A decision by the city council of Terre Haute, Ind., requiring North American Technician Excellence (NATE) certification as a license requirement to do HVACR work within city limits is the first of its kind for any U.S. city. The council recently met and approved amendments to Chapter 4 of the Terre Haute City Code, Article 10, "Contractors and Skilled Trades."
Excellence Alliance Inc. (EAI), an alliance of independent HVAC contractors, recently sponsored its first "Business Makeover Contest." The contest was co-sponsored by York Heating & Air Conditioning and The News. Aladdin Air Conditioning and Heating, Newbury Park, Calif., was chosen the winner.
Energy recovery ventilators (ERVs) for commercial applications are well on their way to becoming a standard accessory for contractors and specifying engineers to meet new fresh air requirements.
Casa Nueva, a restaurant and bar in Athens, Ohio, installed a new ventilation system late last summer. One of the new pieces of equipment installed is a commercial heat recovery ventilator designed to clear the inside air.
Princeton Fitness & Wellness Center wanted to have facilities for both rehabilitation patients and fitness club members. HLM Design's solution was three separate pools with individual water temperatures and functions in one large room.
To serve or not to serve? That is the question. Should you run 24-hour service or not? In this immortal dilemma, there are three parties you need to be concerned with - your customer, your technicians, and the company.
To determine the root cause of a comfort complaint, facilities managers must figure out whether the area is too hot or too cold. To validate temperature-related complaints, more facilities managers and HVAC contractors are relying on battery-powered data loggers.
York territory managers (TMs) from across the United States and Canada recently came together for the company's 2004 National Sales Meeting. The company noted that it is adding numerous resources so TMs can better help their contractor-customers.
What's the big news in the new construction market? Would you be surprised to learn it's the 13 SEER minimum efficiency standard for cooling systems, effective Jan. 26, 2006? Going from 10 SEER (the current efficiency minimum) to 13 SEER is a 30-percent increase in efficiency that will increase costs.
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