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Every base metal and alloy responds a little differently, but we always use indicators of some sort. - The ACHR News

Don’t Be Brazen When It Comes to Soldering and Brazing Techniques

Use these best practices for the best results

December 24, 2018

When the liquid temperature (liquidus) of the alloy (rod or wire) you are using is 840°F or lower, the process is considered soldering. Brazing occurs when the liquid temperature of the alloy is above 840°.

Let’s Just HVAC and Netflix

Kyle Gargaro

December 24, 2018

The premiere of the documentary just happened a few weeks ago in Austin at the Heating, Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) conference. It is called “Hot Commodity,” and it is a recruitment documentary for the HVACR industry.

Why HVAC Contractors Must Be Data Literate in Business Today

Jason Krantz

December 24, 2018

It’s easy to have a similar feeling of confusion and bewilderment come over you when it comes to data and analytics. The goal of this piece is to arm you with the basic terminology needed to be data literate and unleash your analytical potential.

Every year, ACCA brings contractors from all over the country together for a few days of leadership training because better coaches make better teams. - The ACHR News

ACCA Leaders Build Strong Teams

It’s important to have company goals — celebrate every win, learn from every loss

Amy Al-Katib

December 24, 2018

What’s the difference between HVAC field techs and NFL players? Or how about the difference between owners/managers and NFL coaches? Well, the answer, according to Ryan Harris, who played for the Denver Broncos when they won Super Bowl 50, is nothing, really.

ASHRAE Publishes Updated Residential, Construction Standard

December 19, 2018

The 2018 revision of Standard 90.2 outlines cost-effective residential building energy performance measures that are at least 50 percent more efficient than those defined by the 2006 International Energy Construction Code (IECC).

Johnson Controls HVAC Manufacturing Plant to Operate on 100 Percent Green Energy

December 19, 2018

The facility will produce zero emissions from electricity and reduce the company’s North American greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 18 percent.

HARDI’s 2018 Annual Conference Celebrates Distribution’s Past, Present, and Future

The Legacy-themed event welcomed 1,640 attendees, setting a new annual conference attendance record

Herb Woerpel

December 18, 2018

The event, held at the JW Marriott in Austin, Texas, welcomed more than 300 first-time attendees, including 99 wholesale employees.

Emerson Awards The Helix Innovation Scholarships at the University of Dayton

December 18, 2018

Five University of Dayton students from the schools of engineering, business administration, and arts and sciences were each awarded $10,000 from Emerson.