It has been four years since my
wife and I bought our most recent house. But that doesn’t stop one of the local
realtors (not even the one we worked through) from sending us a bi-monthly
publication about home life.
Here are some of the headlines in
one of the most recent issues: “Making Earth Sense and Money Sense,” “Energy
Efficiency For All,” “Homeowners Guide to Eco-Improvements,” “Green &
Clean,” and “Eco Centric Living.”
And the stories with those
headlines make up at least 80 percent of the 24-page magazine.
Part of the “eco” focus may have
to do with the issue being published around the time of Earth Day. But from
what I recall from past issues, there seemed to be a lot of green and energy
efficiency topics.
So here is what I am thinking. It
sure looks like homeowners are being told to think green as a way to save the
planet and save money. So if HVAC contractors had their own glitzy brochures
showing how their latest equipment can save the planet and save the customer
money, there might be something to this.
It may just be a matter of tagging
some HVAC terms onto headlines.
“Making Cool Sense To Save Money,”
“HVAC Energy Efficiency For All,” “Homeowners Guide to Air Conditioning
Improvements,” “Green & Clean Cooling and Heating,” and “Eco Centric Living
Starts With Your HVAC.”
OK, not the greatest headlines, but you get the idea.
Everybody Talking Green
By Peter Powell
Peter Powell is Refrigeration Editor. He can be contacted at 815-654-7270 or peterpowell@achrnews.com. Peter was formerly Editor/Publisher of Service & Contracting, where he gained his refrigeration experience. Among his duties, Powell is responsible for the monthly Refrigeration Zone sections in The NEWS
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