The sales manager at Four Seasons Heating and Home Comfort Solutions, which serves metro Denver, believes women are simply better at educating new homebuyers about home comfort systems. It's why he has primarily females as "home comfort consultants."
The executive director of the National Energy Management Institute (NEMI) has set some high goals in regard to the organization's new HVAC Expertise certification program. By 2010, it is his and NEMI's aim to have 50,000 people certified at the program's basic mechanic level.
The North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) released its updated version of 3E Plus®, an insulation thickness computer program designed to calculate the amount of insulation needed to use less energy, reduce air emissions, and improve process efficiency.
This industry just is not doing a good job in promoting its value to the world. In the long run, if you can't beat ‘em, why not join ‘em? If sex does sell, then let's get on the bandwagon.
If you live in Oklahoma and need a place to learn HVAC, you might consider Autry Technology Center or Moore-Norman Technology Center. These are the only schools in the state that are now nationally accredited through the Partnership for Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration Accreditation (PAHRA).
Is it just me, or does it seem that many industry associations and contractor groups are adding a lot of "non-industry" topics into their respective meetings and annual conventions?
Dennis Laughlin is a happy man. After preaching the value of zoning for years, the founding member of the Zoning Marketing Alliance (ZMA), and general manager of Arzel Zoning Technology is thankful the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) welcomed zone control system manufacturers to its newest product section.
Saving energy is a goal for most building owners. It's one reason why many turn to the likes of building automation systems to help them reach that goal. Then again, some turn to the "big boys."
At Trane's 2006 Marketing and Product Extravaganza, the powers-that-be were happy to reveal, discuss, and explain to invited distributors the manufacturer's new 13-SEER products and other new high-efficiency systems. Also, corporate heads talked about CleanEffectsâ„¢, Trane's answer to providing whole-house air cleaning.