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How Many Pets Do You Have?

Jodie Deegan
Jodie Deegan
July 19, 2017

How do we get new products or services to take root? The key is to find a champion. By having at least one tech who is excited about the potential of the offering, you can get a lot of traction. This technician will set the bar high by offering the item consistently and sharing their happy customer stories. This enthusiasm is contagious and will spread throughout the team. That champion also becomes the resident subject matter expert and supports the rest of the team, so they become more comfortable.


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Nick Andrukat

The Renaissance of Retrocommissioning

Building owners reap the benefits of energy-saving improvements
Joanna Turpin
Joanna R. Turpin
July 17, 2017
Retrocommissioning refers to identifying improvements that can increase the energy savings and performance of existing buildings. Considering that about half of all commercial buildings in the U.S. were constructed before 1980, it’s easy to see why there is a growing demand for contractors who offer retrocommissioning.
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Centralized maintenance

Choosy Owners Choose Chillers

Chillers remain a top high-performance option
Joanna Turpin
Joanna R. Turpin
July 17, 2017
Chillers have long been the HVAC systems of choice for large commercial buildings and other facilities, but they are facing fierce competition from new technologies, such as VRF systems, which are frequently considered to be easier to install and maintain.
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DDC Technician

High-performance Buildings Need a BAS

Comfort-based data collection is necessary to achieve optimal facility management
Joanna Turpin
Joanna R. Turpin
July 17, 2017
While modeling software is often used for the initial design of high-performance buildings, the on-going benchmarking, commissioning, and monitoring of these structures is usually the purview of a building automation systems (BAS).
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Joel Miller

Profiles in High Performance

High-performance buildings exemplify the effectiveness of HVAC energy-efficiency retrofits
Joanna Turpin
Joanna R. Turpin
July 17, 2017
HVAC systems in commercial buildings consume a lot of energy, which is why many building owners and managers are looking at replacing their older, inefficient equipment with new high-performing systems.
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RTU

Daikin Applied: Rooftop Air Handler

July 17, 2017

The Rebel rooftop air handler offers engineers and building owners a customizable chilled water solution featuring technologies that provide for a complete single-sourced system.


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Travel

Six Lessons Re-learned in a Foreign Land

Traveling can teach you a lot about your HVAC business
Mike Weil
July 17, 2017
Traveling, at least to me, offers a lot of lessons about human nature, life, and yes, the HVAC industry. It can be a microcosm of entrepreneurship and business acumen. What? That’s crazy, right? But not really.
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Stelpro: Make-up Air Unit

July 17, 2017

The MUAA distributes tempered fresh air to provide maximum comfort to the occupants in well-ventilated homes. The heating elements modulate continuously, which allow fresh, hot air at a low cost.


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