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May May 13 Advanced Electric Ignition Systems Gas Appliance Service Training & Consulting Warren, R.I. 401-437-0557 May 13 Hot Water Systems/2-Pipe Steam Systems Peerless Boilers Boyertown, Pa. 717-285-9345 May 13-14

I was having not too bad of a day last Thursday until I came home from work and discovered that my refrigerator wasn’t running. It reminded me of juvenile jokes: Is your refrigerator running? Well, you’d better catch it.

The use of carbon dioxide as a refrigerant continues to draw attention. The list of places where the refrigerant is being talked about and tried is growing. The ways the refrigerant can work with various compressors is also being explored.

I’m a big believer in the fact that the image we project, both personally and through our company, has a great deal to do with our eventual success.

It’s been a long battle between two longtime nemeses — a utility company and HVACR contractors. The major players in this case are Michigan HVACR contractors, local utility Consumers’ Energy, and the Michigan Public Service Commission.

April April 7-8 Building Mechanical Systems University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, Wis. 800-462-0876 April 7-8 Basic A/C & Refrigeration National Training Seminars Minneapolis 866-878-7246 www.ntsseminars.com April 7-10 HVAC Electrical Systems International

Career Day I think John R. Hall’s article [“Getting Fourth Graders Interested in HVACR,” Feb. 24] was great. This is how we have to get out of the box and

It is easy for contractors to have some doubt about the younger generations. Finding excellent employees seems to get harder and harder. Well, here is a glimmer of hope. An event called SkillsUSA-VICA reminds us that the industry’s next generation is in good hands.

April April 1 Beacon II Training Heatcraft Refrigeration Kansas City, Kan. 770-465-5600 April 1 Centrifugal Chiller Operation and Maintenance Trane Detroit District Novi, Mich. 248-596-3669 April 1 Electric Ignition Systems

The ongoing debate within ASHRAE and with the hospitality industry over ventilation for smoking zones is proof that when you try to please everyone, you usually don’t please anyone.