Mike Murphy

A variety of celebrities, from Tom Brokaw to Kenny Rogers, made appearances at the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) national meeting, held in Scottsdale, Ariz. Other events at the meeting included an update on the United Association and an awards ceremony.

Selling service agreements helps level the peaks and valleys, providing protection for your business. Selling better indoor air quality (IAQ) may be the next way to provide protection for your business.

You've already heard about the not-so-subtle changes you might expect from the move to 13 SEER. Here's another: large indoor air handlers won't fit very nicely in the precious space provided for mechanical systems in most new home construction designs.

Anyone who attended the AHR Expo this year might have noticed more new product offerings than perhaps in the last couple of years.

The 2005 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) celebrated its 75th anniversary with a record number of exhibitors. This was the first time in the history of the AHR Expo that the show was held in Orlando, and, as anticipated, it attracted a large number of industry professionals from around the globe.

The back page of this magazine is reserved for opinions from the editorial staff and guest columnists. To add some power to the lineup, we've picked up a free agent who has a career history of hitting the long ball.

The AHR Expo is, without a doubt, the No. 1 show in our industry, encompassing nearly every product you could ever hope to sell. Is there a better way to get information? Perhaps, but it depends on what you're looking for.

Really taking care of its employees helped Comfort Tech Service Now! be selected as the Southwest region winner of The News' "Best Contractor To Work For" contest.

It's a safe bet that about midyear you'll see distributors' warehouses begin to fill up with a tremendous assortment of new and improved products.

Regional Reports on our Web site gets a makeover. The reality TV craze of makeovers has even bitten the HVAC industry.