fall by Copeland Corp., part of Emerson Climate Technologies - focuses on the most up-to-date information concerning HFC refrigerants as well as CO2's potential for use as a refrigerant.
It is of utmost importance for service technicians to understand voltage troubleshooting when servicing HVACR equipment. This article probes a bit deeper into voltage troubleshooting using a voltmeter.
Demand controlled ventilation (DCV) systems are designed to save energy by using building occupancy indicators that usually measure CO2 levels to regulate the amount of outside air that is drawn in for ventilation. Several organizations got together recently to study the effectiveness of DCV.
Over the last several years, the HVAC industry has made great strides in technological innovation and performance, especially related to air filtration. Even so, businesses continue to focus almost solely on initial purchase price when specifying air filtration, perhaps thinking that price is the only selling feature for air filters, which is not the case.
Allied Air Enterprises got it right for its first-ever combined distributor meeting for all brands, held in late October at the stunning Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa. Business was soaked up in the mornings, but mid-afternoons were for soaking up rays by the pool or on the golf course.
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