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When it comes to leading a football team, the head coach needs to be on the sidelines. The same can be said of an owner of a contracting business. He - or she - needs to lead the company. Not from afar, either. He needs to be on the front line, if need be, supplying the encouragement, needed guidance, and/or answering all questions from employees.

For contractors who work on supermarket refrigeration equipment, the issue of highest importance is food safety. Meats, fish, dairy products, and a whole host of other consumable items are subject to the slightest fluctuations in enclosure temperatures.

It’s time to take the high road. Don’t dismiss price shoppers on the whole.

Contractors around the country say that green building requirements are changing the way they are currently doing business, and will continue to become a part of the changing built environment. On the other hand, almost an even number of contractors around the country have told me that most building owners are taking a wait-and-see approach to adopting green technologies.

Are you whiling away the time just kicking stones? I don’t doubt that some of you are feeling the effects of an economic slowdown and you’d like to be busier. There are plenty of things to do during the slow times - productive things that could keep you or your staff busy as you prepare for a busy fall season.

It’s the details that make the difference. Name from the past. Fave fives have called Kentucky home.

The refrigerant mandate that will become effective January 2010 is the next big thing on the HVACR radar screen, but this time, it’s actually a much bigger blip. It affects not only residential, but also commercial and refrigeration contractors.

Sometimes a flurry of activities and actions surface quickly and then die down almost as fast. Such was the case in late spring - over at least one round - regarding legislation that calls for cutting carbon dioxide and other so-called greenhouse gases by about 70 percent.

McCain nor Obama know about business. Smooth talkers won’t solve problems.

Yes, I am still pushing for getting an HVACR-related TV show on the air. I believe it is still possible, but I also realize it will not happen overnight. It’s going to take time, but it must be attempted. I’m encouraged by some of the comments and suggestions that keep coming from readers.