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US, Europe Smart Homes Reached 17.9M in 2015

North America is the world’s most advanced smart home market

July 18, 2016

North America is the world’s most advanced smart home market; and the region had an installed base of 12.7 million smart homes at the end of the year, a 56 percent year-on-year growth.

Dan Antonelli to Speak at Service World Expo

Event geared toward contractors who want improve company performance

July 18, 2016

Antonelli’s presentation will help contractors discover how a strong brand and logo can provide a solid foundation on which to build a powerful marketing strategy upon. His class will discuss truck wrap and fleet branding, sales brochures, and digital marketing efforts.

Nexstar Network Members Win Award

Award given to top 8 percent of companies in Nexstar's HomeAdvisor network

July 18, 2016

HomeAdvisor awards this distinction to the top 8 percent of companies in the HomeAdvisor network. These companies maintained an average review of 4.0 or better from at least three homeowners in the last six months and also had zero homeowner complaints in that time frame.

Nest Introduces Time of Savings

The feature is offered exclusively through Nest’s energy partners

July 18, 2016

Time of Savings makes it possible for the Nest Thermostat to learn the price of energy for customers on Time of Use (TOU) rate plans so it can automatically adjust itself to help customers use less electricity when energy prices are most expensive.

ICB Conference Celebrates 15th Year

84 attendees passed sheet metal industry-related certification exams

July 18, 2016

ICB/TABB is a function of the National Energy Management Institute Committee (NEMIC) — a not-for-profit organization jointly funded by the SMACNA and SMART, the International Association of Sheet Metal Air, Rail and Transportation Workers.

Obituary: Michael Matz

July 18, 2016

Michael Matz of Mt. Kisco, New York, the son of Matco-Norca’s cofounder, died suddenly June 5 at the age of 44. Matz was the Eastern region sales manager for Matco-Norca and was employed for 20 years at his family’s company.

The Best of Extra Edition: July 18, 2016

July 18, 2016

At www.achrnews.com, The NEWS’ Extra Edition page is home to hundreds of online-exclusive service and maintenance, technical, and business management articles. Here are some of the best.

HVAC Commercial Contractor: July 18, 2016

July 18, 2016

Comprehensive Energy Services Inc. ranked among Orlando Business Journal’s 2016 Best Places to Work in Central Florida for the seventh consecutive year.