HVAC Top Stories - Articles - Page 285

Challenging the Custom AHU Status Quo

November 18, 2021

Designing, selling, and producing AHUs is a long process. Is there anything we can do to accelerate the process?

Robbins Heating and Air Conditioning Team.

HVAC Contractors Hires Good People, Turns Them into Technicians

Focus on staff, advertising helps grow business

Ted Craig

November 17, 2021

Almost every HVAC contractor in the nation says hiring good technicians is the top priority. Not Robbins Heating and Air Conditioning: they don’t hire techs, they hire good people.

HFC Phasedown Rule Creates Cylinder-Shaped Concerns

HARDI, ACCA critiques of DOE strategy focus on QC tracking and refillable requirement

Robert Beverly

November 17, 2021

The DOE’s plans regarding refrigerant cylinders have HARDI voicing concerns on behalf of distributors.

Energy-Efficiency Trends in Water Heating Highlight Heat Pump Technology

Building professionals begin to focus on the most efficient ways to heat water used in a structure

November 16, 2021

Efficiency and sustainability have become the center of attention for almost every industry today, including the water heating space.

Four Reasons I Failed Selling Duct Upgrades

How my frustrations led to a life-changing phone call about sales

David Richardson

November 16, 2021

Sales is not an evil word, despite what many would have you believe. However, there is a right way and a wrong way to sell.

Experts Expect Interest in IAQ to Continue after COVID

Consumers were already growing more aware of indoor environments

Ted Craig

November 15, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic increased consumer awareness of IAQ to its highest level. The question now is, will this elevated interest in IAQ continue after the pandemic ends?

California Launches Nonresidential Acceptance Testing

A familiar idea — newly enforced — ushers in a layer of verification for contractors, owners

Robert Beverly

November 15, 2021

California recently began to enforce acceptance testing requirements for mechanical and lighting systems on commercial projects.

NCI Trainer David Richardson Talks Insulation

How insulation installation can improve HVAC contractors’ bottom line

November 14, 2021

In a recent episode of The NEWSMakers podcast, Kyle Gargaro, editorial director for The ACHR NEWS, interviewed David Richardson, director of technical curriculum and instructor at the National Comfort Institute (NCI).

Jonathan Neves, owner of Green Energy Mechanical.

Minority Contractors See Opportunities in HVAC for Themselves, Others

Owners emerge as face of the business as country’s mood shifts

Ted Craig

November 13, 2021

Three Black HVAC contractors recently shared their stories of how they entered the trade, built their businesses, and work to add people like themselves to the HVAC industry’s ranks.

Labor, Supply Shortages Hit Manufacturers’ Bottom Lines in Latest Quarter

Backlogs reach records as factories work to catch up

Ted Craig

November 12, 2021

The major HVAC manufacturers saw higher sales and revenues in the third quarter thanks to continued strong demand and the effects of several price hikes. Margins were another matter.